1985 Trek 720 Tourer All Cleaned Up
08-11-18, 10:41 AM
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1985 Trek 720 Tourer All Cleaned Up
Now that all the mud is off after it's first ever tour, it's time to roll out a few pics of my newly acquired 1985 Trek 720. 
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08-11-18, 10:50 AM
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Lovely
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Beautiful Bike. What kind of pedals are those? They remind me of the old Lyotard Berthet (steel) pedals I used to have. (I foolishly installed them on my brother's bike years ago. I don't think he even rides anymore, but I can't bring myself to ask for them back!)
08-11-18, 01:43 PM
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They are the original pedals, SR-SP11.
08-11-18, 03:24 PM
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I agree very beautiful bike.
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08-11-18, 05:39 PM
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Fantastic looking bike!
Are those the MKS half clips? I have a couple sets of the King Cage clips and a couple sets of the MKS full clips like that. I have not cinched down a toe strap in years- so realistically, half clips would be great for me.
Is your chain stay protector off, or worn through or something? Mine is kind of chopped up, but it's sort of like yours...
You should PM a mod and make a change to the thread title- it's kind of ambiguous as to what this thread is about!
Congratulations!
Are those the MKS half clips? I have a couple sets of the King Cage clips and a couple sets of the MKS full clips like that. I have not cinched down a toe strap in years- so realistically, half clips would be great for me.
Is your chain stay protector off, or worn through or something? Mine is kind of chopped up, but it's sort of like yours...
You should PM a mod and make a change to the thread title- it's kind of ambiguous as to what this thread is about!
Congratulations!
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08-12-18, 03:14 PM
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Fantastic looking bike!
Are those the MKS half clips? I have a couple sets of the King Cage clips and a couple sets of the MKS full clips like that. I have not cinched down a toe strap in years- so realistically, half clips would be great for me.
Is your chain stay protector off, or worn through or something? Mine is kind of chopped up, but it's sort of like yours...
You should PM a mod and make a change to the thread title- it's kind of ambiguous as to what this thread is about!
Congratulations!
Are those the MKS half clips? I have a couple sets of the King Cage clips and a couple sets of the MKS full clips like that. I have not cinched down a toe strap in years- so realistically, half clips would be great for me.
Is your chain stay protector off, or worn through or something? Mine is kind of chopped up, but it's sort of like yours...
You should PM a mod and make a change to the thread title- it's kind of ambiguous as to what this thread is about!
Congratulations!
Yeah, the chain protector on the stay is the only odd thing about the bike. It's like it was an afterthought just a flimsy film put down that may protect from chain slap, but is not up to literally every other aesthetic aspect of the bike.
I'm very pleased with how the bike rides, loaded and unloaded. Good advice re the thread title.
08-14-18, 02:23 PM
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Very pretty bike! I hope I might run across you riding it sometime in the TC metro to take a closer look.
Did you add the upper Blackburn rack? As I recall they came with just the low rider. Nice combo.
Did you add the upper Blackburn rack? As I recall they came with just the low rider. Nice combo.
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08-15-18, 01:03 AM
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Wow, I'm envious of those racks and cages! Absolutely beautiful! They really did a great job with those colors.
08-15-18, 04:00 AM
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Beauty!!
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08-15-18, 04:52 PM
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So what do you all have going on here?
8 Speed?
What did you change from Randy's build?
Any plans to change anything else?
Any other tours/trips planned?
8 Speed?
What did you change from Randy's build?
Any plans to change anything else?
Any other tours/trips planned?
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08-15-18, 05:22 PM
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Such a stunningly beautiful bike, but also so functional! I love that about the old school grand touring bikes. They have class! New school tourers just seem like utilitarian MTBs to me.
08-16-18, 07:34 AM
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Took his newer crankset off and put the original back on. This required replacing a 107mm Shimano sealed bb with a 127.5 cup and cone from a 620 I built up for a friend (with modern crankset).
Replaced Nitto Noodle bars with randonneuring bars I had from an old Miyata 210.
Brooks B17 in place of Anatomica.
Removed fenders. They were OK for Paved, but not near enough clearance for gravel.
Next summer planning for a Twin Cities to Santa Fe to Yellowstone to Twin Cities tour.
08-16-18, 03:31 PM
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Everything about this bike is graceful and classy. While I believe there's good reasons for a lot of the changes into modern touring bikes- they lose a lot of the "class" and elegance of the grand tourers of the late 70s-mid 80s.
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Yes, 9 speed cassette so that's a change from 8.
Took his newer crankset off and put the original back on. This required replacing a 107mm Shimano sealed bb with a 127.5 cup and cone from a 620 I built up for a friend (with modern crankset).
Replaced Nitto Noodle bars with randonneuring bars I had from an old Miyata 210.
Brooks B17 in place of Anatomica.
Removed fenders. They were OK for Paved, but not near enough clearance for gravel.
Next summer planning for a Twin Cities to Santa Fe to Yellowstone to Twin Cities tour.
Took his newer crankset off and put the original back on. This required replacing a 107mm Shimano sealed bb with a 127.5 cup and cone from a 620 I built up for a friend (with modern crankset).
Replaced Nitto Noodle bars with randonneuring bars I had from an old Miyata 210.
Brooks B17 in place of Anatomica.
Removed fenders. They were OK for Paved, but not near enough clearance for gravel.
Next summer planning for a Twin Cities to Santa Fe to Yellowstone to Twin Cities tour.
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08-16-18, 04:14 PM
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We did some gravel riding after a night of rain. It became concrete between the tires and fenders. I was barely able to keep the wheels going on a level stretch in the granny gear. That's when they went bye bye.
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They are MKS Half Clips. They work very well.
Yeah, the chain protector on the stay is the only odd thing about the bike. It's like it was an afterthought just a flimsy film put down that may protect from chain slap, but is not up to literally every other aesthetic aspect of the bike.
I'm very pleased with how the bike rides, loaded and unloaded. Good advice re the thread title.
Yeah, the chain protector on the stay is the only odd thing about the bike. It's like it was an afterthought just a flimsy film put down that may protect from chain slap, but is not up to literally every other aesthetic aspect of the bike.
I'm very pleased with how the bike rides, loaded and unloaded. Good advice re the thread title.
hell of a a drool worthy grail find though.*
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I really enjoy seeing the details of this build. I recently acquired an '85 720 in good condition but with garbage modern parts. I will be referencing yours for direction!
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There’s a newer, non lugged 520 I’ve been eyeing on my local CL. Not Nearly as pretty!