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A handlebar extension for a bicycle handlebar includes an armrest portion and an elongate forward portion which is integral with, and extends away from the armrest portion. The handlebar extension is configured such that the armrest portion may be attached to the handlebar of a bicycle with the elon

A handlebar extension for a bicycle handlebar includes an armrest portion and an elongate forward portion which is integral with, and extends away from the armrest portion. The handlebar extension is configured such that the armrest portion may be attached to the handlebar of a bicycle with the elongate forward portion extending forwardly away from the handlebar, supported by the armrest portion. A bicycle having a handlebar and a pair of handlebar extensions mounted to the handlebar is also provided.

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1. A bicycle having a handlebar for steering said bicycle, a pair of spaced apart handlebar extensions mounted to said handlebar, and a pair of mounting brackets which secure said handlebar extensions to said handlebar, wherein each of said handlebar extensions comprises an armrest portion and an el

1. A bicycle having a handlebar for steering said bicycle, a pair of spaced apart handlebar extensions mounted to said handlebar, and a pair of mounting brackets which secure said handlebar extensions to said handlebar, wherein each of said handlebar extensions comprises an armrest portion and an elongate forward portion extending forwardly away from said handlebar and said armrest portion, wherein each of said elongate forward portions is supported by the armrest portion from which said elongate forward portion extends, and further wherein said armrest portion and said elongate forward portion of each of said handlebar extensions comprises an integral, unitary structure formed from carbon fiber.2. The bicycle of claim 1, wherein each of said handlebar extensions further comprises a grip portion extending upwardly away from the distal end of said elongate forward portion.3. The bicycle of claim 1, wherein each of said armrest portions has an interior side, a lower surface and a concave upper surface, and further wherein each of said elongate forward portions extends away from said interior side of the supporting armrest portion.4. The bicycle of claim 3, wherein said elongate forward portion has an outer wall and an inner wall, and further wherein a continuous surface extends along the outer wall of said elongate forward portion and across the lower surface of said armrest portion.5. The bicycle of claim 3, wherein said elongate forward portion has an outer wall and an inner wall, and further wherein a substantially continuous surface extends along the inner wall of said elongate forward portion and across the upper surface of said armrest portion.