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There is a huge variation in how high people have their handlebars above the front tire. Smaller riders with 700c tires have to worry much more about their luggage and tire clearance up front, and also behind for saddle bags.
I do not use a handlebar harness like those bikepacking ones, instead I use a conventional handlebar bag full of the small items I might want to use during a ride, like the bag of mini-donuts in my photo in a previous post, above. I am not sure where bikepackers carry their donuts?