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@polo_boy
Handle bars not great if they were a bit higher and turned up and then back the are the best for control and stooting. you need blance for shooting and passing and any bike that has two or more gears is at a loss in tight turns and shooting.
Polo bikes can be light or heave but the gearing on the bikes must be at one with the rider if the gear is to high and he is a defender he wont be able to defend in close contact ( GET THE MOVING )but will be not able to chase down a player which a has a lower gear which will make space fast and shoot so you put a mid feild player with the higher gear to be able to ride down the the attack team in a lower amount of spinning and he also can gain speed and get up feild from his back line to a mid feild in less turns of the peddles if the ball is passed to a forward player.
Any one who i ever seen riding a bike with gear leavers and break leavers all ways drops the ball while playing.
Ride a gear that suits your weight and fitness. Speed never won any game passing and a team working as one all ways win.