Originally Posted by mtb_addict

BH can hook things ... causing a dangerous situation...like someone else's handlebar...or like a tree branch...handlebar should never have the ends facing forward...also might be sketchy downhill hard braking...you need something to brace yourself (like a drop bar)...hand might slip off the BH...even though I use the drop only 0.0001% of time...I prefer the safety factor of the drop bars.