Patent attributes
A bicycle sprocket has a rotational center axis. The bicycle sprocket comprises a sprocket body and a chain engagement structure. The chain engagement structure is arranged on a radially outer periphery of the sprocket body. The chain engagement structure includes a plurality of chain-driving teeth to engage with a bicycle chain to transmit a rotational driving force to the bicycle chain, at least one downshifting facilitation area to facilitate a downshifting operation from the bicycle sprocket to a smaller sprocket, and at least one downshifting facilitation projection disposed in the at least one downshifting facilitation area to engage with the bicycle chain when the bicycle chain shifts from the bicycle sprocket toward the smaller sprocket.
