Even more come down to our state from Quebec Provence of Canada to ride. There are usually a good number of women at Highland Bike Park on the big bikes too.

Philly.

I ride mostly XC trails and do it with Answer bars, but not these. I have no problem with XC stuff at all, but for me bars with this much sweep-back are just not well suited for most off-road terrain. Put your hands in the position of a DH/AM bar and note how you are naturally in an athletic position. Now roll your hands into the position of these bars and you will find your elbows rolling inward to a more relaxed position. Relaxed can be synonymous with vulnerable when nature is dictating the terrain. Just an opinion, but in the past two decades I have seen a lot of trends come and go. I dug out an old pair of bars from 1991 the other day and what a surprise - they looked like most of the bars that are on the market today with minimal rise and minimal sweep.

Exactly, my mom's bike had very similar bars. She did rip up the hood though.

If they don't work out you could always sell them to the old lady down the road for her trike.

Go for it. However, I think there's a reason you don't see that much sweep-back for BMX, motocross, or aggressive mountain bikers. Maybe good for extra long rides on non-technical terrain, but I wouldn't want them for much else.That position just seems to compromise power and control.

The skill level of riders around the world has become pretty ridiculous.

Quote: "The specific needs of Jill Kintner in this project do not resemble that of a typical bike. This frame needed an extremely short rear end, unique leverage curve and low center of gravity." Sounds kind of like the Transition Double that she used to kill it on last year..