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
Doug Fattic Framebuilding Class: Building up my frame into a working bike
This article is is the final part of a series I’ve been writing about my experience taking a two week bicycle frame building class in December from master framebuilder, Doug Fattic.
Two weeks somehow became three and a half months. Back in December, I spent two weeks learning the trade of framebuilding from Doug Fattic in [...]
BikeHugger Mobile Social at SXSW Slideshow
Elliott and I were at the BikeHugger Mobile Social today and had a blast. Good ride, good food, and lots of terrific cyclists. Elliott also won an XtraCycle FreeRadical kit and is about to have a two XtraCycle family! We had a terrific time talking to Tim from the great Seattle blog Carfreedays, who rode [...]
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, [...]
Review: Basil Memphis Panniers
My Experience:
Using the Basil Memphis Panniers for about four months, for commuting, errand running, grocery getting, and just generally carrying things!
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From burned out to burning it up
I thought my racing season was done. In the last 9 months, I’ve spent an inordinate amount of time training to qualify for and then compete in the National Age Group Triathlon. And, honestly the last 2 months, I’ve been pretty burned out. I went to Portland to compete, but I was way more excited [...]
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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Review: Busch & Muller DToplight Senso Battery-Powered Rear Light
My Experience:
One week of using the DToplight Senso for commuting, including several night and dusk trips (approximately 20 miles of nighttime riding) on an Azor Secret Service bicycle.
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Azor Secret Service: Delivery Notes and First Impressions
If you have any questions or want any other impressions or component specifications, just comment below or send me an email, I’ll do what I can.
Azor / Henry Workcycles Secret Service bicycle, ordered from the Dutch Bicycle Company of Seattle.
RESULTS:
Style: 5/5
Ride Comfort: 5/5
Initial Impressions of Build Quality: 5/5
Accessories: 3/5
Safety: 5/5
Overall 4.75/5
Other Notes:
Rating of the UPS [...]










