By Michael Barry A good steel frame can be used repeatedly, for decades. It can be ridden, crashed, fixed and adapted. In the shop, old bikes come in constantly that…
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.
BRUCE ZINGER’S GRAVEL / CYCLOCROSS BICYCLE
Photography by Bruce Zinger Bruce Zinger was the lucky winner of the 2015 Morning Glory Cycling Club’s annual Mariposa raffle. It has been a pleasure building Bruce this CX/gravel bike.…
650B Camping Bike
This bike was built at the customer’s request to be similar to a 1975 Rene Herse Camping model. The heavy duty “low rider” carriers are based on a Herse design.…
MARIPOSA CYCLOCROSS BICYCLE WITH SRAM 1×11 AND ZIPP COMPONENTS
Specifications: Frame: A mix of Columbus with long point lugs Fork: Ritchey Cross WCS Carbon Disc 1-1/8″ Rear Derailleur: SRAM Force 1 Derailleur Medium Cage Crankset: SRAM Force 1 Crankset…
On The Track
Dede (Demet) Barry competing in the Individual Pursuit at the 1988 Junior World Championships in Odense, Denmark on a custom built pursuit bike By Dede Barry Gazing out my bedroom…
Tips For Winter Riding: Layering
By Dede Barry | Photography by Walter Lai & Adam Madrzyk As a child, I skated laps with my friends on the Olympic speedskating oval in Miwaukee, Wisconsin. In the…
Side Launch Brewery Founder, Garnet Siddall’s Gravel Bike
We really enjoy preparing Christmas surprises. This Cyclocross / Gravel bike made for Side Launch Brewing Company founder, Garnet Siddall, was particularly fun. It is a steel tubed bicycle frame,…
Peter Morse’s custom Mariposa SRAM Force 1 Cyclocross Bike: Part 2 Racing
By Peter Morse | Photography by Walter Lai A good cross bike needs to plough through mud and float across frozen bumpy fields. Up in Canada, where the cold hits…
Winter’s Stolen Hours
By Michael Barry | Photography by Walter Lai The windows on the bedroom are lined with frost, blue and white crystal patterns becoming brilliant with the moonlight, still shining bright…
Mariposa Road Bicycle 2015
Mariposa road bike built with Columbus spirit tubing, Ritchey WCS Carbon fork, Shimano Dura-Ace mechanical groupset, Shimano PRO handlebars, Ritchey Classic stem and seat post, Fi’zik saddle, Chris King headset…
Michael Barry: Tips For Riding Through the Winter
When pairing proper clothing with a bike fitted with mudguards or fenders, there are few weather conditions that can make a ride unpleasant. Their protection keeps water from soaking the…
In Search Of Perfection
By Dan Bereskin. Winning Magazine The following article was published in Winning Magazine in the early ‘80’s. It is a conversation on bicycles, art and design between Brown, Barry and…