Patent ID: 6945136

Claim:
A pivoting handlebar assembly for a bicycle comprising: a central support subassembly; a pair of front struts and a pair of rear struts, with each strut having first and second opposite ends; said rear struts having their first ends pivotally attached to the central support subassembly; said front struts having their first ends pivotally attached to the central support subassembly in spaced relation to the first ends of the rear struts; gear means attached to the first ends of the front struts and engaged with one another so as to assure that the front struts will pivot in unison with one another relative to the central support subassembly; and first and second handlebar mounts and first and second handlebars attached to said first and second handlebar mounts respectively, means for pivotally connecting said second ends of one of the rear struts and one of the front struts to said first handlebar mount with said second end of said one front strut being spaced from said second end of said one rear strut, and means pivotally connecting said second ends of the other rear strut and the other front strut to said second handlebar mount with said second end of said other front strut being spaced from said second end of said other rear strut; with the two pairs of rear and front struts being pivotable relative to the central support assembly so as to shift the handlebars from one to the other of a rearward and outboard “drop” position and a forward and inboard aerodynamic “aero” position.