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By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai Since 1985 when Starley introduced the Rover Safety bike, there have been many efforts to improve on his design. Most of those efforts came to nothing. [...]

By Michael Barry Each morning we are out the door, on our bikes taking the kids to school and going to work. For the kids, like us, it is a refreshing start to the day. The ride to their school [...]

This touring frame was built in the late 1980s in the Mariposa workshop.  It was repainted in the Mariposa workshop in December 2018.   Frame includes a Campagnolo Nuovo Record headset, Dia-Compe [...]

by Michael Barry Photography by Walter Lai The route was marked up with a highlighter on a map spread over the dining room table.  A few nights before the event we drove the route by car and [...]

       Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs Fork: Whisky No. 9 Cyclocross carbon fork with fender mounts, flat-mount brakes and thru-axles. Front Derailleur: Dura-Ace Di2 Rear Derailleur: [...]

Winter riding can be a great adventure, a lot of fun and a whole lot better than riding the trainer if you are well prepared, but it can be miserable if you are not. When pairing proper clothing [...]

By Michael Barry A novel adventure turns any ride into a good ride.  Quite often, the greatest rides are when the adventure is shared with others.  The Rocky Mountains outside of Boulder, [...]

The Canadian National Cyclocross Championships were held November 10, 2018 in Peterborough, Ontario on a well designed, fun course in Canadian conditions.  The riders battled snow, mud and wind. [...]

A lifetime spent on bicycles traveling the world has allowed us to visit some fantastic areas with phenomenal riding. One of our favorites is Priorat, a region just south of Barcelona, Spain with [...]

Photography by Walter Lai Team Mariposa has had a great start to the ‘Cross season. Pary Bell on the grass run-up in the CXTO race at Centennial Park in Toronto. A strong field of kids at [...]