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Mariposa Road Integrated with SRAM Red
Mariposa Road Integrated with SRAM Red
We recently built this custom Mariposa Road Integrated bicycle with a mix of Kaisei and Columbus tubing, a Columbus Trefoil Integrated fork, Sram Red 2 x 12 speed groupset, Zipp... Read more...
Mariposa Allroad Bicycle with SRAM Force XPLR 1 x 13
Mariposa Allroad Bicycle with SRAM Force XPLR 1 x 13
We recently built this custom Mariposa Allroad / Gravel bicycle with Kaisei and Columbus tubing, a Ritchey Gravel Fork, Sram Force XPLR 1 x 13 speed groupset, handbuilt wheels with HED Rims and DTSwiss Hubs. It is... Read more...
Raid Pyrénéen: More Than a Crossing
Raid Pyrénéen: More Than a Crossing
Earlier this year, Jordi Cantal, a long time close friend from Girona, Spain asked me to send him the details of the Raid Pyrenéen and to relay any information I... Read more...
Baptized in Belgium
Baptized in Belgium
For generations the European continent has been the place for aspiring bike racers to learn, test their fitness against the best, and be seen by teams and scouts. Belgium, where... Read more...
RAID PYRÉNÉEN
RAID PYRÉNÉEN
RAID PYRÉNÉEN 1981. A few weeks ago, while I was over in Spain, a friend, Jordi, asked about me about the Raid Pyrénéen, a cycling route which crosses the french... Read more...
Integrated Mariposa Road Bike outfitted with SRAM and Enve
Integrated Mariposa Road Bike outfitted with SRAM and Enve
This Mariposa was built to climb through the Pyrenees or cruise over smooth gravel roads. The round steel tubing has a simple elegance to it and current framebuilding materials allow... Read more...
The Shop Bike: Decades old, laden with memories, for everyday use.
The Shop Bike: Decades old, laden with memories, for everyday use.
The front of the shop had an elegant entrance with large glass windows on King Street, a few doors in from Jarvis Street, in the centre of Toronto. My father... Read more...
A NIGHT WITH THE PROS
A NIGHT WITH THE PROS
Join Mariposa, SRAM & Visma Lease-a-Bike’s Ashlin Barry June 4 at Amsterdam Brewery for bikes, racing insights & prizes! Read more...
How to Prepare for Gravel Events
How to Prepare for Gravel Events
Gravel racing has quickly become one of the most exciting and demanding disciplines in cycling. Not only do gravel routes have less traffic but they also include an extra technical... Read more...
Finding Purpose in a Cloud of Metrics
Finding Purpose in a Cloud of Metrics
As I age, my body slows but perspective grows. I can no longer follow the accelerations of my son Ashlin, who is a professional cyclist, and his friends, but I... Read more...
City Bike Stories
City Bike Stories
City Bike Stories is a reflection on urban cycling, craft, and community, written by our longtime friend Tim Scott. For Tim, who worked in the shop while he was an... Read more...
Snow Ride
Snow Ride
My math homework half completed and Bob Dylan on the turntable, I looked out the window as snow began to fall. First a few scattered flakes spotted the sky but,... Read more...