I'm looking to buy a bike to ride to the beach this summer. I have a mountain bike right now, but the ride is terrible.

I look at schwinn road bikes(assuming that's what is best to ride about 5 miles to beach and back). They have curved in funny looking handle bars. It looks like I'd have to bend forward a lot and would hurt my back.

What's the benefit of these bars? Does it hurt people's back after long amount of riding?