Features

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...

Plan de Corones

December 22, 2016

By Michael Barry Photography by Michael Blann Some moments we remember vividly, as if they are a motion picture unfolding in our memory, others become snap shots, while others become...

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...

Feature Interview: Oliver Bertin

December 14, 2016

Oliver Bertin has been a friend and Mariposa customer for more than 30 years. He’s also an award-winning journalist and editor, who covered the Tour de France in the 1980s....

Comeback Kid: An Interview With Sjaan Gerth

December 7, 2016

Although Sjaan Gerth is relatively new to competitive cycling, he rides like a well-seasoned cyclist. We met Sjaan in January, 2016 when he visited the Mariposa workshop. He was interested...

Vintage Bicycle Feature: The Peloso

November 30, 2016

By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai I had just finished a circuit race in Toronto’s High Park. I hadn’t done particularly well in the race but I felt that...

Winter (Excerpt from Le Metier)

November 28, 2016

By Michael Barry Photography by Camille McMillan In bed, lying awake in the darkness, everything from the past and future swirls together to calm or create anxiety. Once the lights...

Mountains: Epic Cycling Climbs (Excerpt)

October 28, 2016

Excerpt by Michael Barry from Michael Blann's new book of photography featuring many of cycling's mythical climbs. Stagiaire. They chatted as they smoked in a language that was undecipherable. The...

Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1975 Zeus

September 9, 2016

By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai Spain is not well known for its bikes. In many ways it is an ideal cycling destination but is nowhere near as...

Greg Curnoe's Mariposa Low Profile (Video)

August 23, 2016

[embed]https://vimeo.com/179914594[/embed] Canadian artist, Greg Curnoe's 1975 Mariposa Low Profile time trial bicycle. For more information on this bicycle, as well as Greg Curnoe's other Mariposa Bicycles, please read Mike Barry's...

BGA. France, 1936.

August 9, 2016

By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai A few years ago my son Michael was scanning the French eBay site and came across a french bike that had a...

Vintage bicycle feature: 1958 Rotrax

July 18, 2016

By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai In around 1958 prominent Toronto racer, Trevor Allen ordered three handmade bicycles from Rotrax Cycles in Southampton, England. He purchased two identical bikes...