^^ You accessorized well, even then. ^^

Bookending this old thread with my new-to-me Raleigh Racing USA Competition, picked up yesterday!

I really like the way those Raleighs look. The white and the chrome with the "Racing USA" and red & blue touches here and there. Very nice.

1985 Centurion Le Mans RS
many parts have been changed out to make it a more user-friendly-to-me rider.


1985 Schwinn Voyageur SP
how it's currently set-up. will be getting a few minor changes over the winter

Interesting zombie thread, worth bringing back, missed it first time around, but didn’t have an 85 ride back then, however, now I do!
Tim






85 Trek 670

1985 Zullo with Campagnolo Victory group

If I am reading the Asian Serial Number Guide correctly, then my Nashbar Road Mk II qualifies. The serial starts with DQ, which puts the build date in August 1984 for the 1985 Spring catalog.

I found it in completely original condition last spring, looking like it had been ridden for the 1985 triathlon season and then hung up in the garage for the next 39 years. It was covered with a lot of dust, mainly concentrated on the undersides of the seat and frame. Everything cleaned up well and the Flamboyant Red paint really sparkles in the sun. The hoods were still supple and the bar tape was in good condition, so I just removed the stem and bars as a unit and kept them together in case I want to return them later. I soldered the broken wire on the Cateye computer and got it working, but I'm not sure I want to put it back on this bike. I prefer the Garmin Edge that I can move from bike to bike. The saddle is also a Nashbar unit that I bought around 10 years ago. It is like a poor man's C17.


1985 Nashbar Road Mk II as found


Spring 1985 Nashbar catalog page (thanks to steelbikeguy)


Spring 1985 Nashbar catalog page (thanks to steelbikeguy)


1985 Nashbar Road Mk II cleaned up and ready to ride

1985 Norco Magnum GT

Contemplating restoring this one to its 1985 Biopace/6207 glory as pictured and before I messed with it by adding a smooth Nitto post, 6500 DP brakes, SLR aero levers, shorter cranks with round rings, and a ST Sprint rear derailleur. There was not a single thing wrong with it before.

Wow, yeah I got some....


1985 Cannondale SR500


1985 Univega Gran Sprint - S


1985 Raleigh Team USA


1985 Vitus 979 Paris Sport


1985 Guerciotti Victory


~1985 Zullo Special


1985 Cannondale SR900


1985 Pinarello Montello SLX


1985 Trek 600


1985 Centurion LeMans RS

1992 is a good year, too!

That purple Can o' ale (which you can make from the top tube decal) is the business! I've never seen one that color.

Also, 1985 looks to have been very nice to you.

--Shannon

1985 bikes were pretty special - here's my P10M Premiére and a friend's RRS. I've owned the Peugeot from new, and my friend bought the Raleigh from me.