Originally Posted by
EarlVanDorn
I would really like to see you pack this bike in a larger suitcase, to see if it could be done without as much disassembly. Say a 30x21x11 or 30x20x12 polycarbinate, which would put you right at 62 linear inches.
The thing these folding bike manufacturers don't seem to understand is that many of us are not avid bikers, but we still want a low-cost folding bike that we can fold and put in a standard suitcase that we can buy on sale for $50, not some fancy $450 bike case. Don't care whether the wheels are 14, 16, 18, or 20 inches as long as I can get it in a suitcase easily.
One thing I found while looking for an older, cheap suitcase on craigslist is that the majority of the available suitcases hover around 26", not 29" or 30". Seems like when those very large suitcases are for sale, the sellers really want top dollar for them. My logic behind buying an older, used suitcase is the old "they don't build them like they used to" mentality. Not sure if it really translates to suitcases, but it does seem to me that this older Samsonite case is fairly rugged. I don't think I could get this Genesis into a 30" case without removing the wheels, because the distance from the main frame hinge back to the tip of the rear tire is 32". Might be able to angle it in but I doubt it.
I think 20" wheels means removing the wheels.