Oh no rattosecond, this is not a small case at all. It may look small on the outside (which is a GODSEND to me), but the interior is roomy. To give you a comparison, here's another case used by the Gaerlan website which were their Jumbo and 29" Samsonite cases and look carefully at their wheels placement -- almost tip to tip from one wheel to the next leaving little room for a front handlebar bag and a rear 8L Vaude detachable bag like mine did. I chose to take the pedals out so there's no sharp objects to poke through my case. Here's the link. http://travelbybike.com/dahon/pack.htm. Their packing instructions are excellent and that's what I did.

Btw, the more expensive Dahon Airporter II case is a smaller case than my Delsey.

Tires. I used the Marathon Plus and the Big Apples for this trip because we sometimes rode mixed terrain (trails in the desert and roads) and I can vary tire pressures for riding terrain and they seemed to be very flat resistance from thorns. The Big Apple is an extremely versatile tire, very comfy when inflated correctly and it has some thick rubber lining which thankfully prevented me from getting flats during the weeks ride in Arizona as thorns from Cactus are NASTY and darn near invincible to avoid. Having said that, it is currently set up as a light touring bike as I have the Dahon racks for the front and the rear ArcLite, bolted on only when I do B&B touring. Basically, the Gaerlan website gave me that inspiration! No loaded camping tours as the Kinetix Pro wheels are not meant to take on more heavier loads, and besides I have a proper 26" touring bike to do that job anyhow.

Weight of the bike after the mods with pedals is around 22lbs for this trip, but it varies again depending on what trips I plan to take on and the necessary modification to meet that.