A bicycle shift operating device (12, 14, 112), comprising: a base member (40,140); a shift wire take-up element (44, 144) rotatably mounted with respect to the base member (40, 140) in first and second rotational directions (R1, R2) about a pivot axis; and a shifting unit (46,146) operatively coupled to the shift wire take-up element (44,144), the shifting unit (46,146) including a shift operating member (52, 152) pivotally mounted with respect to the base member (40, 140) along a pivotal path, to operate the shift wire take-up element (44, 144) in the first rotational direction in response to pivotal movement of the shift operating member (52, 152) about an operating axis, the shift operating member (52, 152) being movably mounted with respect to the base member (40, 140) along a non-pivotal path, to operate the shift wire take-up element (44, 144) in the second rotational direction in response to non-pivotal movement of the shift operating member (52, 152) with respect to the operating axis, the shift operating member (52,152) having a winding pawl supporting hole which has a pivot pin retained therein, wherein the shifting unit (46, 156) further includes a ratchet member mounted to rotate with the shift wire take-up element (44, 144) in response to the pivotal and non-pivotal movements of the shift operating member (52, 152), a winding pawl pivotably supported by the pivot pin mounted on the shift operating member (52, 152) to selectively engage one of a plurality of winding teeth of the ratchet member to rotate the shift wire take-up element (44, 144) in the first rotational direction in response to the pivotal movement of the shift operating member (52, 152) about the operating axis; and a release pawl operatively coupled to the shift operating member (52, 152) to release the shift wire take-up element (44,144) in the second rotational direction in response to the non-pivotal movement of the shift operating member (52, 152) with respect to the operating axis. a base member (40,140); a shift wire take-up element (44, 144) rotatably mounted with respect to the base member (40, 140) in first and second rotational directions (R1, R2) about a pivot axis; and a shifting unit (46,146) operatively coupled to the shift wire take-up element (44,144), the shifting unit (46,146) including a shift operating member (52, 152) pivotally mounted with respect to the base member (40, 140) along a pivotal path, to operate the shift wire take-up element (44, 144) in the first rotational direction in response to pivotal movement of the shift operating member (52, 152) about an operating axis, the shift operating member (52, 152) being movably mounted with respect to the base member (40, 140) along a non-pivotal path, to operate the shift wire take-up element (44, 144) in the second rotational direction in response to non-pivotal movement of the shift operating member (52, 152) with respect to the operating axis, the shift operating member (52,152) having a winding pawl supporting hole which has a pivot pin retained therein, wherein the shifting unit (46, 156) further includes a ratchet member mounted to rotate with the shift wire take-up element (44, 144) in response to the pivotal and non-pivotal movements of the shift operating member (52, 152), a winding pawl pivotably supported by the pivot pin mounted on the shift operating member (52, 152) to selectively engage one of a plurality of winding teeth of the ratchet member to rotate the shift wire take-up element (44, 144) in the first rotational direction in response to the pivotal movement of the shift operating member (52, 152) about the operating axis; and a release pawl operatively coupled to the shift operating member (52, 152) to release the shift wire take-up element (44,144) in the second rotational direction in response to the non-pivotal movement of the shift operating member (52, 152) with respect to the operating axis.