bentrim

Sorry, I try to be as helpful as possible but i don't think I'm quite ready to take apart my FSR for an experiment.

I can tell you that my bike is a medium. The very, very rough estimates are:

- a bit over 2 feet from headtube to seat tube.
- fork sticks out about 4 inches from vertical of headtube.
- the chainstay is approx 18 inches.

Now the big question is whether the chainstay (or swingarm) will fold up and around the front triangle. My estimate (and it's only a guess) is no. I think the swingarm end closest to the bottom bracket will catch where the seattube meets the bottom bracket. So I would add an additional 4 to 6 inches of protrusion at the back end.

AND you'll have to loosen and turn the handlebars (another 13 inches or so of front protrusion), but let's say you're going to remove them instead.

But yes, the Stumpjumper would compact to some extent, but fit in a suitcase? Maybe not unless it's a pretty big suitcase (at least 35 X 35). You're better off looking for those travel cases made especially for bicycles. Nashbar sells the Tricosports Travel Ironcase for about $250.