The steering bar of a bicycle, motorbike, scooter, or other vehicle, with a handgrip at each end.
‘flat handlebars give a more upright seating position’
‘handlebar tape’
‘Such baskets dangle from the handlebars of the bicycles, mopeds and motorbikes which are the transport of the masses.’
‘One year an enterprising bunch of local lads, spotting a gap in the market, offered trips back down to the station on the handlebars of their bicycles.’
‘He was also shown a bicycle fork and handlebars that the prosecution alleged Hughes used to weigh down the bag to prevent its discovery.’
‘I remember driving around the Warner studio with him on the bicycle handlebars, just cruising around the lot.’
‘Measure seat height, distance from the seat to the handlebars and handlebar height.’
‘He injured his knee after banging it against his own handlebars during the team time trial in the first week of his first Tour.’
‘He either perched his agile paws on Max's motorbike handlebars or snuggled into his travel bag as the pair purred along the road.’
‘Spade spun sideways narrowly avoiding getting scraped by the scooter's handlebars.’
‘It has a vertical steering column and handlebars on which are attached a hand operated throttle lever and a brake grip.’
‘Bicycle enthusiasts might want a set with handlebars, though it's unclear what purpose the handlebars serve.’
‘Sure, other steel handlebars have been made before for track sprinters who insist on steel for stiffness.’
‘Is this common when carbon handlebars are mated with stems with four-bolt faceplates?’
‘So I made sure I kept my hands on the handlebars and waited to lift them in celebration until I was well and truly over the finishing line.’
‘Towards the finish, his handlebars came loose, he was unable to hold an aerodynamic position, and his challenge faded.’
‘My brother experienced going over the handlebars due to his front wheel locking up at slow speed.’
‘If your handlebars slip in the stem clamp, that can be dangerous when you slam on your brakes.’
‘The distracted cyclist flew over the handlebars and landed on the pavement.’
‘Radio signals send that data to a computer mounted on the handlebars for the cyclists to read.’
‘Changing partners in the House of Commons is about as helpful as wrapping your handlebars in blue tape rather than red.’
‘While the handlebars have been fashioned from those of a bicycle, the seat and wheels were borrowed from a scooter.’
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