Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

Well, it would be comfortable for me, just as the illustrated set up is presumably comfortable for the owner. I was simply pointing out that almost anything looks better with a decent saddle to bar drop

and almost anything looks better without an upward rise to the stem.

yours would look better with a small spacer and a flat stem. And before you say it, I don't buy the more structurally sound with no spacer argument, not with a 1cm spacer at least :-)