Maximize your performance and endurance. As the summer solstice approaches, long rides and challenging events are on the agenda.  Equipment, comfort on the bike, fuel and recovery become increasingly important to ensure…
Dede Barry is a Silver medallist from the 2004 Athens Olympics and multiple medallist of World, National and Pan-American Championships. She is now an owner of Mariposa Bicycles and continues to ride her bike daily in and around Toronto and guides cycling tours internationally.
Summer Books – Cycling
Three books on the hard-won joys, monumental challenges and memorable feats of cyclists in the Tour de France and beyond. By Michael Barry for the Wall Street Journal The serpentine…
Fast Talk Femme Podcast: Increasing Longevity in Endurance Sport – with Katerina Nash
Learn how to maximize your endurance sport for a lifetime. Cross-country skier, mountain and cyclocross biker, Katerina Nash has an athletic career that spans three decades and five Olympic Games. She joins…
How To Avoid Overtraining –Â with Dr. Trent Stellingwerf
Learn how to get the most from your training and fueling—and avoid the pitfalls of overtraining—with advice from a leading academic. Dr. Trent Stellingwerff is a leading academic in the…
Riding the Waves of Passion: Michael Barry’s Reflections on Racing and Craftsmanship
Michael Barry and Anthony Walsh discuss Michael’s experience as a professional cyclist riding for renowned teams such as US Postal, T-Mobile, High Road, and Team Sky, and his present-day endeavors…
Mariposa Road Bicycle with SRAM Red AXS
This road bicycle was built with a combination of Columbus and Kaisei tubing and lugs. Â It has a Ritchey WCS Carbon Road Fork, a SRAM Red AXS groupset, ENVE wheels,…
Canadian National Gravel Championships 2023
Canadian National Gravel Championships were last weekend and the event hosted 3,000 participants.  American Cyclocross National Champion, Curtis White won the race.  The first Canadian / Canadian Gravel Champion was Evan…
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Dr. Julie Emmerman on Maximizing Your Mental Game
What happens between your ears is every bit as important as what happens in your muscles. We talk goals, mindset, body image, and more with sport psychologist Dr. Julie Emmerman.…
The Evening Time Trail
Riding slowly for fifty meters up and down the farm road, I tried to push away the nerve fuelled butterflies which fluttered around my body. One or two other riders,…
Mariposa Road Bicycle with Shimano Ultegra Di2, Rim Brake, 2 x 12 Speed
A custom Mariposa road rim brake bicycle built with Kaisei tubing, lugged and brazed. Â The fork is carbon and the bicycle was built up with a Shimano Ultegra Di2 2…
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: USA Cycling’s Brendan Quirk on Elevating Women’s Cycling
We chat with USAC’s CEO about the road ahead for women’s cycling. In our latest Fast Talk Femmes podcast, USA Cycling CEO Brendan Quirk joins us to talk about the work the…
Hell of the North. Spring, 2023.
Sunshine, wind and dusty tracks at Hell of the North this year. Thank you to Ed Veal and Real Deal Racing for organizing another great day out. This event holds a…