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Yeah the current bars are Cinelli Campione del Mondo 63 which are about average in terms of reach - somewhat difficult to measure but about 100mm (78mm according to something I just read... how are you supposed to measure them?). They're pretty narrow at 40cm. I meant to swap them for the 44cm bars on my old Dawes but I forgot and sold them along with it. I think with the current set-up my hand position is about right, so the only advantage of shorter-reach bars would be a longer (and therefore more aesthetically pleasing) stem. If I find the requisite components going cheap then I'll get them...
The Campagnolo two-bolt seatpost is a bastard to set up. I bought an aero Sh600 one very cheap, so that's coming in the post; this'll make it much easier to experiment with saddle angles.
I would go for the bike fitting but at £200 (when I get the spds on) that's twice what the frame cost... actually it's nearly as much as the cost of the whole bike. When I have some money, I'll do it.
Anyway, I took it out on my usual 25m ride early this morning and it felt very comfortable; probably the most comfortable ride I've ever been on, in fact. I shall take it on a longer 50m+ ride this weekend. I've no worries about doing my first century on this (this time next month).