OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Rough stuff in the French Alps, 1984 By Mike Barry Sr. Photos by Ian Austen and Walter Lai Since I was a young boy living in London, England, cycling has…
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.
BICYCLE FEATURE: ROAD BIKE WITH CAMPAGNOLO ATHENA
Photography by Walter Lai This is Mike Barry Sr.’s road bike. When he was a boy growing up in London, England, he had his eye on a blue and brown…
GRASS TRACK
By Michael Barry Photography by Walter Lai and Chris Monette Traffic in large cities has made teaching children to ride bicycles difficult. Allowing them to venture around the block on…
Cyclocross / Gravel Bike
Photography by Walter Lai SPECIFICATIONS: Frame: Columbus OS with Lugs Fork: Ritchey WCS Carbon Canti Cross Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace RD-9000 Front Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace FC-9000,…
MIXTE
By Dede Barry Video by Dave Delnea, Westside Studio Toronto Photography by Walter Lai When I was a girl, growing up in Milwaukee in the 70’s, a step through bike…
CAMPAGNOLO PARIS-ROUBAIX
By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai Paris-Roubaix, then and now. This year Matt Hayman won Paris-Roubaix covering the 257 km in 5h 51m at an average speed of 43.9…
Raid Pyrenean
By Mike Barry Photos by Bob Zeller In the seventies I read an article by renowned British journalist and my good friend, Jock Wadley where he mentioned a ride across…
A CHEF’S PORTEUR
By Michael Barry Video and Photography by Dave Delnea, Westside Studio Chris’ passion for life emanates whether he is cooking a feast, pedaling across the country, commuting to work or…
INSIDE PARIS-ROUBAIX
By Michael Barry Photography by Kristof Ramon and Scott Mitchell Paris Roubaix is a race of unknowns. What the riders can’t control, what looms in their futures, haunts them until…
Group Riding
By Dede Barry Photography by Walter Lai and Chris Monette Video by Michael Barry Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride, especially when the experience is shared…
Classics: The Fight For Position
By Michael Barry Every rider in the group knows what is coming: a small town with narrow streets and roundabouts, a corner, then another, then a mud-slicked, small-cobbled farm road,…