Archives

As a young teenager in the fifties I spent most of my spare time riding my bike, hanging around the local bike shop or visiting as many as I could of all the bike shops in London. After the war, [...]

Frame:  Columbus tubing with long point lugs Fork:  Whisky Carbon with fender mounts Paint: Metallic grape and pearlescent yellow Rear Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Di2 Front Derailleur: Shimano [...]

By Michael Barry Paris Roubaix, the toughest of the one day professional bike races, is not only decided by skill, endurance, power and luck but also on equipment selection. Each year, prior the [...]

The gravel racing season is underway and Team Mariposa riders have had a solid start with Sjaan Gerth finishing 2nd place in the Ossian Mudslinger Gravel Series Race in New York and 3rd in the [...]

Toronto (Cabbagetown) cyclist, Paul Kaminski rode his 1980s Mariposa, which he restored himself in the L’Eroica California April 14-15, 2018.

A cyclocross 1×11 Shimano Dura-Ace / XTR Di2 hydraulic brake racing bicycle built with a Quarq power meter painted with Team Mariposa racing stripes. Specifications: Frame:  Columbus tubing [...]

A c1950s Jo Routens restoration.  A replica Routens front derailleur, the fenders stays and the rear carrier was built in the Mariposa Bicycles – Bicycle Specialties workshop by Michael [...]