Features

RAID PYRÉNÉEN
RAID PYRÉNÉEN
RAID PYRÉNÉEN 1981. A few weeks ago, while I was over in Spain, a friend, Jordi, asked about me about the Raid Pyrénéen, a cycling route which crosses the french... Read more...
Q & A with Canadian Hour Record Holder and Randonneur, Peter Leiss
Q & A with Canadian Hour Record Holder and Randonneur, Peter Leiss
PETER LEISS, 40.573 km (25.211 miles) recently set a new Canadian Men’s Age 70-74 record. This was Peter’s 2nd time riding the One Hour. Previously, he did 39.619 km to... Read more...
Mariposa Allroad Adventure Bike with Shimano GRX Di2
Mariposa Allroad Adventure Bike with Shimano GRX Di2
A custom Mariposa Allroad bikepacking bike with Shimano GRX Di2 2x groupset, ENVE AG25 wheelset, Rene Herse 29" x 2.2" tires and dynamo hub generated lights with a Cinq5 power... Read more...
Winspace G2 Gravel Bicycle with SRAM AXS
Winspace G2 Gravel Bicycle with SRAM AXS
Ready to take you on any adventure; the G2 features progressive, confidence-inspiring geometry, and clearance for up to 50mm tires. This frameset was built up with a SRAM AXS 1x... Read more...
Mariposa Adventure Allroad Bicycle with Shimano GRX Limited Edition
Mariposa Adventure Allroad Bicycle with Shimano GRX Limited Edition
This Mariposa Allroad Adventure bike was built with Kaisei and Columbus tubing, a Salsa Waxwing Carbon Adventure fork with dynamo light routing and a Shimano GRX Limited Edition silver groupset.... Read more...
Feature: Ritchey Ascent Adventure Bikepacking Bike
Feature: Ritchey Ascent Adventure Bikepacking Bike
Bike designer, Tom Ritchey loves experiencing all sorts of bicycle adventures – especially dirt – seeking out winding dirt roads, cruising along gravel lanes, and ripping flowy singletrack. He designed... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: Adventure Bike with a SRAM AXS Mullet Groupset
Mariposa Feature: Adventure Bike with a SRAM AXS Mullet Groupset
Through snow, cold and Omnicron, we have managed to keep building bikes. This new all-road adventure bike was fillet brazed with Kaisei tubing, an ENVE Adventure Fork, handbuilt Mariposa carriers,... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: Fenders, a carrier, 650's and Campagnolo Chorus 12
Mariposa Feature: Fenders, a carrier, 650's and Campagnolo Chorus 12
A versatile bicycle built with Kaisei tubing, Campagnolo Chorus 12 speed group, Velo Orange mid-reach brakes (which allow enough clearance for a 32 mm tire with fenders and a 38... Read more...
Ritchey Feature: Outback Sunset Fade with Shimano GRX
Ritchey Feature: Outback Sunset Fade with Shimano GRX
The Ritchey Outback was voted "Best Bikepacking Bike in 2020". Ever since, we have had a hard time keeping these in stock. We received new shipment of "Sunset Fade" frames... Read more...
The 2021 ENVE Builder Round Up & Grodeo
The 2021 ENVE Builder Round Up & Grodeo
The ENVE Builder Round-Up and Grodeo event is this weekend in Ogden, Utah, which celebrates artisan bike builders, their bespoke creations, and a gravel adventure in ENVE's backyard known as... Read more...
Mariposa Road +
Mariposa Road +
A Mariposa road + bicycle, built with a mid-reach brake caliper fork, clearance for up to 700C x 35mm tires and a custom rear carrier that is easily removable with... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevent. An interesting new study explores how the human neural network controls a bicycle: It... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: 650B City Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: 650B City Bicycle
This 650B city bicycle was built with Kaisei tubing and clearance for 650B x 42mm tires. The drivetrain includes a White Industries polished silver 1x crankset paired with Dura-Ace bar... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road, All-Weather Bike
Mariposa Feature: All-Road, All-Weather Bike
This all road bike, recently built in the workshop, is ready for dirt, mud, tarmac, mountains and plains. And of course, it has a frame pump. It was built with... Read more...
Adventures Off The Beaten Path In the Pyrenees
Adventures Off The Beaten Path In the Pyrenees
Away from the traffic and into the green mountains I can quickly find the serenity that is elusive within the city. We climbed for an hour or so, up to... Read more...
Building Bicycles
Building Bicycles
By Michael Barry for Soigneur Photography by Ian Patterson The rising sun breaks through the trees, as we thrash across the open fields. Beneath us, our bikes absorb the undulations... Read more...
Creemore Springs Turas Mor 2019
Creemore Springs Turas Mor 2019
By Dede Barry Photography by Jody Wilson Rain, dirt, mud, gravel, sun, quiet country roads, spring flowers, good food and camaraderie will make for a good bike ride with memorable... Read more...
Restoration Feature: Late 1980s Mariposa Touring Frame
Restoration Feature: Late 1980s Mariposa Touring Frame
This touring frame was built in the late 1980s in the Mariposa workshop. It was repainted in the Mariposa workshop in December 2018. Frame includes a Campagnolo Nuovo Record headset,... Read more...
Raid Pyrenean
Raid Pyrenean
By Mike BarryPhotos by Bob Zeller In the seventies I read an article by renowned British journalist and my good friend, Jock Wadley where he mentioned a ride across the... Read more...