handlebars

nounB1+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #10,528 of 15,258neutral

Handlebars are the bar you hold and steer a bicycle with. Grip the handlebars, drop handlebars, let go of the handlebars.

The shape decides the riding position and therefore everything about how a bike feels: drops for speed, flat for control, swept back for sitting upright. A handlebar moustache is named for the shape, and it is one word in that use.

Definitions of handlebars

1nounhandlebarsThe bar you hold and steer a bicycle with.B1+
“He gripped the handlebars tightly as the bike raced down the steep hill.”

handlebars is a part.

Where it comes from

handlebar comes from handle + bar.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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handlebars in the wild

Rim brakes and disc brakes are operated by brake levers, which are mounted on the handlebars.
List of bicycle parts
Both wireless and wired speakers are available to mount on their handlebars or frames.
List of bicycle parts
The rider stands on two foot platforms above the two rear wheels and steers the vehicle with handlebars attached to the lone front wheel.
Trikke
Steering, braking, and shifting are usually done by the handlebars.
Rowing cycle
The club's center patch consists of an ankh over a motorcycle wheel on a set of handlebars.
Free Souls Motorcycle Club

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