Originally Posted by
j.postema
the most important thing to me would be sizing as I'm a tall guy measuring 198 cm body length. Would the Bernds fit better? I cannot find clear frame measurements. My girlfiend for instance owns an Brompton model from 2019 and she has the "larger" frame (the old ones had smaller wheelbase measurements) and the higher handlebars, but still to me this is a tiny bike. These Bromptons are advertised as suitable for tall people but I have to disagree - for shorter rides this is ok, but for longer rides they are unconfortable to me. Especially the handlebars are rather low to me forcing to have an agressive body position. Not sure if the Bernds handlebars can get higher than the Brompton? Not sure if the handlebar stem is telescopic?
The Bernds bike is available in different sizes, three different ones according to the configurator (
https://bernds.de/en/faltrad/faltrad-konfigurator/) and the XL size has a top tube of 62cm (outlined in the German version of the configurator, the English one states 580mm for all three sizes which is probably a mistake). The stem is adjustable and stems as well as seat posts are available in different lenghts. I do not know if the Bernds handlebars can get higher than the Brompton H ones but ergonomically that would not make sense anyway as the Brompton H bars are way to high from factory to be ergonomically correct, even if you are very tall. You can however fit almost any bar you like to a Bernds, so whatever you want should be possible. It is btw. a very comfy ride on the Bernds. You can btw. have a Brompton carrier block at the front so using your existing Brompton bag(s) which is what I do.