Bicycle operating apparatus

A bicycle operating apparatus comprising:

• a base member;
• a ratchet having at least one ratchet tooth and being rotatably disposed with respect to the base member to rotate around a ratchet axis in a first direction and in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and the ratchet being biased in the first direction;
• a first pawl member movably disposed with respect to the base member between a first position and a second position;
• and
• a first operating member operatively coupled to the first pawl member to move the first pawl member from the first position to the second position,
• the first pawl member comprises
• a pawl portion engaged with the ratchet teeth while the first pawl member is in the second position to regulate rotation of the ratchet in the first direction,
• a first support portion disposed at a distance from the pawl portion and pivotally supporting the first pawl member around a first axis with respect to the base member as the first pawl member moves from the first position to the second position, and
• a second support portion disposed at a distance from the pawl portion and the first support portion and pivotally supporting the first pawl member around a second axis with respect to the base member while the first pawl member is in the second position.