Sounds like the bars on the Parlee Medium would be lower. If they're too low for you, and the steerer's been cut, then the only option would be to have your stem point upward.

Try it first. Measure your current bike to compare with the ones you'll go see:

- Saddle height - measured along the seat tube;
- Saddle - bb - horizontal distance;
- Saddle - bar drop;
- Saddle distance to bars and hoods (different bars have different reach).

Also, different saddles have different lengths, so you should measure from where you sit on the saddle rather than from the tip.

You need to figure out whether the frame is the right size for your measurements and whether the components can accommodate that (saddle rail lengths, seatpost offset, stem length and angle, handlebar reach and drop).

Whenever you get your bike, whichever it is, install the saddle first, set it correctly relative to the bb (height and horizontal distance), then adjust your reach to the hoods with stems/handlebars.