how is having bar ends going to make your bars not go through your stomach? it may make it so you dont take a core sample of your large intestine, but if your handlebars are going to go through your stomach with lock-on rings, they are going to go through your stomach with bar ends.
if it is the stock fork (which i think it is) it is 160mm. but i know that the SXt goes great with 180mm. but i thought it all depended on ATC? im considering a 888 for mine which has the same ATC as a totem and a 66.
I have seen fewer Specialized bikes cracked than Trek. Look at Treks Session 88, how many pics are there of one snapped or dented, now find me 10 pics of broken Demos. Remember, Demos have been around longer than the Newer Session 88's ( 09+ )