Haha I knew this would get a good response!
Very kind offer, Is this a quill stem though?
I’m going to get a new straight seat post too I think. And a saddle actually , not sure I like that one , what do people like for this kind of riding? (I know saddles are all personal preference but would be interested in people’s favourites )
Another question is : apparently I’m going to want some ‘panniers’ … which I assume is French for bike bag or something. Hopefully I can put a rack on the old Marin - anything I should consider ?
I suppose I should search for ‘touring’ on here and have a read. As you can probably tell this is new territory for me