Retrobike Touring.

[hamster]

How about a sleeping bag liner? (Silk?) I was thinking about one myself as I have a very old (and average) sleeping bag, and I sleep cold anyway. But no experience of them.

I have always been thinking to buy one, but like you never got round to it.
I ended up with a long sleeve cycling shirt, winter fleece top and another fleece inside the bag! Next time I'll simply bring the thicker bag seeming as I have one. I'm an idiot.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

You'd be surprised the difference a knit beanie can make if your bag leaves your head exposed. I've tented in temperatures below 5°c, and my camp beanie has proven invaluable.

 

[frkl]

You'd be surprised the difference a knit beanie can make if your bag leaves your head exposed. I've tented in temperatures below 5°c, and my camp beanie has proven invaluable.View attachment 616281

That and a good mat. They are in my opinion more for insulation from the ground, which will just suck all your heat out, especially thru the compressed insulation on the back of a sleeping bag, than for comfort. It needn't be a fancy self inflating one, though. A dense foam rolling one works too

 

[Rod_Saetan]

I find a thin, black Merino beanie is invaluable on trips - thin enough to go under a helmet if needed, keeps your head warmer in the tent and you can pull it over your eyes to act as an eye mask, plus they take up hardly any room.

 

[Joe_Rides]

I find a thin, black Merino beanie is invaluable on trips - thin enough to go under a helmet if needed, keeps your head warmer in the tent and you can pull it over your eyes to act as an eye mask, plus they take up hardly any room.

Yes, I tend to use a Buff for the same reasons, the plus point (for me) is that under the helmet it can either be worn as an ear-warmer (with the top of your head open to let heat out), or closed up to keep warmer. But it's also a snood / face covering if needs be.

 

[widowmaker]

Getting my set up tweaked for an overnight trip in May.

I need some advice/thoughts on handlebar bags and how people are fitting lights.

The bag/bracket I have takes up the space on my bars do I can't fit the light there. I did think of fabricating a bracket to fit the forks but the back obscures this too.

I have a blinker light for during the day for cars to see me, but wanted somewhere to fit a light so I can see that stays in place.

Any ideas, thoughts , pictures of your set up

 

[RetroDavy]

Getting my set up tweaked for an overnight trip in May.

I need some advice/thoughts on handlebar bags and how people are fitting lights.

The bag/bracket I have takes up the space on my bars do I can't fit the light there. I did think of fabricating a bracket to fit the forks but the back obscures this too.

I have a blinker light for during the day for cars to see me, but wanted somewhere to fit a light so I can see that stays in place.

Any ideas, thoughts , pictures of your set up

I have thought about the accessory bar / handlebar extender option for my touring bike.

SJS has lots of options, including ones that are stem cap or steering tube rather than bar mounted (for non-quill stems) , and Amazon and eBay have the simpler ones.

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/accessory-fitting-brackets/
I'm interested to know what you go for.

 

[widowmaker]

I have thought about the accessory bar / handlebar extender option for my touring bike.

SJS has lots of options, including ones that are stem cap or steering tube rather than bar mounted (for non-quill stems) , and Amazon and eBay have the simpler ones.

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/accessory-fitting-brackets/
I'm interested to know what you go for.

Thanks, I'll check out what they have.

I really need to find a way to fit my Leyzne front light so its effective with a bar bag.

 

[Joe_Rides]

If its a lezyne light with 'rubber band' fitment, when my bar bag obscured the bars I just put the light on my drive-side fork leg a couple of inches below the canti boss. Certainly worked as a 'be seen' application, but I didn't ride at night so unsure if it would work for lighting the way.

 

[widowmaker]

I'll give that a try later, the lens is rectangle so would be vertical rather than horizontal but would still give a decent beam

During my last trip in October getting caught out on the New Forest roads in the dark, with an obscured front light was a little scary.