I have tried bents on a couple of occasions but they are not for me. We have a good local dealer in "Future Cycles" And they were next to one of my customers. He had a large asphalt area for testing but after a couple of falls- I went onto the smooth grass. I then decided to give it another go and rode there on the MTB and he set up a couple of bikes to my sizing as I appeared to be enthusiastic. I wasn't but also was not going to be defeated by one. Sorry but an hour later and I was defeated. I did get the balance better after about 30 minutes but I just could not get on with that ride position. Legs found muscles that I never realised existed and the shoulders ached from the High bar position. I know that the muscles could be trained but the brain never would.