As you may have read in the New York Times or Bike Portland, there was a bike tour featuring 200 bright orange Batavus bikes in NYC on Thursday. They now have a Flickr slideshow up of the event, which we feature below:
For more on this cool event, which was unfortunately overshadowed in Holland by a [...]
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, [...]
Summary: A look at the growing urban bike culture in the United States and Europe, with a special emphasis on the personalities involved.
Rating: 5/5
Availability: Order it from Powell’s if you want to feel authentic. Otherwise you could go for the usual, Amazon.
“I often saw cyclists running red lights, riding the wrong direction on one-way streets, [...]
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, [...]
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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