Features

Bike City: How industry, advocacy & infrastructure shaped Toronto's cycling culture
Bike City: How industry, advocacy & infrastructure shaped Toronto's cycling culture
Today, the bicycle is a mainstream mode of transportation for almost a million cyclists in Toronto, yet sharing the road has been a challenge for city builders and city users... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Bianchi Campione del Mondo. Italy, 1953
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Bianchi Campione del Mondo. Italy, 1953
When the shop quieted down in the winter months, Mike Barry Sr. worked on custom Mariposa Bicycle orders and restored vintage bicycles.  If he had the time, he would also restore some of the bicycles... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Dura-Ace Di2 Hydraulic Bike
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Dura-Ace Di2 Hydraulic Bike
Chris King Threadless Headset Handbuilt wheels with Chris King R45 center lock disc hubs and H Plus Son Hydra Rims Flat mount disc brake Chris King Threadfit 24 Matte Pink... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Thru-Axle Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Thru-Axle Bicycle
  Specifications: Frame: Columbus Tubing with long point lugs Fork: ENVE Cross Disc Fork, Thru-Axle Rear Derailleur: SRAM Force 1 Medium Cage Crankset: SRAM Force 1 Chainring: SRAM X-Sync 42T... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: Canti Gravel Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: Canti Gravel Bicycle
Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs Fork: Whisky No. 7 CX Canti Paint: Green, Celeste and Vanilla Cream Front Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace 9100 Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace 9100... Read more...
The Commute: Weekly News On Cycling, Bicycles and Commuting May 3, 2018
The Commute: Weekly News On Cycling, Bicycles and Commuting May 3, 2018
Gretchen Reynolds from the The New York Times reported this week that barely 3 percent of the American work force bikes or walks to work with any frequency, despite the... Read more...
Mariposa Mountain Bike #1: Custom 650B / 27.5" Fillet-Brazed
Mariposa Mountain Bike #1: Custom 650B / 27.5" Fillet-Brazed
Frame: Columbus tubing, fillet brazed. Paint: 2 colour fade with flourescent yellow highlight Fork: Rockshox Reba RL, Suspension Fork 27.5", Solo Air, 120mm, 1-1/8"-1-1.5" Thru-Axle 15x100 Offset 42mm Crankset: Shimano... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1958 Cinelli Model B
Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1958 Cinelli Model B
As a young teenager in the fifties I spent most of my spare time riding my bike, hanging around the local bike shop or visiting as many as I could... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: 650B All-Road Touring Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: 650B All-Road Touring Bicycle
Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs Fork: Whisky Carbon with fender mounts Paint: Metallic grape and pearlescent yellow Rear Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Di2 Front Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 Chainwheel:... Read more...
Disc Brakes Or Not?
Disc Brakes Or Not?
By Michael Barry Paris Roubaix, the toughest of the one day professional bike races, is not only decided by skill, endurance, power and luck but also on equipment selection. Each... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: Team Mariposa Racer, Jack Ciotlos' Cyclocross Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: Team Mariposa Racer, Jack Ciotlos' Cyclocross Bicycle
A cyclocross 1x11 Shimano Dura-Ace / XTR Di2 hydraulic brake racing bicycle built with a Quarq power meter painted with Team Mariposa racing stripes. Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with long... Read more...
Restoration Feature: c1950s Jo Routens
Restoration Feature: c1950s Jo Routens
A c1950s Jo Routens restoration. A replica Routens front derailleur, the fenders stays and the rear carrier was built in the Mariposa Bicycles - Bicycle Specialties workshop by Michael Barry.... Read more...