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Re:Why did bar ends go away from mountain bikes? by dheera on Monday May 24, 2021 @03:43PM (#27268816)
> too much risk of hooking another rider

If this really was the case they should have made a backwards-steering bike like this instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx1V5KT1Lwo

With bikes with straight handlebars, if you graze a fence with the handlebar, the bike will steer INTO the fence, whereas if you have backwards handlebars the bike will auto-steer away from the fence or whatever you bump into.

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Re:Why did bar ends go away from mountain bikes? by avidiax on Monday May 24, 2021 @07:53PM (#27271097)
A regular bike auto-steers away. The wheel pulls toward the obstacle, which counter-steers so that you will fall/turn away from the obstacle.

Reverse steering would just trip you into the obstacle.

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