Abstract:
A bicycle motion sensing arrangement is provided has a bicycle wheel, a bicycle brake and a sensor. The bicycle wheel includes an air valve stem and a magnet mounted to the air valve stem. The bicycle brake is configured to be mounted to a bicycle frame. The sensor is fixedly attached to the bicycle brake at a location to detect rotational behavior of a bicycle wheel by sensing the magnet mounted to the air valve stem.
Abstract:
An apparatus for a disk brake comprises a caliper body having an inner peripheral surface and a seal groove disposed at the inner peripheral surface. The inner peripheral surface is dimensioned to slidably receive a piston therein, wherein the piston moves in a direction of a braking direction axis, and the seal groove is dimensioned to receive a seal therein so that the seal can seal a space between the inner peripheral surface and the piston. The seal groove comprises a movement restricting part that restricts movement of the seal in the direction of the braking direction axis, and a movement permitting part formed as a step facing radially inwardly.
Abstract:
A display apparatus for a bicycle includes a movable member that changes position in accordance with the state of a bicycle transmission, a sensor that detects the position of the movable member without contacting the movable member, and a display mechanism operatively coupled to the sensor for displaying indicia corresponding to a state of the bicycle transmission.
Abstract:
An auxiliary shift lever assembly for use with a bicycle shift device includes a support for supporting the auxiliary shift lever on the bicycle, an auxiliary shift lever body pivotably coupled to the support, one or more lever engaging parts disposed on the auxiliary shift lever body for contacting corresponding shift levers of the shift device, and one or more operating parts disposed on the auxiliary shift lever body. The operating parts are typically disposed at one or more remote locations and are structured to be manipulated by a user for pivoting the auxiliary shift lever body. This, in turn, causes the lever engaging parts to rotate the corresponding shift levers of the shift device.
Abstract:
A shifting device includes a generally cylindrical main body part having a first end portion and a second end portion. An attachment part is fixed to the first end portion of the main body part, and the main body part includes an opening for receiving the cable therethrough. The attachment part may extend at a selected angle from the main body part for fixing the main body part to the free end of the handlebar. A winding member is disposed within the main body part, wherein the winding member has a winding surface for winding the shifter cable. A first end region of a connecting member is fixed to the winding member, and a partition member is disposed about the connecting member for positioning the connecting member within the main body part. An operating member is disposed at the second end portion of the main body part and is fixed to a second end region of the connecting member so that rotation of the operating member causes rotation of the winding member. A spring is provided for biasing the operating member in a particular direction. A first end of the spring is fixed to the partition member and a second end of the spring is fixed to the operating member.
Abstract:
A control device for a bicycle derailleur cooperates with a control lever to control the derailleur through a control wire and absorb a change in length in the wire. The control device includes a positioning plate which serves to position the lever and is supported relatively rotatably under resistance greater than strength of a return spring at the derailleur, with respect to one of the lever and a fixing member supporting the lever, and is made freely rotatable with respect to the other, so that during operation of the lever for changing the bicycle speed the positioning plate, when subjected to a wire tension over a predetermined value, is secured to the lever or fixing member and, when subjected to a tension less than the predetermined value, is allowed to be freely rotatable, thereby automatically absorbing a change of length in the wire.
Abstract:
A bicycle operating device is provided with a position maintaining arrangement that selectively maintains a movable member in any one of a plurality of holding positions relative to a fixed member. The moving arrangement selectively moves the movable member in a first moving direction from a current holding position to another one of the plurality of holding positions. The first operating member moves in a first operating direction from a rest position to a first end position, and moves in a second operating direction from the rest position to a second end position. The movable member is moved by a different number of the holding positions in the first moving direction when the first operating member moves from the rest position to the first end position as compared to when the first operating member moves from the rest position to the second end position.
Abstract:
A bicycle shift operating device basically has a base member, a shift wire take-up element and a shifting unit. The shift wire take-up element is rotatably mounted with respect to the base member in first and second rotational directions about a pivot axis. The shifting unit is operatively coupled to the shift wire take-up element. The shifting unit includes first and second shift operating members. The first shift operating member is movably mounted with respect to the base member to selectively operate the shift wire take-up element in the first and second rotational directions. The second shift operating member is movably mounted with respect to the base member to release the shift wire take-up element for movement in the second rotational direction.
Abstract:
A bicycle crank arm comprises a crank body, a sensor support member and a power sensing device. The crank body includes a crank axle mounting portion and a pedal mounting portion. The sensor support member is disposed in a cavity of the crank body and attached to the crank body. The power sensing device is supported on the sensor support member.
Abstract:
A bicycle is provided with a frame, a drive member and a bicycle brake. The drive member is movably mounted to the frame for driving the bicycle. The bicycle brake is mounted to the frame. The bicycle brake includes a quick release mechanism that has an operating part and a contact part. The operating part is operatively arranged to be toggled between a closed position and a released position that is separated from the closed position. The contact part is provided on the operating part and configured such that the operating part contacts the drive member while the operating part is positioned at the released position. The contact part is configured such that after the contact part contacts the drive member due to operation of the drive member, the operating part is then moved from the released position to the closed position.