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Bicycle handlebars designed to convert a typical 10-speed or multiple speed bicycle from a racing posture configuration to a posture configuration more suited to touring and commuting. The handlebars include grip portions which are elevated and rearwardly disposed in comparison to racing-style dropp

Bicycle handlebars designed to convert a typical 10-speed or multiple speed bicycle from a racing posture configuration to a posture configuration more suited to touring and commuting. The handlebars include grip portions which are elevated and rearwardly disposed in comparison to racing-style dropped handlebars. The grip portions extend rearwardly from the supporting structure of the handlebars at an angle of about 45°with respect to the central axis of the bicycle. As such, the cyclist grips them in an anatomically natural posture. With this grip arrangement and the relative elevation and widthwise dimensioning of the handlebars, the cyclist assumes a posture eliminating compression of the cervical vertebrae and elongating the spinal column to an extent wherein the lumbar region becomes forwardly curved in a more natural posture resulting from a slight forward rotation of the pelvis.

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Handlebars for attachment to a bicycle having a front portion including a head assembly and a seat at given elevation rearwardly disposed therefrom and aligned therewith along a central axis of said bicycle for supporting a cyclist from beneath the pelvic region, comprising: a support portion rigidl

Handlebars for attachment to a bicycle having a front portion including a head assembly and a seat at given elevation rearwardly disposed therefrom and aligned therewith along a central axis of said bicycle for supporting a cyclist from beneath the pelvic region, comprising: a support portion rigidly connectable with said head assembly; and right- and left-hand grip portions for being gripped by the hands of said cyclist, each having a grip axis extending substantially in a common plane from respective right and left ends of said grip portions, said right and left grip portions being mutually laterally spaced in substantial correspondence with the widthwise interior spacing of the shoulders of said cyclist, supported by said support portion to position each to locate said right and left ends in spaced mutual adjacency and above said head assembly, said right- and left-hand grip portions extending rearwardly outwardly from respective said right and left ends to normally provide an angular orientation of each said grip axis of about 45°with respect to said central axis to be hand grippable by said cyclist in a manner generating minimal arm muscular tension, said left-hand and right-hand grip portions being positionable by said support portion along said axis a predetermined distance from said seat and at an elevation with respect to said seat elevation selected to cause said cyclist to lean slightly forwardly to an extent effecting forward rotation of said pelvic region while maintaining a posture effecting an elongation of the spinal column with a forward, naturally concave curving of the lumbar region.