Bicycle handlebar video system

A bicycle handlebar mounted bicycle video system, comprising:

• a bicycle handlebar mount for attaching to a bicycle handlebar;
• a video camera disposed within the bicycle handlebar mount, the video camera being positioned toward an area in front of the bicycle handlebar;
• a flexible shaft extending from the bicycle handlebar mount, the flexible shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the flexible shaft being coupled to the bicycle handlebar mount;
• and
• a video display coupled to the distal end of the flexible shaft, the video display being in electrical communication with the video camera for receiving a signal representative of a real-time image generated by the video camera.

A method of displaying a real-time image generated by a video camera coupled to a bicycle frame and a video display coupled to a bicycle handlebar attached to the bicycle frame, the method comprising:

• positioning the video camera in a direction forward of the bicycle frame;
• optically sensing a scene forward of the bicycle frame using the video camera coupled to the bicycle frame;
• transmitting a video signal from the video camera to the video display;
• and
• displaying the real time image on the video display in response to receiving a video signal from the video camera.

A bicycle video system, comprising:

• a bicycle handlebar defining a top surface, the bicycle handlebar configured for attachment to a bicycle frame;
• a video display coupled to the top surface of the bicycle handlebar;
• and
• a video camera coupled to the bicycle frame, the video camera being directed toward an area in front of the bicycle frame;
• wherein the video display is in electrical communication with the video camera for receiving a signal representative of a real-time image generated by the video camera.