Patent ID: 7340975

Claim:
A bicycle control apparatus comprising: a first position setting member having a plurality of first positioning members with a first pitch; an operating member that rotates in first and second directions relative to the position setting member around a rotational axis; a second position setting member structured to rotate with the operating member and to move axially; wherein the second position setting member has a plurality of second positioning members with a second pitch; wherein the first pitch is different from the second pitch; wherein, upon rotation of the operating member, the second position setting member moves between an engagement position, wherein at least one of the plurality of second positioning members engages at least one of the plurality of first positioning members, and a disengagement position wherein the second position setting member is disengaged from the first position setting member; and wherein the first pitch and the second pitch are set so that an engagement pitch between a first engagement position of the second position setting member and a second engagement position of the second position setting member that results from rotation of the operating member is less than both the first pitch and the second pitch.