Excellent!
I also want that more upright position for touring.
And thanks for the tape measure, as photos sure can be deceiving. Could I be fooled because the LHT top tube is more traditional vs. the downward sloping of the Saga? Since you posted, I was looking at other BF members and their Saga builds. It looks like a lot of seat tube post showing on many of them. I'm 5'7", with a standover height of about 28+. I do not have a long reach. I was thinking about the 50 or the 52cm frameset. Your thoughts on sizing? The local guys were trying to put me on a 54 cm LHT, but I thought the top tube was too long and put me into too long of a stretch.
Lyndon