Patent ID: 8459142

Claim:
A reach-adjustable lever assembly mountable to a handlebar for actuating one of a gear-change and a braking device, the reach-adjustable lever assembly comprising: a support member; a lever pivotably connected to the support member; and a reach adjust mechanism including: a follower fixedly supported on one of the support member and the lever; a cam rotatably supported on the other of the support member and the lever, the cam having a plurality of user-selectable positions; and a cam seat for retaining the cam in one of the plurality of user-selectable positions, the cam seat including a post supported on the other of the support member and the lever, the post having an engaging portion and a non-engaging portion, the cam alternatively positionable on the post by a sliding axial movement of the cam along the post from one to the other of the engaging and non-engaging portions, the engaging portion shaped for retaining the cam in the current user-selectable position by preventing rotation of the cam when positioned thereon, the non-engaging portion shaped for permitting rotation of the cam between the user-selectable positions, the cam biased toward the engaging portion, the lever rotatably biased toward a rest position to position the cam against the follower, the cam and the follower configured to provide a different rest position of the lever for each of the user-selectable positions.