Patent ID: 7878089

Claim:
A trigger shifter for operating a bicycle gear change device, the trigger shifter comprising: a housing configured to be mounted to a handlebar; a cable spool for pulling and releasing a control cable connected to the bicycle gear change device; a pull lever mechanism for rotating the cable spool in a cable-pull direction, the pull lever mechanism including a pull lever configured to rotate about a first axis (X) defining a first plane of motion perpendicular to the first axis; and a release lever mechanism for rotating the cable spool in a cable-release direction, the release lever mechanism including a release lever configured to rotate about a second axis (Y) defining a second plane of motion perpendicular to the second axis, the first and second planes of motion forming an angle therebetween in the range of 20 to 70 degrees, the second axis (Y) distinct from the first axis (X).