Bicycle operating device

A bicycle operating device comprising:

• a housing;
• a control member rotatably disposed on the housing to control a control cable;
• a first user operating member for rotating the control member in a first direction, the first user operating member being configured to rotate about a first operating axis defining a first motion plane perpendicular to the first operating axis;
• a second user operating member for rotating the control member in a second direction, the second user operating member being configured to rotate about a second operating axis being distinct from the first operating axis and defining a second motion plane perpendicular to the second operating axis, the first and second motion planes forming an angle therebetween in a range of twenty degrees to seventy degrees;
• a pivoting member movably disposed on the housing for pivotal displacement between a first position and a second position about a pivot axis;
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• a transmission operatively disposed between the pivoting member and the control member,
• the pivoting member controlling movement of the control member toward the first direction by the transmission being selectively engaged by the pivoting member in response to the first user operating member being operated,
• the first user operating member including an operating part which directly contacts the pivoting member to move the pivoting member between the first and second positions,
• the pivoting member including a contact part which the operating part of the first user operating member directly contacts to move the pivoting member between the first and second positions, the contact part extending perpendicular relative to a motion plane of the pivoting member that is perpendicular to the pivot axis of the pivoting member, the contact part extending perpendicular a greater amount than parallel to the motion plane.