Patent ID: 6848336

Claim:
A shift control device for controlling a transmission control member coupled to a bicycle transmission, wherein the device comprises: an actuating component that is manually operated by a rider, wherein the actuating component moves to an actuating component neutral position, to an actuating component upshift position and to an actuating component downshift position; a first biasing component that biases the actuating component toward one of the actuating component upshift position and the actuating component downshift position when the actuating component is in the actuating component neutral position; a neutral positioning component that resists the biasing of the actuating component toward the one of the actuating component upshift position and the actuating component downshift position to thereby position the actuating component in the actuating component neutral position; and a transmission control member coupling component adapted to couple the transmission control member to the actuating component such that the transmission control member moves to a transmission control member neutral position when the actuating component moves to the actuating component neutral position, to a transmission control member upshift position when the actuating component moves to the actuating component upshift position, and to a transmission control member downshift position when the actuating component moves to the actuating component downshift position.