Carleton is saying that regardless of what happens stem/Bar wise the only thing that matters is the hand position as it relates to the steer tube.. Long stem/short bars, long bars/short stem... Doesn't matter if hand position is the same...
im saying 130mm+ stems with enough drop to make up the fit difference for bars that have 3cm less drop and 3cm less reach- are hard to find and (IMHO) look f-ing stupid... So most people will take the hit on the fit- in order to run "cool bars"
when tiemeyer and I decided to change my build to Scattos there was a significant change to both the top tube length and the head tube to accommodate them..