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First used in the early 80s by the DDR for the 4km pursuit. At the time, sprinters, pursuiters etc would ride on the drops, so they decided not to bother having drop handlebars but flat bars and a 'lo-pro' front end. Then, as people copied them in the 80s, the front wheel got smaller and smaller to get the front of the rider lower. By the end of the 80s this was the convention for all pursuits, sprints and time trials. Then tri-bars came along and there was a wierd bit in the early 90s where people had tiny little front wheels and a really high handlebar position, then in 1997, rules were passed where both wheels had to be the same size and only drop bars could be use. The sports loss was the fixie scene's gain.
Photos to follow, if i can figure out how.