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…
A New Treader
Words by Mike Barry Sr. Photos by Walter Lai and Dede Barry Over the last 67 years that I have been cycling, I have had many bikes. Just two of…
Peter Morse’s Custom Mariposa SRAM Force 1 Cyclocross Bike: Test ride at the Growling Beaver Brevet
It was one of those days that happen once or twice a season … Words by Mariposa Painter Peter Morse Photos by Walter Lai Since the 1990s, when I was…
L’Eroica: La Mia Avventura
There is truly something magical about Tuscany. As I almost always avoid checking baggage when flying (unnecessary risk exposure), I was relieved to see the bike bag on the carousel…
GREG CURNOE AND HIS MARIPOSAS
It was in 1974 that the celebrated artist from London, Ontario, Greg Curnoe came to our store, Bicyclesport in downtown Toronto. He was obviously very interested in cycling and very…
Riding on the Dirt
In the late 1990’s, when Michael and I were living in Boulder, Colorado, we began to ride on gravel roads and trails through the countryside and up into the mountains…
Randonneur Bike September 2015
In the Mariposa Workshop we recently built a Randonneur bike for an old friend and customer from the U.S. He asked for a fully equipped bike and left much of…
SHADOWS ON THE ROAD – Prologue
The phone rang at the arranged time. The caller ID matched the number on the email. This was the call I had anticipated for nine years. One I knew would…
Sleeping High: Olympic Cyclist Dede Barry on Altitude Tents
Today many competitive endurance athletes practice a training philosophy known as “Live High, Train Low.” They sleep in an oxygen-poor environment (mimicking the high altitude environment) to thicken their blood,…