Patent ID: 7762157

Claim:
A shift operating device for a bicycle comprising: a mounting member structured to be mounted to the bicycle; a cable coupling member coupled to the mounting member for moving a cable in a cable pulling direction and a cable releasing direction; a positioning unit that selectively maintains the cable coupling member in a plurality of operating positions; an input member that moves in a first direction and in a second direction different from the first direction; an action member rotatably coupled to the mounting member and separate from the input member, wherein the action member rotates to transmit movement of the input member to the positioning unit such that the cable coupling member moves from an origin operating position toward a destination operating position in a prescribed direction to initiate a gear shift when the input member moves in the first direction, and wherein the action member rotates to transmit movement of the input member to the positioning unit such that the cable coupling member moves from an origin operating position toward a destination operating position in the same direction as the prescribed direction to initiate a gear shift when the input member moves in the second direction; and wherein the input member and the action member pivot around different axes.