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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...
The Long Winter Ride: How it has changed and what that means.
The Long Winter Ride: How it has changed and what that means.
By Michael Barry  Photography By Camille McMillan  We would meet later in the morning, waiting for the sun to rise high enough to warm the air and melt the frost... Read more...
ALAN Restoration
ALAN Restoration
Through the 70’s and into 80’s the top cyclocross racers and several pro road racers, used Italian made Alan frames as the bonded aluminum frames were some of the lightest... Read more...
How past generations optimized aerodynamics and efficiency
How past generations optimized aerodynamics and efficiency
By Michael Barry  Before the 1980’s, it would be easy to think that racers didn’t consider the effects of air resistance on their performance. Bicycles and clothing hadn't changed much... Read more...
1980s Bianchi ‘Adventure’ Mountain Bike Conversion / Restoration
1980s Bianchi ‘Adventure’ Mountain Bike Conversion / Restoration
Vintage mountain bikes can become great gravel bikes as the frame geometry is suitable, the tire clearances ample enough for large tires and mudguards and the frames resilient, comfortable and... Read more...