Seat height vs bar height?

[jusdooit]

So - there's a stem that will make the handlebars further away from me? That sounds like something I'd be interested in.

Meant to answer this in last post. Stems come in various lengths and angles. If you're lucky it will be stamped on the stem. If not, you can measure it (in mm). I don't recommend making big changes in this at one time, 10mm is very noticeable. If it's the stock stem it is probably 100mm. See if you can find it in specs about the bike online (bikepedia?). You can get a quality stem for $40-50.