Patent ID: 7014584

Claim:
A top pull front derailleur comprising: a bicycle frame clamping portion including a frame mounting portion, a top pull cable guide surface and a fixing member; first and second linkage members including inner pivot ends and outer pivot ends, the inner pivot ends being pivotally coupled to the fixing member, respectively, one of the first and second linkage members further including a cable connection point disposed laterally from a center plane of a bicycle frame; and a chain guide including pivots pivotally coupled to the outer pivot ends of the first and second linkage members, respectively, to move the chain guide laterally towards and away from the bicycle frame clamping portion, the pivots of the chain guide being configured and arranged to remain above the frame mounting portion during and after movement of the chain guide laterally towards and away from the bicycle frame clamping portion, the top pull cable guide surface being configured and arranged relative to the bicycle frame clamping portion to guide a derailleur cable from vertically above the bicycle frame clamping portion to the cable connection point, the top pull cable guide surface being further configured and arranged laterally from the center plane such that the cable connection point and the top pull cable guide are on a same side of the center plane.