Patent ID: 8375825

Claim:
A bicycle operating device comprising: a first operating unit including a clamp portion for attaching the bicycle operating device to a bicycle, and a first operating member, the clamp portion having an opening and a recess located inward of the opening; a second operating unit including a housing and a second operating member; and a connecting member including a first attachment portion detachably coupled to an outwardly facing surface of the clamp portion and a second attachment portion coupled to the second operating unit, the first attachment portion including a retaining part disposed in the recess of the clamp portion with an outwardly facing surface of the retaining part facing an inwardly facing surface of the clamp portion while the connecting member is attached to the clamp portion, the retaining part being dimensioned relative to the opening of the clamp portion and the recess of the clamp portion such that at least the outwardly facing surface of the retaining part is selectively inserted into the recess and selectively removed from the recess through the opening of the clamp portion, the retaining part being an integral non-movable part of the first attachment portion.