Patent ID: 8534156

Claim:
A bicycle shift operating device comprising: a first operating member; a second operating member including a first abutment portion; and a take-up member pivotally supported to pivot in a first rotational direction in response to the movement of the first operating member and to pivot in a second rotational direction in response to the movement of the second operating member, the first rotational direction being opposite of the second rotational direction; a release member movably supported to operatively release the take-up member; a pulling ratchet fixedly coupled to the take-up member to pivot with the take-up member; a pawl member pivotally supported on the first operating member, the pawl member including a first pawl that selectively engages and moves the release member in response to the movement of the first operating member, a second pawl that selectively engages and moves the pulling ratchet in response to the movement of the second operating member, and a second abutment portion that selectively contacts the first abutment portion of the second operating member such that the pawl member pivots when one of the first and second operating members is operated.