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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1997
Takuji Masui, Sakai, JP;
Takeo Abe, Sakai, JP;
Shimano, Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle control device includes a base member adapted to be mounted to a structural member of a bicycle, a dial rotatably mounted to the base member, a detent mechanism operatively associated with the dial for providing a detenting force to the dial at a plurality of rotational positions of the dial, and a first electrical contact member operated by the dial for selectively electrically communicating with a second electrical contact member when the dial is positioned at each of the plurality of rotational positions. A button and/or display may be disposed in proximity to the dial to allow the rider to control the bicycle transmission and to view the status of the selected gears, respectively.