haha hell no, those bars are hideous.
They are great, no sharp edges, backsweep, and have a contoured look to them.
The upgraded dirt scooter design will be lighter than the original Phase Two dirt scooter by a small amount.
What makes the difference is the new aesthetic changes we made to our hydroformed down tube, cores, bars, and the clamp. The amount of speed you will maintain from the new tires, and the flex brake that is focused on being rigid, protective, and noiseless will also be a big improvement to the feel of it.
The other model is still great, and completely adaptable with any of the newer parts, however it is basically a more generally accepted color scheme and will be easy to modify to make it feel like your own dirt scoot.
I am not an honest fan of our grips, but stock grips are notoriously crappy. lots of people prefer their own style of grip anyways and will switch it out.