Hi Stadjer!... thanks for the response..

I think Workcycles uses Azor as a frame builder and then puts some specific components on them, builds them up and sells them. From the few youtube videos I've watched showing about Azor's history and their factory, I was very very impressed. I'll investigate my options for ordering directly from them with the options I'm after vs ordering from Workcycles and see which one makes more sense...

In any event I'm really excited to have a "new" dutch bike as my experience with them before was in Indonesia where all of the dutch bikes are very old.. beautiful, but very old. I bought two separate Opafiets style bikes (one a "Magneet" and the other a "Simplex") while living there and on both of them the steering tube snapped while I was riding it!! I think the guy who was selling me the bikes was probably getting broken frames and having them cheaply re-welded.. not a great a guy! But anyway that bad experience still didn't dampen my enthusiasm for dutch bikes!

I'm looking to get front and rear roller brakes and the nexus premium 8 speed IGH.. I reckon that'll be pretty reliable and give me a good wide range to get up most hills.

Thanks again for the feedback.. I think I'll wait a few more weeks and make up my mind which model to go with and work out the ordering process.