Patent ID: 7849764

Claim:
A bicycle shift operating device comprising: a mounting member configured to be attached to a bicycle, the mounting member including a clamping portion and a cover removably attached to the clamping portion; a shift operating member rotatably coupled to the mounting member to move about a rotational axis in a first rotational direction and a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction; a take-up member rotatably coupled to the mounting member, the take-up member being arranged and configured to selectively pull and release a shift control cable in response to rotation of the shift operating member in the first and second rotational directions, respectively; a retaining mechanism coupled between the mounting member and the take-up member to retain the take-up member in a plurality of positions; and a rotational angle limiting structure including a first limiting portion that is a projection formed on the clamping portion of the mounting member and a pair of circumferentially spaced second limiting portions formed on the shift operating member that selectively engage the first limiting portion to limit rotational movement of the shift operating member relative to the mounting member, the first limiting portion being non-movable relative to the clamping portion and being circumferentially arranged between the pair of second limiting portions with respect to the rotational axis such that one of the second limiting portions selectively engages the projection upon rotating the shift operating member in the first rotational direction and another of the second limiting portions selectively engages the projection upon rotating the shift operating member in the second rotational direction.