I think a visit from the fashion police is needed, bell on MTB, just not right, the next thing you'll be saying is the wheel reflectors haven't been removed.
As for turning your bars right round, a friend once came round to see me with his daughters bike, he said the brakes were almost locked on and she could ride it, the bars had been turned through 360deg, and the cables had all tightened up enough for the brakes to close against the rims, it was a bit odd.