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- noun Plural form of
handlebar .
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Examples
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Mine was pink, with the big honkin 'handlebars that you could mount on the front of a Texan's car.
cat mornings. of doom. and mucus. isis_sulis 2004
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When the saddle height is lowered the set-back of the seat alters, the angle of the knee relative to the pedal changes and the reach to the handlebars is shortened.
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Needless to say, bikes with knives on the handlebars are the exception rather than the rule here.
BSNYC Product Review: Electra Amsterdam Original 3i Bicycle BikeSnobNYC 2009
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I suppose the handlebars are the "suburbs," because only a woosie completely bereft of street cred would put a brake lever there.
There's The Rub: Marketing Gone Amok Awry BikeSnobNYC 2009
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The shoot took place about four weeks ago, and while it did involve a real bicyclist, those lights on the handlebars are the product of “some filmic magic.”
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That calf about the handlebars is a projection of weakness; the pink bag is a projection of weakness; the whole manner projects economic weakness since decent employers don't want these things around.
From the BSNYC Culture Desk: Nerds and Bikes BikeSnobNYC 2008
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That calf about the handlebars is a projection of weakness; the pink bag is a projection of weakness; the whole manner projects economic weakness since decent employers don't want these things around.
From the BSNYC Culture Desk: Nerds and Bikes BikeSnobNYC 2008
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Sitting on the seat of the exercise bike with paws on the handlebars was a raccoon that looked big enough to be a small bear.
Sunlight Through The Shadows Magazine Volume 2 Issue 2 (ANSI Edition) 1994
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A hot beverage holder on the handlebars is a dream concept, but there are problems with the execution of the design
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The steering wheel comes in the shape of what can only be described as handlebars, but if you turn them - even slightly - while riding along, you will fall off and be killed.
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