Originally Posted by
CEBEP
I didn’t know that saddle could be mounted on the reverse position of seat-post. Are you sure it’s OK to mount this way? Any info on this from R&M?
Yes, it can be mounted like that.
The above picture comes from the R&M 2015 official catalog (you see the page number) Pacific Cycles also mount the saddle like that on some models.
R&M deliver the Birdy with the seatpost extension on the rear and handlebar with biggest reach because their market is mainly EU people that are taller while Pacific Cycles deliver Birdy with the seatpost extension to the front because their customer are typically not as tall as those of R&M. Pacific Cycles made a video explaining how to reduce the reach what R&M and R&M dealers usually do not explain.