Features

December 13, 2017

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...

Vintage Mariposa Feature: David Harris' 1988 Road Bicycle

December 7, 2017

This Mariposa was built for David Harris in 1988 and painted for him by an artist friend from Toronto Island. David was a filmmaker and a world class hang-glider (he...

The Best Of Bike Rides: Lugano '96

December 5, 2017

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...

Restoration Feature: Maurice Jefferies and his 1970s Masi

October 25, 2017

By Mike Barry Sr. My earliest memories of Maurice Jefferies are of him riding the Herne Hill Track in South London, England in the 1950s. He was a prominent member...

Canada's First Cyclocross Race?

October 25, 2017

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...

My Love For The Ride

August 10, 2017

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....

RCC Boulder

July 26, 2017

By Dede Barry We've spent much of our lives traveling the world by bicycle and there are not many places in the world that can compete with Boulder's cycling roots,...

The Butter Tart Ride

July 26, 2017

By Scott Fitzgerald Some things in life require careful planning and a lot of thought. Other things you can do on a whim, with little foresight or calculation. Deciding to...

July 22, 2017: Rapha Boulder Ride with Michael Barry

July 14, 2017

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...

Discovering Toronto: Tommy Thompson Park

June 15, 2017

By Dede Barry Photography by Walter Lai A sunrise trail ride along the Toronto waterfront, Tommy Thompson Park, an urban wilderness just a few kilometers from downtown. The park, which...

Umberto Dei Milano, 1938.

April 12, 2017

By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai It wasn't until 1937 that variable gears were allowed to be used in the Tour de France. The organizer, Henri Desgrange believed that...

The Classics: "A Sport Where You Eat The Other Rider's Lunch First"

April 4, 2017

By Michael Barry Photography by Camille J. McMillan Cycling has traditionally been a working class sport. From the first races over a century ago, a bicycle became an escape from...