heh, my old 5-er-7 speed 'cruiser', used to have these aluminum fluted 'longhorn' bars that had foam covers over most of the bar, and soft rubber BMX grips. I would grab the bars right at the gooseneck, and rest my elbows on the grips, was a perfect aero tuck for climbing hills or headwind riding. Freds in full team colored spandex on tricked out italian goodness would get mighty freaked when I'd blow by them UP a long hill on a 26" fatty wearing a tie die t-shirt and cuttoffs and sneakers on flat pedals, long hair blowing in the wind, muahaahahahahaaha, with all of 5, count them, 5 gears, ranging from 46-13 to 46-32. I'd smile and yell, SPIN, BABY, SPIN!
this is the bike, back when I did stuff like that I didn't have any accessories on the bars...