ape hanger
n.— «The Norfolk resident’s handlebars were quite high; she uses the stylized bars bikers refer to as “ape hangers.”» —“An ‘Ape Hangers’ Fan in Norfolk Revs Up Effort to Change a Law” by Laurel Tuohy County Times (New Milford, Connecticut) Feb. 22, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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