Actually I think a super long seatpost looks funny, but the majority of the bikes I see have more seatpost showing than I do. And I really wanted a more racing setup, with more of a saddle to bars drop. Before this bike I had both a 54 and a 52, and I was considerably faster on the 54 even though it was a little big. That's why I'm looking into getting a custom frame that fit's perfectly. I would be willing to drop $1500 and from the info given in this thread it looks like that's possible.