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I'm 6'6" and the S bar is fine for me. That was on an 11mi each way commute through London last winter. As others have said, you'll likely need extended or telescopic post. I paid the difference for Cycle Surgery to swap it out at point of sale. Definitely test ride to see what feels best for you though.
Also as mentioned by others, I wouldn't recommend lighter tyres. Punctures really are a ballache. Now, I'm 90ish kg and I found the standard Brompton tyres good for a few months, but started getting punctures so swapped to Marathons. The better experiences of others might be because they're tiny racing snakes? Or maybe I'm just unlucky. The marathons are slower and not so grippy, but I'm happy to accept that if it means no punctures ever. Don't bother with dynamo lights.
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That's good to know - I thought the longer stem would be better as Im 6'2. Guess I just need to test ride some. How do you find the fit?
I think I would either go ss or 3speed but again will try them out.
Main use will be pub, cycling into town or cycling to/from work via public transport - so nothing strenuous.
The Dynamo adds 440g of weight, lights would add say 150grams if I go with the lighter tyres I can save 200g so that close to evening itself out. Is the weight issue purely down to how heavy it is to carry? The idea of dynamo sits well with the overall idea of a brompton to me, makes life easier/simpler.