Patent ID: 9010788
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handlebar for a bicycle including a stem operatively connected to a front wheel for steering the bicycle, the handlebar comprising: a transverse extension piece adapted to be connected to the stem of the bicycle at a midpoint of the transverse extension piece, the transverse extension piece having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis symmetrically bisecting the transverse extension piece through the midpoint and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the transverse extension piece comprising a first portion and a second portion disposed symmetrically on respective opposite sides of the midpoint, each of the first portion and the second portion of the transverse extension piece extending rearwardly from a point along the longitudinal axis of the transverse extension piece spaced from the transverse axis; and first and second handlebar segments disposed symmetrically on respective opposite ends of the transverse extension piece, each of the handlebar segments comprising wherein the second handlebar segment portion is the terminal end of the handlebar, and wherein the transverse extension piece and the first and second handlebar segment portions define a plurality of gripping positions for a rider in combination with a plurality of rider positions.