The reason I've got his handlebars instead of the ones that came with the bike is because his are much shorter than the stock ones on my bike. He wanted me to try out the shorter bars before he cut them, so when I go back on Friday I'll let him know how I feel about the length of his bars. You can always make them shorter, but never longer

I'm very tempted by the WTB Speed She Saddle. I like the way it looks and feels, but I've been sized at 150-155mm. and WTB only comes in 145mm or less. It might still work. I'd have to try it. My Selle Italia Gel on my road bike is 155mm and I love it, but of course how you sit on a MTB and how you sit on the road bike is different.