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I realised yesterday that my effective stem length is huge, I haven't measured but it must be around 130mm+.
I had left the stem pieces long, intending to measure and cut them down a bit but in my excitement at welding class the other night I forgot to do so and filed the mitres in and welded them together at full length.
Luckily though, it fits!
Did about 35k mix of fire track, singletrack and road today and the bars held up and were a joy to ride. My position is definitely a bit more aggressive than it was with the traditional bar and stem but still well within the bounds of comfort.