Features

Vintage Bicycle Feature:  Moulton Bicycles
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Moulton Bicycles
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... 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...
Restoration Feature:  A 1971 Mariposa Randonneur
Restoration Feature: A 1971 Mariposa Randonneur
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... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1963 Ideor.  Savona, Italy.
Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1963 Ideor. Savona, Italy.
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... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Bianchi Campione del Mondo. Italy, 1953
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Bianchi Campione del Mondo. Italy, 1953
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... Read more...
Turas Mor 2018
Turas Mor 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... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1958 Cinelli Model B
Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1958 Cinelli Model B
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... Read more...
L'Eroica California 2018
L'Eroica California 2018
Toronto (Cabbagetown) cyclist, Paul Kaminski rode his 1980s Mariposa, which he restored himself in the L'Eroica California April 14-15, 2018. Read more...
Mercier, France. 1975
Mercier, France. 1975
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... Read more...
Vintage Mariposa Feature:  David Harris' 1988 Road Bicycle
Vintage Mariposa Feature: David Harris' 1988 Road Bicycle
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... Read more...
Restoration Feature:  Cyclocross to Commuter Bike Conversion
Restoration Feature: Cyclocross to Commuter Bike Conversion
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... Read more...
Unpainted Stock Frames
Unpainted Stock Frames
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... Read more...