History

Mariposa Bicycles is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2019.  As part of the celebration, we will be featuring several bicycles from throughout its history, starting with the history and [...]

Photography by Walter Lai Mariposa Bicycles is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2019.  As part of the celebration, we will be featuring several bicycles from throughout its history, starting [...]

This Legnano Bicycle was made in Italy in 1948 and it is very similar to the bike that Italian bicycle racer, Gino Bartali used to win the 1948 Tour de France.  Professional cycling teams in [...]

Michael John Barry, father, grandfather, husband and a pillar of Canada’s cycling community, died on Dec. 29 at Mount Sinai Hospital. He was 80. Born in Wimbledon, England in 1938 to Percival and [...]

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, [...]

There are only 3 days to go until the fourth annual The Growling Beaver Brevet. As you may know, this is a tough gravel event that we help organize in Collingwood/Beaver Valley Ontario in support [...]

By Michael Barry Photography by Walter Lai and Michael Barry Out on a bicycle, we discover. We find little nooks of the countryside or the city that become our own sanctuary away from the noise [...]

Today, the bicycle is a mainstream mode of transportation for almost a million cyclists in Toronto, yet sharing the road has been a challenge for city builders and city users for well over a [...]

The Ideor bicycle company was one of the most highly respected bike companies in Italy. Established in the early part of the twentieth century in Savona, Ideor produced a complete range of high [...]

By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai At the London bike show in 1952, the Dunlop Company showed a movie that features all the highlights of the 1952 cycling season.  I thought that it was [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]