Originally Posted by
kurtp13
I put a deposit on a new Brompton today (M6R). It is spec'd almost exactly like I wanted but one thing it has that I didn't think I needed is an extended seat post. My inseam is 30" and I've ridden a few others for several miles which I think were standards size without issue. ... Is there a larger fold? Will I have a tougher time packing it? I do plan on air travel with it. I thought I read that it's thicker. Might that be an advantage?
A Brompton with the extended seatpost will not fit in the B&W foldon (formerly Clapton) case without removing the seatpost (not a simple task). See:
B and W International
We currently recommend that our customers opt for the telescopic seat post if they intend to use this B&W case. With the normal seatpost, the bike is a tight fit. With the telescopic seatpost you can easily remove the saddle making it much easier to fit the Brompton into this case. Your Brompton dealer should be able to swap the extended seatpost for a telescopic seatpost (at a additional charge, of course
).
-HANK RYAN-
Norman, Oklahoma USA