Abstract: An electrical switch device for a human-powered vehicle comprises an electrical switch unit and a connecting part. The electrical switch unit is configured to generate a signal in response to a user input. The connecting part is provided on the electrical switch unit so as to electrically connect an additional electrical switch device to the electrical switch device. The electrical switch device is configured to selectively transmit the signal from the electrical switch unit and an additional signal from the additional electrical switch device to an operating device configured to operate the electric component.

Abstract: A bicycle operating device is basically provided with a bracket, an operating member, an actuation cam and a biasing element. The bracket is configured to be coupled to a handlebar. The operating member is pivotally mounted to the bracket about a first axis. The actuation cam is pivotally mounted to the bracket about a second axis. The biasing element includes a coil portion disposed around a third axis that is offset from the first axis. The biasing element biases the operating member relative to the bracket about the first axis toward the actuation cam. The biasing element biases the actuation cam relative to the bracket about the second axis toward the operating member.

Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic operating device is basically provided with a first base part, a second base part and a piston. The first base part includes a cylinder bore, a first end surface having a first opening, and a first passage extending from the first opening in the first end surface to the cylinder bore. The second base part includes a reservoir tank, a second end surface having a second opening, and a second passage extending from the second opening in the second end surface to the reservoir tank. The first end surface faces the second end surface. The first and second passages are fluidly connected via the first and second openings. The piston is movably disposed in the cylinder bore of the first base part.

Abstract: An operating device is basically provided with a base member, an operating member and a handlebar fixing structure. The base member includes a support abutment having a contact surface that is arranged to contact an outer surface of a handlebar while the operating device is in an installed state. The contact surface defines an abutment circle about an abutment axis. The operating member is movably coupled to the base member. The handlebar fixing structure is provided on the base member. The handlebar fixing structure has a fixing surface. The fixing surface defines a fixing circle about a fixing axis offset from the abutment axis.

Abstract: A hydraulic operating apparatus for a small vehicle, including a bicycle, comprises a housing, a piston, a mounting assembly, a lever, and a fluid reservoir tank. The housing includes a cylinder bore extending along a cylinder axis. The piston is movably disposed within the cylinder bore. The mounting assembly is configured to mount the housing to a handlebar of the small vehicle. The mounting assembly defines a handlebar mounting axis that is not perpendicular to the cylinder axis in a mounted state where the housing is mounted to the handlebar. The lever is pivotally mounted to the housing and configured to move the piston within the cylinder bore in response to a movement of the lever. The fluid reservoir tank has a lid opening. The lid opening is configured to face a center plane that passes through a geometric center of the handlebar and that is perpendicular to the handlebar mounting axis, in the mounted state.

Abstract: An operating member is movably coupled to a base member. A hydraulic unit comprises a cylinder bore and a piston movably provided in the cylinder bore. The piston is coupled to the operating member to generate a hydraulic pressure in response to a movement of the operating member relative to the base member. A reservoir tank comprises a lid opening having a maximum width and a reservoir bore extending from the lid opening and having a maximum depth. The maximum depth is larger than the maximum width. The reservoir bore is connected to the cylinder bore and disposed above the cylinder bore in a mounting state where the bicycle operating device is mounted to the bicycle body. At least one of the cylinder bore and the reservoir tank is integrally provided with the base member.

Abstract: A hydraulic operating apparatus for a small vehicle, including a bicycle, comprises a housing, a piston, a mounting assembly, a lever, and a fluid reservoir tank. The housing includes a cylinder bore extending along a cylinder axis. The piston is movably disposed within the cylinder bore. The mounting assembly is configured to mount the housing to a handlebar of the small vehicle. The mounting assembly defines a handlebar mounting axis that is not perpendicular to the cylinder axis in a mounted state where the housing is mounted to the handlebar. The lever is pivotally mounted to the housing and configured to move the piston within the cylinder bore in response to a movement of the lever. The fluid reservoir tank has a lid opening. The lid opening is configured to face a center plane that passes through a geometric center of the handlebar and that is perpendicular to the handlebar mounting axis, in the mounted state.

Abstract: A hydraulic operating device for a small vehicle including a bicycle comprises a base member, a mounting structure, an operating member, and a piston. The base member includes a cylinder bore having a cylinder axis. The mounting structure defines a mounting axis linearly extending along the handlebar in a mounting state where the base member is mounted on a handlebar with the mounting structure. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a first pivot axis between a rest position and an operated position. The cylinder axis is non-perpendicular to the mounting axis as viewed along the first pivot axis in the mounting state. The piston is movably provided in the cylinder bore. The piston is coupled to the operating member to be pulled in response to a pivotal movement of the operating member from the rest position to the operated position.

Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic operating device basically has a base member, an operating member, a piston and a connecting rod. The base member includes a cylinder bore and a reservoir tank. The operating member is pivotally mounted to the base member to pivot about a pivot axis. The piston is movably disposed in the cylinder bore of the base member along a cylinder axis of the cylinder bore. The connecting rod operatively couples the operating member to the piston. The reservoir tank is arranged to overlap the connecting rod as viewed in a direction parallel to the pivot axis of the operating member. The reservoir tank is arranged to at least partly offset from the cylinder bore in a direction parallel to the cylinder axis.

Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, and a piston. The base member has a longitudinal axis defined along a center axis of a free end of a bicycle handlebar in a mounting state where the base member is mounted to the free end of the bicycle handlebar. The base member includes a cylinder bore having a cylinder center axis. The cylinder bore is at least partly arranged in the bicycle handlebar in the mounting state. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The cylinder center axis is inclined relative to the longitudinal axis by an inclination angle equal to or larger than 4 degrees. The piston is movably provided in the cylinder bore and operatively coupled to the operating member to move in the cylinder bore in response to a pivotal movement of the operating member.

Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic device is basically provided with a base member, a piston, a guide rod and a guide rod seal ring. The base member includes a main body having a cylinder bore and a guide bore. The piston is movably disposed in the cylinder bore. The guide rod is coupled to the piston to move the piston. The guide rod is movably disposed in the guide bore. The guide rod seal ring is disposed on the guide rod and in sliding contact with the guide bore.

Abstract: A bar-end device assembly is provided for a tube member of a bicycle. The bar-end device assembly has a base member that includes a mounting portion, a first shoe and a second shoe. The mounting portion is configured to be mounted within an interior of a free end provided on the tube member. The first shoe is configured to engage the interior of the tube member as the mounting portion is mounted to the tube member with the first mounting shoe disposed on the mounting portion. The second shoe is configured to engage the interior of the tube member as the mounting portion is mounted to the tube member with the second mounting shoe disposed on the mounting portion. The first and second shoes have different configurations and are used one at a time to change an effective mounting dimension of the base member.

Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member and an operating member. The base member is configured to be mounted to a bicycle handlebar. The operating member is movably coupled to the base member. The base member includes a first arrangement part to which at least one of a first operating structure and a first cover structure is arrangeable. The base member includes a second arrangement part to which at least one of a second operating structure and a second cover structure is arrangeable.

Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member made of a resin material. The base member includes an outer surface, a cylinder bore, and at least one recess provided on the outer surface to define a cylinder wall between the cylinder bore and the at least one recess. The cylinder wall has a cylinder-wall thickness defined between the cylinder bore and the at least one recess. The cylinder-wall thickness is equal to or larger than 1 mm and equal to or smaller than 3.5 mm.

Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, a piston, and an electrical switch. The base member includes a first end portion to be mounted to a bicycle handlebar, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, and a cylinder bore. The operating member includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The distal end portion is farther from the proximal end portion than the pivot axis. The piston is movably provided in the cylinder bore and operatively coupled to the operating member to move in the cylinder bore in response to a pivotal movement of the operating member. The electrical switch is provided at the second end portion. The electrical switch is farther from the distal end portion of the operating member than the pivot axis.

Abstract: A bicycle component mounting device comprises a base member, a holding member, a movable member, and a guide structure. The base member includes a mounting portion. The holding member is movably mounted to the mounting portion. The movable member is movably mounted relative to the base member to push the holding member relative to the mounting portion. The guide structure is configured to guide the holding member relative to the mounting portion in a guide direction inclined relative to a longitudinal axis in response to a movement of the movable member. The guide structure includes a recess and a protrusion. The recess is provided at one of the mounting portion and the holding member. The protrusion is configured to be disposed in the recess and provided at the other of the mounting portion and the holding member.

Abstract: A bicycle operating device comprises a base member, an operating member, and a piston. The base member has a longitudinal axis defined along a center axis of a free end of a bicycle handlebar in a mounting state where the base member is mounted to the free end of the bicycle handlebar. The base member includes a cylinder bore having a cylinder center axis. The cylinder bore is at least partly arranged in the bicycle handlebar in the mounting state. The operating member is pivotally coupled to the base member about a pivot axis. The cylinder center axis is inclined relative to the longitudinal axis by an inclination angle equal to or larger than 4 degrees. The piston is movably provided in the cylinder bore and operatively coupled to the operating member to move in the cylinder bore in response to a pivotal movement of the operating member.

Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic device includes a cylinder including a cylinder bore, a piston located in the cylinder bore and movable between an initial position and an actuation position, a reservoir tank that is in fluidal communication with the cylinder bore through a communication port, and a flow modulator configured to modulate a flow behavior of a fluid in accordance with a direction in which the fluid flows in the communication port.

Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic operating device basically has a base member, an operating member, a piston and a connecting rod. The base member includes a cylinder bore and a reservoir tank. The operating member is pivotally mounted to the base member to pivot about a pivot axis. The piston is movably disposed in the cylinder bore of the base member along a cylinder axis of the cylinder bore. The connecting rod operatively couples the operating member to the piston. The reservoir tank is arranged to overlap the connecting rod as viewed in a direction parallel to the pivot axis of the operating member. The reservoir tank is arranged to at least partly offset from the cylinder bore in a direction parallel to the cylinder axis.

Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic operating device is basically provided with a first base part, a second base part and a piston. The first base part includes a cylinder bore, a first end surface having a first opening, and a first passage extending from the first opening in the first end surface to the cylinder bore. The second base part includes a reservoir tank, a second end surface having a second opening, and a second passage extending from the second opening in the second end surface to the reservoir tank. The first end surface faces the second end surface. The first and second passages are fluidly connected via the first and second openings. The piston is movably disposed in the cylinder bore of the first base part.