All bars, all the time.

Personally I don't see any benefits for the loops, and a couple major drawbacks IMHO:

• Loops are less stable and require more physical force exerted by the user in order to gain a minimal amount of stability by pulling the loop taught.
• Loops feel dirtier and far harder to clean. Of course given that it's public transit it's not going to be fully sanitized or anything, but I feel like users can more easily take steps to protect themselves using bars (wiping the bar quickly before grabbing it, or shielding themselves by holding it through a piece of clothing).

Bars for me

Don't ride that often anymore but the occasional packed ride, all bar baby. I think the loops might be there for those who cannot reach the bar.

I go for the bars because the loops offer less axes of stability

What did you do this morning if you were on one?

What made this morning particularly significant?

I left Toronto some months ago, maybe I have rose-tinted glasses but I find the TTC and other buses there were way smoother of a ride than in Vancouver (It was 4 to 1 holding bars on the bus I was on this morning). I'm seeing if it has any influence on the amount of people using bars/loops via informal poll. Let me know your thoughts.