Patent ID: 8752450

Claim:
A bicycle component operating device comprising: a base member including a first end with a bicycle mounting structure, a second end spaced from the first end, a top surface extending between the first end and the second end, a bottom surface being opposite to the top surface, a pair of oppositely facing lateral surfaces extending between the top and bottom surfaces, an insertion opening being provided on one of the top and bottom surfaces to provide access to an interior space within the base member; an operating lever pivotally mounted on the base member about a first pivot axis extending transverse to the lateral surfaces; and an operating unit disposed in the interior space of the base member and detachably fastened to the base member, the operating unit having a dimension relative to the insertion opening such that the operating unit is insertable into the interior space of the base member through the insertion opening, the operating unit being separate from the operating lever, the operating unit having a connecting member that operatively connects the operating unit to the operating lever, the base member having a gripping portion that is disposed between the first end and the second end of the base member, the gripping portion being configured and arranged relative to the operating lever to be gripped by a user to operate the operating lever, the base member being further configured such that the insertion opening continuously extends from the first pivot axis toward the first end and the second end with respect to the first pivot axis.