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Michael Barry: Tips For Riding Through the Winter
Michael Barry: Tips For Riding Through the Winter
When pairing proper clothing with a bike fitted with mudguards or fenders, there are few weather conditions that can make a ride unpleasant. Their protection keeps water from soaking the... Read more...
In Search Of Perfection
In Search Of Perfection
By Dan Bereskin. Winning Magazine The following article was published in Winning Magazine in the early ‘80’s. It is a conversation on bicycles, art and design between Brown, Barry and... Read more...
A New Treader
A New Treader
Words by Mike Barry Sr. Photos by Walter Lai and Dede Barry Over the last 67 years that I have been cycling, I have had many bikes. Just two of... Read more...
Peter Morse's Custom Mariposa SRAM Force 1 Cyclocross Bike: Test ride at the Growling Beaver Brevet
Peter Morse's Custom Mariposa SRAM Force 1 Cyclocross Bike: Test ride at the Growling Beaver Brevet
It was one of those days that happen once or twice a season … Words by Mariposa Painter Peter Morse Photos by Walter Lai Since the 1990s, when I was... Read more...
Howard Chang's photo essay "Building My Mariposa for the 2015 L'Eroica"
Howard Chang's photo essay "Building My Mariposa for the 2015 L'Eroica"
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L'Eroica: La Mia Avventura
L'Eroica: La Mia Avventura
There is truly something magical about Tuscany. As I almost always avoid checking baggage when flying (unnecessary risk exposure), I was relieved to see the bike bag on the carousel... Read more...
Toronto Morning Cyclocross
Toronto Morning Cyclocross
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GREG CURNOE AND HIS MARIPOSAS
GREG CURNOE AND HIS MARIPOSAS
It was in 1974 that the celebrated artist from London, Ontario, Greg Curnoe came to our store, Bicyclesport in downtown Toronto. He was obviously very interested in cycling and very... Read more...
Riding on the Dirt
Riding on the Dirt
In the late 1990’s, when Michael and I were living in Boulder, Colorado, we began to ride on gravel roads and trails through the countryside and up into the mountains... Read more...
Randonneur Bike September 2015
Randonneur Bike September 2015
In the Mariposa Workshop we recently built a Randonneur bike for an old friend and customer from the U.S. He asked for a fully equipped bike and left much of... Read more...
Tire and Rim Sizes
Tire and Rim Sizes
Sutherland’s handbook lists 79 different bicycle rim sizes ranging in size from 12’ to 28”. In addition there are numerous tires of different widths made to fit each rim diameter.... Read more...