just waiting for the toe clips to come out of the oxalic acid bath, but couldn't wait to shoot a few pics and take it for a spin. Just thought I'd share....

Oh man, what a nice bike. I want one of those in a 62 cm size!

Beautiful! The 720 is one of my dream bikes........What kind of canti brakes are those?

Mariner Fan, Glad you like it. I kept it as original as I could; only replaced the tires, bar tape, chain and shifter cables...everything else got a full cleaning and refurbishing. The pics don't show the paint dings, rust on the cable guides, and assorted scars from the last 20+ years. From a couple feet away it really does look nice. and personally I always prefer a vintage bike that has kept it's "character" over a new powdercoat when the original paint is even remotely salvagable.

Well Biked, Thanks. I believe the cantis are Shimano XT's...here's a closer pic.




EDIT: Just realized I need a cap on that straddle wire...

+1

The vintage XTs are probably my favorite vintage cantilever, I think the gran compe 982s I have are slightly more aesthetically pleasing but you can't beat the XTs for ease of adjustability and function.

Thanks for posting that, those are indeed nice cantis. I'm looking at possibilities for a touring frame I have, I may look into those on ebay-

Is it an old touring bike? The distance from post to rim was different on the older bike than on the post 1990 bikes.... I forget what the adjustability it but I think nominal post to center of pad holder is 25mm

Yeah, it's an '83 Centurion Pro Tour. It's got Dia Compe canti's on it now, and I don't really want to use them. I've got some Tektro Oryx cantilevers I had hoped to use on the bike, and you're right, the modern canti's won't work with the frame and fork. But those XT's look nice, I hope they would work-

Well Biked,

If you're going to be looking for a set the model number on them is: BR-MC70 and they are dated "HG" which works out to July 1983. Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info!

Beautiful bike and I really like metallic Burgundy. Very nice. I'll bet it rides like a dream.

Mariner Fan,

How would a 61cm fit you...looks nice.

https://cgi.ebay.com/1983-Trek-720-61...QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks for the tip. I'm a bit tall for that bike. Yours is the bomb. Love the burgandy color.

+2 There was a 61cm on Ebay recently. It was a little small for me, and a bit to rich for me right now @ $810 .