Gymnastic Bar

Gymnastic Bars are floating objects that have made appearance in Sonic Advance 2 and Sonic Advance 3. They are small red wheels attached with two spinning bars.

Description
Gymnastic Bars in Sonic Advance 2 are seen floating at one place until if the player jumps into and leaps to one of two bars. The object will then start spin around while the playable character is seen doing flips endlessly. The player is able to let go simply by pressing button on the right time. They are useful to reach higher pathways in the stage. The Gymnastic Bar spins to the left direction in one place, which can affect when and in which direction the player jumps. Several Gymnastic Bars can also be set above bottomless pits on lower pathways of the stage, where the player has to timed his/her jump on right time.

Gymnastic Bars in Sonic Advance 3 function similarly like in previous game, but are not widely featured in later stages of the game.