Hi Emily

delighted to hear you have a Racer-X as well. Interesting about your measurements - not as dramatic as mine - but assuming you have an 80mm fork, your standover is still showing nearly an inch taller than shown in the geometry tables of the Titus website.

Re. your handlebar problem - one thing people often do is to take an upward sloping stem & put it on the other way up, so it slopes downward. In fact, the manufacturers often put the logo on both ways so it doesn't look ugly whichever way up you have it. Also if I were you I would be tempted to ditch the riser bar - I think it's a combination of fashion & people wanting to achieve different positions. As you want a lower position, a flat bar might well work better.

Hope this helps

alimey