With travel opening up again, we have finally resumed our Mariposa Cycling Tours. This Priorat wine country cycling tour in mid-October visited four of Spain’s premier wine regions: The D.O. (Denominacio d’Origin)…
Hell Of The North 2022 Fall Edition
The road and gravel season came to end last weekend with the autumn edition of the Hell of the North, a long running gravel event northeast of Toronto. A huge…
Roaring Crowds & Whirling Cyclists in Six Days of Track Racing
By Michael Barry In Ghent, Belgium, the low thunder of the cyclists racing into the wooden banking of the velodrome is unheard over the festivities in the track center. A…
Sud de France Tour 2022
With travel opening up again, we have finally resumed our Mariposa Cycling Tours. Michael Barry recently led a tour from Ax-Les-Thermes to Colliure, France. From the heart of the Pyrenees to…
Allied Echo with SRAM Red AXS
A new Allied Echo with SRAM Red, ENVE AG25s and Rene Herse Tires. Black in handlebars and Rene Herse Steilacoom Endurance Tires. SRAM Red 2 x 12 speed drivetrain with…
Youth Rising
By Michael Barry Traditionally, the path to becoming a professional cyclist with a long and successful career followed a structured progression. Skipping steps in that process was thought to be…
Mariposa Feature: Allroad Bicycle with Dura-Ace Di2
A custom Allroad bicycle built with Kaisei tubing, lugged, brazed and a Ritchey WCS Gravel Carbon Fork. Specifications: Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace R9170 Hydraulic Di2 2 x 11 speed Wheels: Shimano…
Team Ontario Wins the Road Race at Canada Games
Congratulations to Mariposa riders, Hudson Lubbers and Jack Ciotlos for representing Ontario at the Canada Games in Niagara last week. The team rode well as they supported their teammate, David Olejniczak on his road…
Via Italia Criterium
Mariposa Team racers Ashlin Barry and Hudson Lubbers finished 3rd and 8th in the Pro 1/2 Via Italia Criterium in Windsor ON. Watch the post race interview with the podium finishers. Photography…
Mariposa Bicycles: The Essence of What We Do
Cinematographer, Luke McCutcheon, Jacq Antrade and team beautifully capture the essence of what we do at Mariposa Bicycles in this short film.
Mariposa Feature: Allroad Bicycle with Shimano Ultegra R8170 12 speed
A custom Allroad bicycle built with Kaisai tubes, lugs and a Whisky carbon fork that accepts fenders. It was built up with a Shimano Ultegra 12 speed hydraulic groupset, ENVE Foundation 45 wheels…