Quote Originally Posted by bluenoser View Post
Straight or bent, other than appearance is there a difference in how they smoke? benefit from one or the other?
As has been noted, passing a cleaner through a bent pipe can sometimes be a challenge. I also find that condensation in the stem tend to pool quicker (i.e. gurgling) in a bent. For those two reasons, I prefer straight and 1/4 bent shapes. YMMV