Back in August, we purchased an Azor Secret Service handmade Dutch bicycle from the Seattle Dutch Bike Company. We’ve written several reviews of the bike and its accoutrements since we got it, and have ridden the bike quite a bit to events and as a general commuting and car-replacement bike.
The Azor is a great bike, [...]
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Azor Secret Service long-term test just about over
Metrofiets – handmade utility bikes from Portland, Oregon
Editor’s note: Seattle writer Paul Andrews was kind enough to catch Metrofiets at the Seattle International Bicycle Expo for us and wrote this fantastic article.
by Paul Andrews
You’re thinking about taking the plunge and ditching the car. But you wonder: How will I shop for groceries? What about the toddlers? And what if I need a [...]
1200 Mile Update: Azor Secret Service, Service, Service
Previous sections of my long-term review of an Azor Secret Service are here:
Delivery Notes and First Impressions
Quick Update
In the few months I have had it so far, I have traveled roughly 1200 miles now on my Azor Secret Service bicycle. I’m past due for an update, and I do have a few things to report.
Service, [...]
Quick Azor Secret Service update
The initial review of the Azor Secret Service, my new daily commuter and car replacement, is here.
It’s been a bit over two weeks since I started riding my Azor Secret Service dutch bicycle, and I wanted to just provide a quick update on how things have been, the good and the bad.
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First Impressions: Xtracycle FreeRadical convertion kit
The new Xtracycle is here! The new Xtracycle is here!
Yes, I like Steve Martin in The Jerk, am now somebody. My Xtracycle FreeRadical kit arrived yesterday evening and I immediately went to work converting my old Trek 7200 hybrid into a true S.U.B, Sports Utility Bicycle.
It took me about two hours to fully install the [...]

















