Handlebar for a bicycle

Claim 1

A handlebar for a bicycle, comprising a bar body having a mounting portion through which said handlebar is mounted on a handle stem, a pair of gripping members which have a length permitting them to be graspable by a cyclist's hands and which are positioned at both lengthwise sides of said bar body, said bar body and each of said gripping members being separate from each other, each of said gripping members having an integral support bracket for supporting a control lever, a control lever supported to each of said brackets in a position where it opposes a respective gripping member and a fixing means provided between said bar body and each of said gripping members for fixing each of said gripping members to said bar body, said bar body further comprising straight portions extending substantially horizontally from said mounting portion and first bent portions curving forwardly from ends of said straight portions respectively, each of said gripping members being formed in a substantially U-like shape and comprising a second bent portion and a second straight portion, said second bent portion being provided with an upper end opposite to said first bent portion, extending forwardly from said upper end, and curving downwardly and rearwardly, said second straight portion extending rearwardly from a lower rear end of said second bent portion, so that said bar body and each of said gripping members fixed thereto, form a drop type handlebar.