Well, its now an official DP seatpost and has the decal to prove it
Im still not sure if I like it as I have a slight aversion to braced seatposts.. I will leave it on for a few weeks to see if I change my mind.
btw, I did not need to cut it down rather, I just bent the seatclamp stop out of the way so the post can go deeper into the clamp (oh-er!)
ta,
Paul