Control devices for operating bicycle components

A control device for changing an operating state a component of a bicycle, the control device comprising:

• a housing having a first opening to receive a handlebar of the bicycle;
• a rotating member coupled to the housing, the rotating member movable between a first position and a second position to change the operating state of the component between a first state and a second state, respectively, the rotating member including a second opening extending between an inner surface and an outer surface of the rotating member;
• a securing member disposed in the housing and biased toward the inner surface of the rotating member, the securing member to be disposed in the second opening when the rotating member is in the second position to lock the rotating member in the second position;
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• a release actuator coupled to the housing, the release actuator to, when actuated, move the securing member out of the second opening to enable the rotating member to move back to the first position, wherein the housing includes a bore, the securing member disposed in and movable within the bore, and wherein, when the rotating member is in the second position, the second opening in the rotating member is aligned with the bore and, when the rotating member is in the first position, the second opening in the rotating member is not aligned with the bore.

A suspension system for a bicycle, the suspension system comprising:

• a suspension component operable between an unlocked state and a locked state;
• a cable coupled to the suspension component;
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• a control device to be coupled to a handlebar of the bicycle, the control device including:
• a housing to be coupled around the handlebar;
• a sleeve rotatably coupled to the housing, the sleeve having a first portion disposed within and rotatable within the housing, the sleeve having a second portion extending axially outward from a side of the housing, the first portion having a cable anchor hub, a cable wire of the cable coupled to the cable anchor hub, the sleeve rotatable between a first position and a second position to actuate the suspension component between the unlocked state and the locked state, respectively, by translating the cable wire;
• a gripping surface extending along an axial length of the second portion of the sleeve to enable a rider to grip and rotate the sleeve between the first position and the second position;
• a securing mechanism to lock the sleeve in the second position;
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• a release actuator configured to disengage the securing mechanism to enable the sleeve to rotate back to the first position.