Damper for a bicycle component

A bicycle rear derailleur comprising:

• a base member mountable to a bicycle frame;
• a movable member movably coupled to the base member;
• a chain guide assembly rotatably connected to the movable member;
• a pivot member non-rotatably coupled to the chain guide assembly and having an outer annular surface;
• a biasing device configured to bias the chain guide assembly in a first rotational direction relative to the movable member;
• and
• a damper device disposed within the movable member, the damper device operable to apply a damping force to the chain guide assembly when the chain guide assembly rotates in a second rotational direction relative to the movable member, the second rotational direction being opposite the first rotational direction, the damper device including:
• a friction member that is radially inner relative to the biasing device, the friction member having at least one friction surface in kinetic frictional engagement with the pivot member,
• wherein the friction member is configured to generate a higher torque on the pivot member when the chain guide assembly rotates in the second rotational direction compared to when the chain guide assembly rotates in the first rotational direction, wherein the at least one friction surface is an inner surface of the friction member disposed around the pivot member.