Operating assembly

An operating assembly for a small vehicle including a bicycle comprising:

• a base member including a support;
• an operating member movably coupled to the base member;
• a handlebar fixing structure coupled to the base member, the handlebar fixing structure defining a handlebar receiving area, the support being spaced from the handlebar receiving area of the handlebar fixing structure in a parallel direction parallel to a handlebar axis defined by the handlebar receiving area;
• a handlebar spacer disposed between a handlebar and the support in a mounted state where the operating assembly is mounted to the handlebar, the handlebar spacer being movably attached to the base member between a plurality of positions;
• a guide structure coupled between the base member and the handlebar spacer, the guide structure including an elongated hole on one of the base member and the handlebar spacer and a guide pin on the other of the base member and the handlebar spacer, the guide pin being disposed in the elongated hole;
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• an adjustment bolt operatively coupled between the base member and the handlebar spacer to selectively establish the plurality of positions, the adjustment bolt and the guide pin axially extending in different directions.