MT900 32°F/0°C

I've only ever owned 3 sleeping bags, an oex fathom 300, a rab neutrino 200 and a decathlon mt900 0 degree The fathom was synthetic and just over 1kg, I have to say I was very impressed with it and used it down to 0 no problem (I sleep warm tbf) it's only negative was it's pack size. The decathlon was very impressive packed up small and was around 900 grams and £170. Sadly I was too tall for it so was passed on to my partner who was still using a fathom. The Rab neutrino was a huge let down and Rab must have been high when doing the temp rating for it, the cut of it was also very restrictive it quickly got sold and that led me to quilts. For your needs the decathlon would probably be ideal. My main suggestion would be avoid low fill power down, I personally aim for 800+, 700 at a push. And be wary of companies temp ratings (looking at you Rab and thermarest)

Started taking my kids last year. They both have their own insulated sleeping mats and a 0 deg (Celsius) decathlon sleeping bag and merino baselayers. I’d rather they unzipped the bag because they were too warm than say they didn’t want to come again because they were too cold.

im using a decathlon down sleeping bag (0° limit) and stuff it with my msr hubba nx 1 in the front roll. works great!

Decathlon 0°c down bag if you want cheap and decent. Good warranty, certified down. Should be €200 for a bag with 0°c comfort rating.

Hi, did a smilar circle last year from switzerland, up through the baltics and finland and down norway A few tips / advices : as light as possible but take some rear bags. It's cold, you will need some stuff. I only had a big saddle bag I had the apidura expedition bags (front, frame, and saddle) They were great but I would take some rear bags for such a trip Crossing the border from poland to lithuania might be tricky. Some roads have disappeared, and some new appear. It's not like a nice european border like from germany to denmark or from finland to sweden. This is a small border and russia is near (kaliningrad and belaruss). It's tense. I first tried a road that didn't exist and endend up on a gravel road being chased by dog near some farms \--> It might not look like what you see in google maps, be careful after some struggle I crossed here : 54.345258, 23.059008 there was absolutely no barbed wire anymore In Oulu you can camp (paid) near the beach on a huge camp site There, you might want to have your bike checked. before going in the more desertic lapland \--> Never struggled that much --> go there : 65.009436, 25.467713 Only guy who might help. In finland, Norway, Denmark you can wild camp In denmark it is preferable to go to shelters, they are all listed in this app and there are a lot : [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.shelter.app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.shelter.app) I crossed from norway to denmark going from larvik to hirtshals, shorter boat trip and northern denmark is really nice Near the nordkapp and in Norway in general, look on google for public restrooms... : There are a lot of them in all norway, sometimes, hot water (and a few times a shower), there might be some shelters or some warm rooms you can camp Near the nordkapp you will meet a lot of bikepackers, its really nice there are really nice places to sleep, don't pay an expensive / shitty hotel : 70.627733, 25.334476 \--> dont miss this sleeping place perfecty located in a fjord In Norway, you must go to lofoten islands, there is a boat (free for you and your bike) from moskenes to bodo... In Finland there will be a lot of mosquitos In Norway not a single bite for me... It might be quite cold and really rainy, it was really bad last year... For my gear I had : thermarest neoair xlite nxt (fantastic sleeping pad) and a decathlon sleeping pad 0 degree celsius rated (was necessary, no doubt) [https://www.i-trekkings.net/test-outdoor/test-sac-de-couchage-forclaz-trek-900-0/](https://www.i-trekkings.net/test-outdoor/test-sac-de-couchage-forclaz-trek-900-0/) take something to cook some warm meals and some other stuff, ask me anything and have a nice trip Here is a picture of my luxury, heated free hotel in the lofoten island... https://preview.redd.it/x9evn8y7hvvg1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d5e40c7a75ae2dbc7988b4d5153abe7300915b26

I took me 2 months and a half for like 8 thousand. but I was slow in the end. I was very tired in the end but because of the cold rainy weather I think I cycle almost the same distance across the us (2 days of rain in total) and just wanted to have more time to go back in the end, was full of energy. I started mid july and arrived end of september. You might want to start sooner like mid- end june. You don't want to cycle in norway in september. I went from bern to munich... Prague (must see) 65 dollars 50 square meter room in the absolute center of the magnificent old town of Prague... then Poland.. a stop in Helsinki, really nice and then oulu and norkapp. Then lofoten, trondheim, Oslo (disappointing) and denmark, Hamburg and down back to switzerland.

Im 37, smoked a lot for 15 years, quitted at 30 You can do that with like 3 months training (intense) For the Us (first long trip) I started training in mai 2023 and did the trip in summer 2024. So as you say. As some youtuber crossing the US on a bike said : You prepare for a long trip like that. but the first week (or two) or the trip are also preparation. That's were your body adapt to cycling every day. If you can ride 150 km 2 days straight or do like a good mountain pass like grimsel or furka you're ready

Norway was the best part. so I think my route was preferable. to keep the best for the end. But you might have one other opinion. But yeah if you want to spend more time in Norway... ride fast in finland and then take your time in Norway... Finland is nice tho. No, one sleeping pad, the red stuff is the tent floor Mileage per day. in the start 130 then 180-200 in the baltics - finland then rain, cold... seemed more difficult to ride 130 in the end. you don't need many rest days in a long trip like that. You ride at a pace that doesn't exhaust you. In a trip like that you need rest days when doing big mountain pass... there are 3-5 big climbs in norway... but nothing like the alps. Better ride slower thant doing more rest days in my opinion. Use rest days for places you want to visit. you can rest 1 day per week to 1 day per two weeks. I rested to visit some cities like Prague and Helsinki and Oslo. Or rested in Oulu because of rain. You're not sure yet... but you want to bring a cooking stove... except if you pay for restaurants and hotels often. I usually don't use one but i bought the primus lite. you can then have fin cans in coop shop in norway for like 3-5 bucks. Trust me, when you rode 8 hours strait in the rain, when it's 3 degrees and your shoes are wet for 10 days straight.. you want to cook. You might want to buy some winter cycling boots. Something made for cold and rain. I had to sent my normal road cycling shoes back home and pedals (who never arrived...) and buy some normal pedals and hiking shoes (not ideal) Try maybe some warm mountain bike cycling shoes (they are better for bikepacking, even on a road bike) For your bags, it depends. I had this 17l saddle bag 14 liter frame bag... https://preview.redd.it/bm9fouzs1wvg1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9a66d1c980831d9b8f3ec9121b68217692dac37d It was ok because i strapped so much in front. I had like every big tool you can imagine, a tent... but it was such a pain to pack.. on this picture it is really badly strap you can use this by the way : [https://www.alltricks.com/F-41481-accessoires-de-transport/P-2161775-topeak\_saddle\_bag\_stabilizer\_backloader\_wishbone\_black](https://www.alltricks.com/F-41481-accessoires-de-transport/P-2161775-topeak_saddle_bag_stabilizer_backloader_wishbone_black) It can help a lot I did what many do : For my first trip i just bought two huge rear bags. Then for this one as a "Real hardcore bikepacker" I use a saddle bag Now I know and for the next, i will probably buy some smaller rear bags Ah and yeah, the most important : Buy some good wheels, a lot of spokes, good hubs.... if you have to buy one during the trip you will pay twice the price for a shitty wheel. They have nothing in bike shops.

I did the tour last year, between mid july to end of september. in the northern part it was like 3 C in the night to 8 during the day. We had cold rainy weather tho. It can be better. We had rain almost every day from mid finland, then up to nordkapp and down most of norway and denmark... and germany. More than one month of showers almost every day. I had many big tools (cassette remover...) and spare parts. Bike shops don't have anything there, and every where else... it's almost always like that. \-- You probably won't find any good wheel without ordering it in a bike shop, you won't find a good hub fitting your wheel, most don't sell tools (I had to go a a biltema) But yeah you will find a chain, a cassette, break pads and stuff like thatt The main problem was. they had no tools to sell and didn't want to help. Maybe it's bad luck (tho the guy in oulu said his collegues were not friendly). It was a surprise because in the us, every time i went to a bike shop, they saw a touring guy and find the time to look at my bike immediately. In finland and norway it was like : You can book an appointment for next week... It's really better to leave with a good set of wheels I bought mine on velofactory (buy the tools to open and grease the hubs before leaving they are really hard to find) The thing is there is no point of not taking small rear bags, it's a pain to pack, you need some stuff to cook, You. can find some specials racks who fit on bike with no screws for it The front aero bars are really helpful to strap loads of stuff in the front Just remember a road bike (like mine tho) is not really made to carry a lot of weight (but the wheels are the most important part...) It's the classic move of every wanna be bike packer. The year before I crossed the US with two big rear bags, and there was just no problem with it A saddle bad is a pain to strap, if it moves it's really shitty, when it rains in the morning you don't want to spend one hour packing every day, things are not really accessible In the end, it's a lot of bag for very little space. And you won't go much faster. For sure for my next bike trip i will choose something in between

Honestly look at Decathlon 0c down it's comfortable below freezing and while it's not the lightest bag it's certainly the lightest for the money.

Buy a 0 degree mt900 decathlon sleeping bag - an insulated pad and the mt900 1p tent. That should be good value and last some time.