Retrobike Touring.

[JimK404]

I've not done a multiday ride before so I'm planning a test/intro trip. NCN45 from Salisbury to Avebury, then turn right onto the Ridgeway to Streatley and home by train. Two days riding, roughly 40-50 miles a day.
The bike is fine, I think, the main thing I'm working out is what bags I need on the bike. I'm thinking of making some based on learnmyog.com patterns.

 

[widowmaker]

Sounds like a nice route, what bike are you taking ?

Making your own bags, hats off to you !

 

[JimK404]

Sounds like a nice route, what bike are you taking ?

Merlin Malt. The Brooks saddle I've had for years, and newly fitted On-One Geoff bars and Billy Bonkers tyres, mean it's very comfortable and rolls nicely on lanes and tracks.

Making your own bags, hats off to you !

I make my clothes for reenactment so I'm moderately handy that way, but I just realised that being a Saxon reenactor I haven't made anything with zips before!

 

[KayOs]

It's almost spring, anyone got any Retrobike tour plans they want to share ?

https://www.fahrrad-tour.de/Taubertal/tauberradweg.phpWe want to go there in May. Nothing big but very nice and cosy and just right for the kids to feel their way around I think. And there's insanely good beer and food

 

[widowmaker]

That's a very nice route, I have to admit I'm a bit jealous

 

[Trebz]

Alpkit soloist

https://alpkit.com/products/soloist

Be careful with these, I bought two and they fell apart on the first outing, ripping at the seams and zip.

 

[hamster]

As an alternative the Wild Country Zephyros is worth a look and definitely well-proven by many people.

@KayOs looks like a super route. German river routes are always wonderful, did a week along the Rhine (somewhere upthread) with the family in 2016 or 17, and the Danube / Donau in Germany in 1999.

 

[KayOs]

As an alternative the Wild Country Zephyros is worth a look and definitely well-proven by many people.

@KayOs looks like a super route. German river routes are always wonderful, did a week along the Rhine (somewhere upthread) with the family in 2016 or 17, and the Danube / Donau in Germany in 1999.

We also travelled the Danube once, but only from Passau to Budapest. You can't go wrong there if you want to take a leisurely tour.
I can also only recommend the Palatinate Forest. There are wonderful MTB routes, great trails and of course delicious food and nice people

 

[Joe_Rides]

Be careful with these, I bought two and they fell apart on the first outing, ripping at the seams and zip.

Not good, I bought mine last year but it hasn't been used yet!

 

[widowmaker]

I've got a Vango soul 200 which is around 2.17 kgs, a nice size so maybe for the sake of 500 odd grams I'll stick with that.