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Clip-Ons

Clip-ons are handlebars in two separate halves that clamp directly onto the fork tubes instead of onto a single bar across the triple clamp.

What are clip-ons? Clip-ons are handlebars in two separate halves that clamp directly onto the fork tubes instead of onto a single bar across the triple clamp. They sit low, put weight on the rider's wrists, and are standard equipment on sport bikes. Riders fitting them to another bike usually discover the position is the point: it is excellent through curves and punishing in traffic.