Stem Length Recommendation for '95 Kona Lava Dome?

Mattv805

Retro Newbie
Hi there, everybody! I'm slowly building/evolving a '95 Kona Lava Dome 21", and want to get a new stem. Right now I am running a Nitto B903 bullmoose bar that has about 90mm of reach, but I am swapping this handlebar for a pair of Simworks Cowcow bars with 80mm rise for a bit more comfortable riding position without being too upright for dirt/trail riding. I want to run these bars with a Paul Component stem (Chico State alumni here) but I am kind of lost as to what stem length is good for this type of bar/frame geometry. I thought 70mm might be a good middle ground so that I could move the seat rails forward to put more weight over the bars if necessary. I'm around 6' 1'' to 6' 2'' with 33-34'' inseam if that helps. I was hoping some Kona experts might be able to weigh in, or share what they are running on similar builds :)

Attached are the current seat height/bars for reference.
 

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