Yes, I can't see you needing a 300mm seatpost on a vintage frame of the right size. For the true retro feel, you need to be able to bash your bollox on the top tube when doing a sudden dismount :-o
This. Why did they ride such large frames back in the day? I’d love to find a good HR Morris frame for sale (Dick was my local framebuilder in Walthamstow where I grew up), but they’re all bloody massive. Gah.
Yes, I can't see you needing a 300mm seatpost on a vintage frame of the right size. For the true retro feel, you need to be able to bash your bollox on the top tube when doing a sudden dismount :-o