Depends on what you're using the bike for. More upright is usually more agile for commuting and moving in and out of traffic like another poster mentioned. If you want to go fast for a really long distance then no, this bike probably isn't the best... but it sounds like this isn't what you want to use the bike for. And you can probably change the seat and handle bars at some point in the future and that will reduce your upright position a bit.