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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A looped bar or a set of two bars extending forward off the handlebar of a bicycle and used to rest the forearms in maintaining an aerodynamic position on longer rides.

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Examples

  • Already, in that earlier 76km time trial to Rennes, LeMond had used a prototype clip-on aerobar to win the stage.

    Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: Laurent Fignon, always a champion 2010

  • I guess some people work out their aerobar angles in the wind tunnel, while others do so by stretching their pencil compasses to their very limits.

    Under the Table: Baby Got Beard BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • I also did not realize cranks were a "contact point"--foolishly, I've been placing my feet on the pedals instead of on the crank arms--though obviously the proverbial "centerpiece of the groupo" is the nearly vertical aerobar cockpit setup, for which the seller even provides an exquisitely-rendered schematic:

    Under the Table: Baby Got Beard BikeSnobNYC 2010

  • With your hands way out on the brake hoods which are much closer together than on drops your position strongly resembles the triathlete's "leaning on the counter at the post office" aerobar setup.

    Stops Making Sense: The Brake Debate Goes International BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • Surely the lack of aerobar pads on the strangely cockpitted bike must mean something?

    Indulgence: How Much is Too Much? BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • Three Musketeers are light and fluffy and slightly aerobar-like, I think, so maybe you should pass.

    Important questions StyleyGeek 2007

  • While aero tubes and the geometry designed to accommodate aerobars are certainly important elements of a tri-bike, the aerobar Triathletes are a rare breed.

    Inside Tri 2009

  • Trek made the bike lighter for the hilly Beijing course, with tricks like removing expander wedges and instead bonding parts including the brake and shift levers into the aerobar.

    VeloNews | The Journal of Competitive Cycling 2008

  • i'm currently leading the square wheel fixie category in RAAM. i'm about 200 meters from the startline in Oceanside and hope to make the state line in 6 or 7 months. if all goes well i hope to achieve victory by 2011. the aerobar has really helped!

    BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz (Special Thursday Edition)! BikeSnobNYC 2009

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  • An aerobartender would need a jetpack.

    January 22, 2026