Patent ID: 7914407

Claim:
A manually operated bicycle front derailleur assembly comprising: a fixing member configured to be mounted to a bicycle frame; a linkage assembly supported to the fixing member including an inner link pivotally coupled to the fixing member at a first pivot point, an extension arm extending from proximate the first pivot point having a position adjustment member operable between the inner link and the extension arm, and an outer link pivotally coupled to the fixing member at a second pivot point, the inner link being disposed closer than the outer link to a central longitudinal plane of the bicycle frame with the front derailleur assembly in an installed position; a chain guide pivotally coupled to the inner and outer links to move between an inner shift position and an outer shift position; a lever member pivotally supported relative to the fixing member and the bicycle frame spaced apart from the first and second pivot points; and a connecting link operatively connecting the lever member to a distal end of the extension arm such that the linkage assembly moves in response to movement of the lever member.