Patent ID: 8375823

Claim:
A bicycle shift control device comprising: an operating member pivotally arranged to move between a rest position, a first shifting position and a second shifting position with the first shifting position being located between the rest position and the second shifting position with respect to movement of the operating member along a single operating direction; a release pawl operatively coupled to the operating member to move in response to movement of the operating member; a ratchet member including a plurality of ratchet teeth that are selectively engaged by the release pawl; a wire take up member configured and arranged to rotate about a rotational axis in response to movement of the ratchet member by the release pawl in response to the movement of the operating member along the single operating direction; and a stroke controlling structure including a guide member configured and arranged to stop movement of the operating member at the first shifting position when the operating member is progressive moved in the single operating direction from the rest position such that the release pawl engages one of the ratchet teeth, and the guide member being further configured and arranged to control further movement of the operating member from the first shifting position to the second shift position when the operating member is moved in a non-operating direction away from the first shifting position such that the release pawl operatively engages the one of the ratchet teeth during pivoting of the operating member from the first shifting position to the second shift position.