Patent ID: 7788992

Claim:
A unitary bicycle handlebar assembly comprising: a base bar having a center portion and a pair of tapered portions; the center portion having a first end and a second end and is adapted to be removably connected to a handlebar stem; the tapered portions extending outwardly from the first and second ends of the center portion and having a pair of forwardly projecting hand grips at each end of each tapered portion, spaced from and in substantially the same plane as the center portion; said center portion having an extension bar receiving recess formed therein; a clamp member adjustably connected to the base bar substantially proximate the first and second ends of the center portion; the clamp member adapted to receive an extension bar capturing the extension bar between the member and the recess, wherein the extension bar is in substantially the same plane as said grips, and said extension bar may be adjusted in a forward or rearward manner relative to the center portion; an arm support connected to the clamp member; said center portion being configured to receive the handlebar stem of a type being one of a threadless headset stem which captures the center portion by clamping and captures a steer tube by clamping or an integral stem which is bondingly received by the center portion and captures the steer tube by clamping.