portions of the handlebar define a plurality of gripping positions in combination with a plurality of riding positions application_number US 201213623427 A description certain terminology is used herein for convenience only and is not to be taken as a limitation on the invention for example words such as u201c upper u201d u201c lower u201d u201c left u201d u201c right u201d u201c horizontal u201d u201c vertical u201d u201c upward u201d and u201c downward u201d merely describe the configurations shown in the figs indeed the components may be oriented in any direction and the terminology therefore should be understood as encompassing such variations unless specified otherwise referring now to the drawings wherein like reference numerals designate corresponding or similar elements throughout the several views an embodiment of a handlebar for use with a bicycle is shown in fig1 7 and generally designated at 20 the handlebar 20 comprises a transverse connecting portion 22 a pair of first upper handlebar portions 24 and a pair of second lower handlebar portions 26 the transverse connecting portion 22 is a linear elongated member having first and second ends 28 29 a short intermediate mounting section 30 and a central longitudinal axis 32 fig2 the transverse connecting portion 22 extends substantially transversely from each side of the intermediate.