Yup, it was a double and not a pure touring bike, and why I learned that a triple was necessary.
Don't even recall the make, got stolen not long after. Montreal sucks for bike theft.. it might have been a Nishiki? A heck of a long time ago.
My next bike had a triple and 7 speeds.
but 80s bikes still used 5, 6 speeds and half steps to help with jumps.