Features

Mariposa Feature: All-Road Bicycle with Shimano Ultegra Di2 Hydraulic

July 16, 2020

All-Road bicycle built with Japanese Kaisei tubing, long point lugs and a Ritchey WCS Carbon Disc Fork. With a Shimano Ultegra Di2 hydraulic groupset, ENVE 3.4 AR disc wheels and...

Allied Bicycles Canada

May 31, 2020

We are pleased to announce that in addition to building custom Mariposa steel bicycles, we are now the exclusive Canadian distributors of Allied Cycleworks carbon bicycles. Our focus remains on...

Mariposa Feature: Creemore Turas Mor Gravel Bicycle

April 30, 2020

Designed for the rolling hills, gravel roads and beautiful countryside of Clearview Township. Sign up for the 2020 Creemore Brewery Turas Mor Gravel Cycling event and enter a chance to...

Mariposa Feature: All-Road Shimano Ultegra Di2 Hydraulic

April 17, 2020

Built with Kasai tubing, long point lugs and a Ritchey WCS gravel disc fork. This bike has clearance for 700C x 40mm / 650B x 48mm tires. Weight: 19 lbs....

Shimano RX8 Gravel Featherweight Racing Shoe Review

March 29, 2020

Shimano's new RX8 Gravel racing shoe fills a gap in cycling shoe market and were a welcome change for me personally, as I was happy to remove my bulky, heavy...

Mariposa Feature: All-Road Dura-Ace Di2 Hydraulic Disc Bicycle

March 22, 2020

Specifications: Tubing: Columbus with long point lugs Fork: Ritchey WCS Gravel Disc Fork Paint: Platinum with red, yellow and blue stripes Headset: Chris King NoThread Black Sotto Voce Front Derailleur:...

Mariposa Feature: A 650B All-Road Bike

December 15, 2019

This bicycle was built with a Shimano Di2 GRX groupset and the frame was built to accept both 650B and 700C rims and tires, giving the rider a wide range...

Shimano GRX Di2 Groupset Review

October 23, 2019

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 /...

Mariposa Feature: All-Road, All-Weather Bike

October 9, 2019

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...

Adventures Off The Beaten Path In the Pyrenees

October 9, 2019

Away from the traffic and into the green mountains I can quickly find the serenity that is elusive within the city. We climbed for an hour or so, up to...

Building Bicycles

August 24, 2019

By Michael Barry for Soigneur Photography by Ian Patterson The rising sun breaks through the trees, as we thrash across the open fields. Beneath us, our bikes absorb the undulations...

Mariposa Cyclocross Ultegra Di2 Bicycle

August 6, 2019

This bicycle was built for cyclocross with a 1x Quarq Power crankset (but with a plug hole added to the seat tube to maintain the option to convert the bicycle...