Features

May 30, 2017

Within a few blocks we leave our sleeping neighbourhood streets and enter the lush green of the park. The spring air is thick with humidity. The houses are still dark,...

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Cinelli Super Corsa, 1951

May 11, 2017

By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai In the early 1950s, I was a kid living in London with very little money, but an intense interest in everything to do...

Umberto Dei Milano, 1938.

April 12, 2017

By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai It wasn't until 1937 that variable gears were allowed to be used in the Tour de France. The organizer, Henri Desgrange believed that...

Mariposa Feature: All-Road Di2 Bicycle

April 11, 2017

An all-road bicycle build with internal wiring for Shimano Di2 electric shifting and to accommodate a carbon Whisky Cyclocross Disc fork with fender mounts. Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with long...

Mariposa Feature: Growling Beaver Brevet 2016 Bicycle

April 4, 2017

At the 2016 Growling Beaver Brevet, Mariposa Bicycles donated a frame and fork in an effort to help raise money to help people with Parkinson's. Proceeds went to the Davis...

Mariposa Feature: All-Road Bicycle

March 25, 2017

Photography by Walter Lai A Mariposa All-Road Bicycle built with custom lugs to accommodate the 44mm head tube, an Enve Composites fork, a White Industries crankset and paint inspired by...

Dressed up or stripped down, this bike is ideal for most adventures.

March 21, 2017

By Michael Barry Photography by Walter Lai Over the last two years, the cyclo cross bike I built has had a few additions made to it as I tested parts...

Skratch Labs All-Road Frame

March 7, 2017

An all-road frame built for Allen Lim, the founder of Skratch Labs Photography by Walter Lai

Road Bicycle Feature

January 23, 2017

Photography by Walter Lai A road bicycle custom built for Team Mariposa cyclist, Marshall Eidinger with ENVE stem, handlebars, seatpost, Lezyne pump and K-Edge Garmin mount painted to match. Marshall's...

One Man And His Mariposa

January 9, 2017

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,...

Those Chain Gears And A Funky Bike

January 9, 2017

By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai In the early part of the twentieth century variable gearing became available for bicycles. In France a number of companies marketed derailleurs in...

The Colourful And Enduring Life Of A Bicycle

December 16, 2016

By Michael Barry Photography by Ian Austen A bicycle remains one of the simplest and most efficient forms of human transportation. Its design is so good it is hard to...