Features

Mariposa Feature: Road Disc Bicycle with Shimano Ultegra R8170 Groupset
Mariposa Feature: Road Disc Bicycle with Shimano Ultegra R8170 Groupset
A custom Mariposa road disc bike built with kaisei lightweight tubing, a Ritchey WCS Road Disc Fork with clearance for 700C x 30mm tires, a Shimano Ultegra Di2 R8170 2... Read more...
Ten Showstopping Hand-Built Bikes at Unbound Gravel To Unveil SHIMANO GRX Limited
Ten Showstopping Hand-Built Bikes at Unbound Gravel To Unveil SHIMANO GRX Limited
(May 31, 2022) – Shimano will have a special, collaborative exhibition at this year’s Unbound Gravel, which they asked Mariposa Bicycles to build a frame for. The exhibition will include... Read more...
Summer Books: Cycling
Summer Books: Cycling
A history of the machine’s evolution, a dive into the thrills of bicycle racing and a meditation on the two-wheeled life. By Michael Barry for the Wall Street Journal A... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: Road Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: Road Bicycle
A new lugged steel rim brake road bike built with Kaisei tubes, a Ritchey WCS carbon fork with clearance for up to 700C x 30mm tires, a Shimano Ultegra 8000... Read more...
Inspiring The Next Generation
Inspiring The Next Generation
(Photo of Ashlin Barry and current Australian Road Champion and Ineos Pro Luke Plapp) Sporting idols and the events that bring them into town are essential to the growth of... 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...
Restoration Feature: 1963 Jack Taylor Super Clubman
Restoration Feature: 1963 Jack Taylor Super Clubman
Jack Taylor Cycles was the idea of three brothers, all involved with cycling -- Jack, Ken, and Norman Taylor -- starting in the 1930s. They produced a wide range of... Read more...
Mariposa Allroad Bicycle with Shimano Dura-Ace 9270 2 x 12 speed groupset
Mariposa Allroad Bicycle with Shimano Dura-Ace 9270 2 x 12 speed groupset
This custom Mariposa frame was fillet brazed with Kaisei tubing, has a Whisky No. 9 Carbon Disc fork, a Shimano Dura-Ace 9270 Di2 groupset, Zipp 303 S wheels and René... Read more...
A Conversation with Charlie Walsh, gold medallist in the Team Sprint at the Canadian National U-17 Track Cycling Championships
A Conversation with Charlie Walsh, gold medallist in the Team Sprint at the Canadian National U-17 Track Cycling Championships
We visit with Charlie Walsh, who won a gold medal at the 2022 Canadian National U-17 Track Championships on the 1 year anniversary of his Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) diagnosis.... Read more...
Hell of the North 2022
Hell of the North 2022
The Ontario gravel season kicked off on Easter Sunday with the Hell of the North classic, founded by Mike Barry Sr. over 30 years ago, and now organized by Ed... Read more...
Team Mariposa at the U-17/ Junior Canadian Track National Championships
Team Mariposa at the U-17/ Junior Canadian Track National Championships
The Mariposa Team had an fantastic weekend at the Canadian Track National Championships, winning 12 medals and Ashlin Barry set a Canadian Record in the U-17 2km Pursuit 2:16.735. Thank... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: Allroad with SRAM Force AXS 1x
Mariposa Feature: Allroad with SRAM Force AXS 1x
This bicycle was built with lightweight, steel Kaisei tubing, lugged and a Whisky Carbon fork. With a SRAM Force AXS 1x crankset and Zipp 303 Firecrest wheelset, it is designed... Read more...