Features

Team Mariposa News: Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships

July 31, 2019

Hardwood Hills hosted the Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships July 20-21, 2019. Team Mariposa had several riders competing: Cameron Jette in the elite race, Jack Ciotlos in the U-19 Category,...

Team Mariposa News: July 17, 2019

July 17, 2019

Jack Ciotlos, Cameron Jette, Bas Stroomberg, Connor Ciotlos and Ashlin Barry have been training and racing hard the past month in preparation for the Horseshoe Canada Cup - Ontario Cup...

Vans

June 21, 2019

By Michael Barry The van revved with ferocity as we crested the rolling hills on the eastern side of Lake Superior. They weren’t hills so much as slopes but my...

Mariposa Feature: 1992 Low Profile Bicycle

June 21, 2019

Photography by Walter Lai Michael Barry’s low profile track racing bicycle which Mike Sr. built for him in 1992. It was ridden in the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria and...

Team Mariposa News: May 31, 2019

May 28, 2019

Team Mariposa has had a great Spring mountain bike season with Jack Ciotlos recently winning the Long Socks CX Marathon and the Albion Hills Enduro O-Cup, his brother Connor winning...

Team Mariposa News: May 13, 2019

May 13, 2019

It's been great getting the mountain bike racing season going to the Woodnewton Ontario Cup race and the Chico Racing 8 Hour Epic. Team Mariposa won the 4 person team...

Mariposa Number One. 1969

January 15, 2019

Photography by Walter Lai Mariposa Bicycles is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2019. As part of the celebration, we will be featuring several bicycles from throughout its history, starting with...

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Legnano. 1948

January 10, 2019

This Legnano Bicycle was made in Italy in 1948 and it is very similar to the bike that Italian bicycle racer, Gino Bartali used to win the 1948 Tour de...

Favourite Rides: A Snowy Adventure From Boulder to Eldora Ski Station

November 21, 2018

By Michael Barry A novel adventure turns any ride into a good ride. Quite often, the greatest rides are when the adventure is shared with others. The Rocky Mountains outside...

Canadian Cyclocross Nationals 2018

November 12, 2018

The Canadian National Cyclocross Championships were held November 10, 2018 in Peterborough, Ontario on a well designed, fun course in Canadian conditions. The riders battled snow, mud and wind. It...

Team Mariposa News: November 6, 2018

November 2, 2018

Photography by Walter Lai Team Mariposa has had a great start to the 'Cross season. Pary Bell on the grass run-up in the CXTO race at Centennial Park in Toronto....

Team Mariposa News: August 2018

August 28, 2018

Cyclocross season has started in Quebec. Team Mariposa's Scott Fitzgerald got off to a great start finishing second in the first race of the Quebec series last week. Photo by...