Features

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Moulton Bicycles

December 14, 2018

By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai Since 1885 when Starley introduced the Rover Safety bike, there have been many efforts to improve on his design. Most of those...

Restoration Feature: Late 1980s Mariposa Touring Frame

December 11, 2018

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,...

Restoration Feature: A 1971 Mariposa Randonneur

September 11, 2018

This Mariposa frame and fork was built in 1971 with Nervex lugs and Reynolds 531 tubing. The bike was one of the first out of the shop at 175 King...

Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1963 Ideor. Savona, Italy.

June 29, 2018

The Ideor bicycle company was one of the most highly respected bike companies in Italy. Established in the early part of the twentieth century in Savona, Ideor produced a complete...

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Bianchi Campione del Mondo. Italy, 1953

June 19, 2018

When the shop quieted down in the winter months, Mike Barry Sr. worked on custom Mariposa Bicycle orders and restored vintage bicycles. If he had the time, he would also restore some of the bicycles...

Turas Mor 2018

May 29, 2018

By Dede Barry Last weekend’s Turas Mor gravel event / vintage cycling celebration was a great way to kick off summer in Ontario. The event was created by Creemore Springs...

Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1958 Cinelli Model B

April 30, 2018

As a young teenager in the fifties I spent most of my spare time riding my bike, hanging around the local bike shop or visiting as many as I could...

L'Eroica California 2018

April 18, 2018

Toronto (Cabbagetown) cyclist, Paul Kaminski rode his 1980s Mariposa, which he restored himself in the L'Eroica California April 14-15, 2018.

Mercier, France. 1975

January 15, 2018

By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai The Mercier Company was established in St. Etienne, France in the early part of the Twentieth Century. They produced a large...

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...

Restoration Feature: Cyclocross to Commuter Bike Conversion

December 7, 2017

We took a beat up 1990s Desmarais Cyclocross frame, that was ridden by two time provincial road champ Joe Guilliano, stripped it, sand blasted it, built a new fork (the...

Unpainted Stock Frames

August 30, 2017

In the workshop we have unpainted stock sized frames for sale that can be customized with paint. Components and wheels are sold separately. Specifications are available below. Prices include a...