As I'm into Touring bikes, you'll see 1985 is really the pinnacle of the flagship Grand Touring bikes- from then on out, touring bikes weren't the priority of the bike companies, nor the component companies. There were still glorious bikes made for touring, but they rarely (with the exception of Miyata) had top of the line parts and a feature laden, special frame.
My two 1985 bikes are my 1985 Trek 720- Trek's top of the line, brand flagship model tourer. It's theoretically made from Reynolds 531C tubing- I happen to think it's a special, touring specific, model of 531C. Pretty much everything on the bike, as stock, was about as top of the line as far as brands and their touring/ATB componentry. I've tweaked the bike- this is "about" how it is now; there's some changes here and there- but it's pretty much like this:
My other 1985 bike is the "little brother" to the 720- the 1985 Trek 620. The 1985 Trek 620 was a really special bike, unlike any other year of the 620, it was built to a really similar geometry and componentry as the 720. Most uniquely, the 47cm chainstays. I'd argue that the the 1985 Trek 620 would be pretty doggone close, if not better than many other makes' Class A bikes. The 620 had a 531CS frame, so the main tubes were 531, and the stays and fork were made of Reynolds CrMo- in any consideration- that's a really good bike. Thanks to ImageCrap for crapping out, I've got relatively few pix of this bike online right now. I've changed a few things here and there on my 620- the big changes are running 6 speed Suntour Command Shifters, a Suntour XC Comp RD, Nitto B177 bars, Nitto/Specialized Dirt Drop stem, and Avocet/Super Champion wheels. This bike rides so nicely- it's so nice, it's really hard to decide which bike is my "favorite." I've put more miles on this bike, probably than all my other bikes put together. It's a great, mighty bicycle.
