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By Dede Barry Shimano’s GRX drivetrain is the first dedicated gravel/adventure group set on the market. I recently spent a week riding and testing the Di2 version in Girona / Costa Brava [...]

This all road bike, recently built in the workshop, is ready for dirt, mud, tarmac, mountains and plains.  And of course, it has a frame pump. It was built with lightweight Columbus tubing with [...]

“I would like to do whatever it is, that presses the essence from the hour.” Ellen Meloy, The Anthropology of Turquoise   Rounding the final bend and climbing into the clouds they knew the [...]

A lightweight bike built for the roads of Northern Ontario. Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs Fork: Ritchey WCS Carbon Gravel Thru-Axle Paint: Mariposa Stripes Front [...]

By Dede Barry Photography by Jody Wilson Rain, dirt, mud, gravel, sun, quiet country roads, spring flowers, good food and camaraderie will make for a good bike ride with memorable moments. Last [...]

An all-road bicycle with a Whisky Parts Co. disc fork that accepts fenders and Shimano Ultegra Di2 (electric) hydraulic group.     Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs [...]

Mike Barry Sr and Michael Jr. spent countless hours talking about bikes, what worked well and what didn’t. Riding in the city streets which are spotted with potholes and often on gravel backroads [...]

       Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs Fork: Whisky No. 9 Cyclocross carbon fork with fender mounts, flat-mount brakes and thru-axles. Front Derailleur: Dura-Ace Di2 Rear Derailleur: [...]

Winter riding can be a great adventure, a lot of fun and a whole lot better than riding the trainer if you are well prepared, but it can be miserable if you are not. When pairing proper clothing [...]

This bicycle was built for all-road adventure riding with lightweight steel tubing, lugged construction and a Whisky No. 9 carbon fork with thru-axles, flat mount disc brakes and fender mounts. [...]

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 [...]

This road disc bicycle was built for the Swiss Alps with the ENVE Speed Release Road Disc Fork, SRAM eTap Components, ENVE 3.4 Disc rims, cockpit components and cages, Compass 28mm Tires and [...]