I spotted this asymmetrical handlebar beauty on my way into work a while back.
It’s certainly one of the stranger ones I’ve seen, I think, because of the asymmetry of the setup.
As wild looking as this setup is, I’m confident there are more extreme examples, but I need your help spotting them.
If you see a great handlebar setup, snap a photo and send me an email and we’ll start a gallery.
Here’s another one I snapped several years ago.
The top one is probably the work of someone who wanted to ride in a more upright position. They rotated the bars and moved the brake levers, but are struggling to find optimal positions for the levers.
The second picture is a bigger challenge to imagine the purpose. Perhaps its owner has some sort of a skeletal or muscular condition that requires an unorthodox bar situation. On the other hand, the owner may do a lot of walking beside the bike and that bar setup helps with that.
Thems is my wild guesses.
Sort of like BSNYC ‘Cockies’ contest?