good grief, do you remember Sissy Bars? How the hell they got that name I don't know, however, here's an even worse application of them

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 Tell me that's not just a moronic thing to put on a kids bike.


A sissy bar, also called a "sister bar" and sometimes "passenger backrest" is an addition to the rear of a bicycle or motorcycle that allows the rider or passenger to recline against it while riding.

Thanks Steve! Thanks Gary!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sissy_bar

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