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In Bike Tours, Favourite Rides, GPS Routes, Photos, Randonneur, Touring

Posted August 17, 2018

Favourite Rides: Gates Gully and the Doris McCarthy Trail

We each have a spot or two where we ride that we consider magical. These are the kind of places where we feel at peace, where we feel free on the bike. Riding is not only sport and transportation [...]

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In Bicycles, Bike Tours, Design, Equipment, History, Randonneur, Stories, Touring

Posted January 8, 2017

One Man And His Mariposa

By Bob Zeller I got my first view of my new Mariposa while watching Mike Barry build it up in the front room of his late Mum’s house in Wimbledon, England in 1978. Mike had made the frame earlier [...]

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In Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Photos, Vintage Bicycles

Posted September 22, 2016

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Mariposa Randonneur, 1981: Raid Pyrenean Bicycle

By Mike Barry Sr. Photography By Walter Lai In 1981, my ex business partner, Mike Brown and I decided to attempt the Raid Pryenean, a 750 kilometer journey across the length of the Pyrenean [...]

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In Bicycles, Bike Tours, Equipment, Events, Photos, Travel

Posted September 19, 2016

Pyrenees Tour

By Michael Barry Photography by Michael Barry, Jaume Cabruja, Jordi Cantal and Albert Pages Having ridden all over the world, the Pyrenean mountains remain one of my favourite spots to ride a [...]

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In Bicycles, Bike Tours, Design, Equipment, History, Stories, Video

Posted May 25, 2016

OFF THE BEATEN PATH

Rough stuff in the French Alps, 1984 By Mike Barry Sr. Photos by Ian Austen and Walter Lai Since I was a young boy living in London, England, cycling has been about the adventure. I still ride to [...]