Patent ID: 7032475

Claim:
A shift control device attachable to a handlebar of a bicycle for adjusting a slave piston of a slave cylinder assembly of a hydraulic shift gear mechanism, the shift control device comprising: a bracket attachable to the handlebar; a pivot shaft spaced apart from the handlebar and fixedly secured to the bracket; a rotating member rotatable in a first direction and a second direction about the pivot shaft; a control lever operatively connected with the rotating member, wherein the lever is biased in a neutral position and movable in a first and second direction, and wherein the neutral position is between the first and second directions; a push mechanism configured to cooperate with and rotate the rotating member in the first direction; a return mechanism configured to cooperate with and rotate the rotating member in the second direction; a master cylinder assembly having a master piston operatively connected to the rotating member; and an adjusting piston adjustably extending into the master cylinder assembly.