A new lugged porteur city bike custom built and painted with Mariposa stripes.  The porteur front carrier was handbuilt in the Mariposa Bicycles workshop.  The fluted Honjo fenders were painted to match and the components include a mixture of Chris King, Shimano, Paul Component, Pacenti, Rene Herse and Nitto.

   

 

Specifications:

  • Frame and Fork: Mariposa custom steel frame and fork, built with Kaisei tubing and brazed with long point lugs
  • Paint: White with Mariposa Stripes
  • Crankset: Rene Herse 1x
  • Chainring: Rene Herse 40T
  • Rear Derailleur: Shimano GRX 1x
  • Shifter: Microshift Centos 11
  • Cassette: Shimano 11-40
  • Chain: KMC X11 EPT
  • Bottom bracket: SKF JIS Square Taper BSC
  • Brake Levers: Paul Component Canti Polished Silver
  • Brakes: Paul Component Racer Center Pull
  • Headset: Chris King Gripnut Red 1″
  • Stem: Nitto NP
  • Handlebar: Nitto B352 North Road Handlebar
  • Seatpost: Nitto S83
  • Rims: Pacenti Brevet 650B
  • Hubs: Chris King R45 Red
  • QRs: Velo Orange Anti-theft
  • Spokes: DT Swiss Competition
  • Tires: Rene Herse Baby Shoe Pass
  • Bottle cage: Nitto
  • Pedals: MKS Slyvain Touring Next
  • Saddle: Gilles Berthoud Aspin Brown
  • Fenders: Honjo Fluted, flutes painted to match
  • Porteur carrier: Mariposa custom built with chrome finish
  • Pump: Silca Impero painted to match
Dede Barry

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.

One thought on “Mariposa Feature: Porteur 650B City Bicycle”

  1. What a proctical and nimble city bike. The full frame pump is a nice feature and is still the most efficirny inflator.

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