Features

Mariposa Bike Fit At Dai Endurance. Sacramento, California
Mariposa Bike Fit At Dai Endurance. Sacramento, California
We are excited to announce a new partnership with Dai Endurance in Sacramento, California. Dai Endurance was founded by former U. S. National and professional teammates of Dede and Michael... Read more...
A Foreign World
A Foreign World
Words: Michael Barry, Painting: Mike Rosen, Photograph: Walter Lai This black, cream and white oil painting of Eddy Merckx and Felice Gimondi hung above me for decades - first on... Read more...
The Best Of Bike Rides: Lugano '96
The Best Of Bike Rides: Lugano '96
By Michael Barry Photography by Mike Barry Sr. We rode side by side with the lake on our right and, on our left, the lush hillside, the houses, the cutaway... Read more...
Racing The Postman To Ottawa
Racing The Postman To Ottawa
By Mike Barry Sr. In the winter of 1973, a year after we opened our downtown bike shop, Bicyclesport, we decided to have a booth at the Annual Sportsman’s Show... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: Cyclocross Race Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: Cyclocross Race Bicycle
Photography by Walter Lai This Cyclocross race bicycle was built for a youth cyclist with a relatively high bottom bracket, 1x11 drive train and a Ritchey carbon fork that accepts... Read more...
Team Mariposa: Ontario Provincial Cyclocross Championships
Team Mariposa: Ontario Provincial Cyclocross Championships
Photograph by Walter Lai Team Mariposa has had a solid racing season thus far with a good effort the Canadian National Cyclocross Championships as well as a couple of victories... Read more...
Canada's First Cyclocross Race?
Canada's First Cyclocross Race?
By Mike Barry Sr. I arrived in Canada from England in 1964 with an old school mate and keen cyclist, John Bayly. We both soon got involved in the cycling... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Bicycle
All-Road Bike with a Whisky Carbon disc fork that accepts mudguards, Shimano Ultegra R8000 hydraulic groupset and handbuilt wheels with DT Swiss 350 hubs, H Plus Son Hydra Rims and... Read more...
Hardwood Hills Cyclocross Race: O-Cup #3
Hardwood Hills Cyclocross Race: O-Cup #3
Photo by Ashley Barsons Team Mariposa has had a good start in the Ontario Cup Cyclocross series. This past weekend, Jody Wilson had a brilliant debut cyclocross race, finishing 2nd... Read more...
My Love For The Ride
My Love For The Ride
An Excerpt from Soigneur Cycling Journal 17 By Michael Barry Illustrations by Isabel Albertos The peloton stretched in a long single line, thrashed through the valley, with Dolomites towering around.... Read more...
July 22, 2017: Rapha Boulder Ride with Michael Barry
July 22, 2017: Rapha Boulder Ride with Michael Barry
Join us for a ride with former Team Sky professional cyclist and Mariposa builder, Michael Barry on Saturday, July 22 from Rapha Boulder – meeting for coffee to watch the... Read more...
Ride Of The Damned 2017
Ride Of The Damned 2017
Team Mariposa traveled to Ottawa for the Ride of the Damned, a unique cycling event in the Ottawa and Quebec hills that emphasizes challenge and adventure rather than competition. Ten... Read more...