Features

In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. Dutch teens cycle an astonishing 2,000km per year. They also rank among the healthiest... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. Jan Heine recently tested a number of tires in an effort to explore whether... Read more...
In The News
In The News
A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. Anthony Desnick, Director for Development and New Projects with Nice Ride Minnesota, makes the... Read more...
Bikepacking Adventure: Syrian Hospitality
Bikepacking Adventure: Syrian Hospitality
The best rides aren’t always the longest or the hardest – they’re the ones you remember. I’m glad I remember this ride, because it’s one you definitely can’t do it... 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...
Pyrenees to Girona Cycling Tour - August 2019
Pyrenees to Girona Cycling Tour - August 2019
The week This is one of our favorite routes: from the majestic Pyrenees to the Mediterranean to the medieval town of Girona. The route includes Port de Pailheres, a challenging... Read more...
Lake Placid: An adventure in the hills discovering new limits.
Lake Placid: An adventure in the hills discovering new limits.
“I would like to do whatever it is, that presses the essence from the hour.” Ellen Meloy, The Anthropology of Turquoise   Rounding the final bend and climbing into the... Read more...
Priorat Cycling Wine Tour
Priorat Cycling Wine Tour
A lifetime spent on bicycles traveling the world has allowed us to visit some fantastic areas with phenomenal riding. One of our favorites is Priorat, a region just south of... Read more...
Favourite Rides: Don Valley Trails
Favourite Rides: Don Valley Trails
By Michael Barry Photography by Walter Lai and Michael Barry Out on a bicycle, we discover. We find little nooks of the countryside or the city that become our own... Read more...
Weekend Adventures
Weekend Adventures
Adventures don't always require a lot of planning and some of the best trips are planned at the last minute. In big city culture, it has become increasingly difficult to... Read more...
La Ruta Tierra
La Ruta Tierra
By Michael Barry 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... Read more...
Mariposa Bicycle Feature: An All-Road Travel Bicycle
Mariposa Bicycle Feature: An All-Road Travel Bicycle
An all-road frame built to take apart and fit into a standard sized suitcase for travel. The bicycle comes apart with couplers that function with an easy to use locking... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Loaded Touring Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Loaded Touring Bicycle
In 2016, we built a loaded touring bicycle for 6-Time Olympic medallist Clara Hughes, aka Redfeather, her trail name. Clara and her husband Peter are adventurers, by bike, foot, skis... Read more...
July 23, 2017: Rapha Women's 100 Mountain Goat Ride With Dede Barry
July 23, 2017: Rapha Women's 100 Mountain Goat Ride With Dede Barry
This is an adventurous climber's ride. We will depart Rapha Boulder and head north to James Canyon and Jamestown- stop for water/snacks, and continue up SuperJames to Peak-to-Peak Highway. From... 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...
J.B. (Jock) Wadley & The Origins Of Randonneurs Ontario
J.B. (Jock) Wadley & The Origins Of Randonneurs Ontario
By Mike Barry Recently, I attended the Randonneurs Ontario annual banquet and prize presentation. It was a great evening where we were able to get together with some old friends.... Read more...
Feature Interview: Oliver Bertin
Feature Interview: Oliver Bertin
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.... Read more...
Mariposa "Redfeather" All-Road Touring Bicycle
Mariposa "Redfeather" All-Road Touring Bicycle
This bicycle was custom built at the Mariposa workshop the summer of 2016 for Clara Hughes to be ridden on all-road heavily loaded bicycle tours. All carriers and bottle cages... Read more...
Pyrenees Tour
Pyrenees Tour
By Michael Barry Photography by Michael Barry, Jaume Cabruja, Jordi Cantal and Albert Pages Having ridden all over the world, the Pyrenean mountains remain one of my favourite spots to... Read more...
La Ruta Mar i Muntanya
La Ruta Mar i Muntanya
By Michael Barry Photography by Michael Barry, Jaume Cabruja, Jordi Cantal and Albert Pages Girona has become a European base for many pro cyclists—a recent count figured they were roughly... Read more...
Weekend Dispatch August 31, 2016
Weekend Dispatch August 31, 2016
Bobcaygeon Tandem Tour By Dede Barry A family adventure. Over the last two years we've done a few rides as a family on the tandems. Those rides were a success... Read more...
Weekend Dispatch August 23, 2016
Weekend Dispatch August 23, 2016
Peter Morse on his way to winning the Ontario Provincial Criterium Championships in Markham, Ontario. Photograph by Ian Austen The peloton. Photograph by Ian Austen At the start. Photograph by... Read more...
Weekend Dispatch: Kawartha Scramble
Weekend Dispatch: Kawartha Scramble
By Michael Barry Rides that take you to places you haven't seen before, or push you to extremes, more often than not, turn into the best, and most memorable adventures.... Read more...
THE WEEKEND DISPATCH: The Bruce Peninsula Trip
THE WEEKEND DISPATCH: The Bruce Peninsula Trip
Big Bay Pebble Beach Dickson Bou, of N Plus One Cycle Shop in London, Ontario, and artist, Heather Carey on a Bruce Peninsula trip - a four day loop starting... Read more...
THE WEEKEND DISPATCH: Connecting people and places and about a journey that brings out simple truths in life, relationships, and humanity.
THE WEEKEND DISPATCH: Connecting people and places and about a journey that brings out simple truths in life, relationships, and humanity.
Rémi Poirier's bike camping trip in Iceland. Black sand beach with Vestmann Island behind. Rémi Poirier in Iceland: Camping and Seljalandsfoss Waterfall Rémi Poirier in Iceland: Rest on our way... 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...
La Ruta Tierra Bike Tour August 27 - September 3, 2016
La Ruta Tierra Bike Tour August 27 - September 3, 2016
La Ruta Tierra is a adventurous and challenging cycling tour on Catalonia’s remote dirt and paved roads. The trip includes 6 guided rides, culinary delights at some of Spain’s finest... Read more...
La Ruta Mar i Muntanya Bike Tour August 27 - September 3, 2016
La Ruta Mar i Muntanya Bike Tour August 27 - September 3, 2016
La Ruta Mar i Muntanya is a road cycling tour that travels from the Mediterranean to the foothills of the Pyrenees. The trip includes 6 guided rides, cultural visits, culinary... Read more...