sissy bar

noun
1.
a tall, looplike frame fitted to the rear of a bicycle or motorcycle saddle, functioning chiefly as a backrest.
Origin
1965-70, Americanism
Slang definitions & phrases for sissy bar

sissy bar

noun phrase

A high metal projection at the back of a bicycle to prevent it from rolling over backwards

[1969+; fr the fact that someone adopting such a device is timorous]