It was time to add one more demo Rambler to the fleet. This is a 59 with a few fun details not yet seen on other builds. New Soma Cazadero 700×43 knobby tires, White Industries Double/Double drive train and ENO eccentric rear hub, Nitto Bosco bars, and a dropout mounted tail light. I made it out for a 30’ish mile shake down ride today and am really happy to have this one around. It will end up being the slightly more simple grab and go bike for around town. Even with the wider knobby tires there is still room for plastic fenders. The tires really need a 55mm fender, and at the moment there is no metal offering in that size that I know of. Now for the fun part.
How do the Cazaderos ride on pavement? Any “knobby buzz”?
They were shockingly smooth. Honestly the buzz from the dyno hub was more significant than the tires.