I'm trying to figure out whether I'd need the Brompton telescopic seatpost or whether I could get away with the lighter and cheaper standard one.

Can any brompton owners out there with the standard seatpost measure the maximum saddle height with the seatpost fully extended?

This would be measured along the seat tube, from a pedal when it is farthest from the saddle, to the top of the saddle. I've seen conflicting various conflicting measurements online, so if possible please let me know if your measurement is with the saddle rails at the bottom or top of the pentaclip.



Much thanks for any assistance!

Max seat height, as per "Figure 1", with standard seatpost = 89 cm. Extended (not telescopic) seatpost + 6 cm.

guna: Thank you for measuring!

Is that with the saddle rails at the bottom of the pentaclip, like in this picture?

Too lazy to pull mine out and measure,but I have a 33" inseam and have the extended(not telescopic) seatpost. Think there's like an inch left when it's set for me.

I think you need to go for a long walk..


To the OP: Different saddle different height. A sprung Brooks is sitting much higher than the sewn Brompton saddle.

If you worry about weight you could get a extended Ti post.

The advange of the telescopic over the extended seatpost is that it is easy to pull the top part plus saddle out, both if you need a really small fold plus to avoid theft. It all depends.

I started with a standard seatpost and just about made it with a sprung Brooks on it. Went to a telescopic for the reasons I mentioned plus that I wanted riders taller than me to be able to ride my bike without any problems.

Thanks for the reply. I have a Brooks Flyer sprung saddle I figured I could use to boost the height if necessary, but if I use that and the top position of the pentaclip, it'll probably still be sticking up pretty high when the seatpost is all the way down.

I didn't think they were making the Ti posts anymore? I was thinking of using the standard post to save both weight and money, but I guess I may just spring for the telescopic one.

Has anyone here ever tried building their own telescopic post? It sounds pretty easy and would be cheaper than the $60 telescopic upgrade, while also probably being lighter if you used an alloy internal post (with the added benefit for me of a standard saddle clamp):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/smallwh...ty/4052838434/



- Chopped the top off the standard size Brompton steel seatpost.
- Cut a thin vertical section, about 1.5" from the top.
- Inserted a 29.8 to 27.2 shim.
- Fitted 31.8 quick release clamp.
- Slid in Campagnolo C-Record aero post with Brooks Swift titanium saddle atop.


That C-Record post looks great, but I would probably just be using a cheaper kalloy internal post.

I got a koga folding bike telescopic post from ebay to convert a mezzo in to a suspension seat post. Works well. I just change the insert. They did come
in several diameters and were cheap but good quality

Overall ,standard Post =525mm, The extended post has 6cm more length,
the telescoping post is Much longer..

Had to move some stuff around for the painters,so checked my Brommie. I've got about 1.5" of seatpost left,and the Pentaclip is all the way down.

@mainstreetexile: the measurement of max saddle height with the standard seatpost was done in the shop when I took delivery - I didnīt notice the orientation of the pentaclip then, so I donīt know. But I needed more than 89 cm (91 cm works fine). They switched to the extended seatpost and now the saddle rails are at the bottom of the pentaclip, as in your photo above.

Sorry for the late reply.

I did the same as you see on that picture (but with cheaper seatposts). Did it with both mine and my sons seatposts, wanted both of us to be able to use both bikes if we need to swap. Also like the theft deterrent effect of removing the top of the post plus saddle (and also detatchable pedals) plus the smaller fold that you get with the telescopic solution.

I asked around and was warned that the standard seatpost was weaker than the longer ones and not strong enough to take the extra strainn of being extended. No problems so far. I did it becouse the standard ones was too short and I wanted to see If I liked the telescopic solution before buying one. Then the alu telescopic one disappeared so now I am mourning over the loss of that oportunity and therefor for paralysed .

I`ll keep the homemade solution for now but I am also thinking of buying a Ti one for lighter weight https://www.brompfication.com/

The weight thing is something each person need to solve. You may want to spend money on Ti bits and pieces (including frame parts) or you could add a rack (add weight) so rolling the bike folded is easyer and you do not have to carry it much. I am thinking of lightening my bike (or get one more) to travel more with it in the future.

Just bought a NOS M stem for my bike and realised that there is some weight to be saved there, eight hundred and fifty something grams that thing is. Anybody know of a Ti solution for stem?

They did say extended post is 30% thicker tube wall than standard post..

IDK what the diff is in the Ti seat posts.. [At 10x the price]