Originally Posted by
javal
"much post"... according to WHAT? You´ve seen too many short guys on too large frames, no doubt...
Gösta "fåglum" Petterssons CLASSIC bikes as they were in his hey days. Rated as the worlds best amateur rider in 1968. Winner of Giro d`Italia 1971. He must have been so wrong... *SHRUG*
Those bikes have long but (IMO) acceptable exposed post length (not "french fit" a la merckx/Hinault/Herse, etc, mind you) - the neo-retro Masi has at least 75-100mm more post showing. I'm a tall guy, and can understand that the person with the Masi is probably working with the max frame size available for that model. The stack o' spacers is the dead giveaway that the frame is too small, and that the owner is doing his best to get the right fit despite the frame's limitations.
It's tough to find 62-63cm frames these days without going custom.