Features

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...
Collegiate All-Stars Training Camp
Collegiate All-Stars Training Camp
Ahead of the Colorado Classic, the best collegiate women in the United States assembled in Boulder, Colorado for a training camp based out of Skratch Labs with Allen Lim, PhD... Read more...
Mariposa Cyclocross Ultegra Di2 Bicycle
Mariposa Cyclocross Ultegra Di2 Bicycle
This bicycle was built for cyclocross with a 1x Quarq Power crankset (but with a plug hole added to the seat tube to maintain the option to convert the bicycle... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1982 Mariposa Child's Road Bicycle
Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1982 Mariposa Child's Road Bicycle
By Michael Barry A good steel frame can be used repeatedly, for decades. It can be ridden, crashed, fixed and adapted. In the shop, old bikes come in constantly that... Read more...
Team Mariposa News:  Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships
Team Mariposa News: Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships
Hardwood Hills hosted the Canadian National Mountain Bike Championships July 20-21, 2019. Team Mariposa had several riders competing: Cameron Jette in the elite race, Jack Ciotlos in the U-19 Category,... Read more...
Team Mariposa News:  July 17, 2019
Team Mariposa News: July 17, 2019
Jack Ciotlos, Cameron Jette, Bas Stroomberg, Connor Ciotlos and Ashlin Barry have been training and racing hard the past month in preparation for the Horseshoe Canada Cup - Ontario Cup... 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...
Vans
Vans
By Michael Barry The van revved with ferocity as we crested the rolling hills on the eastern side of Lake Superior. They weren’t hills so much as slopes but my... Read more...
Mariposa Feature:  1992 Low Profile Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: 1992 Low Profile Bicycle
Photography by Walter Lai Michael Barry’s low profile track racing bicycle which Mike Sr. built for him in 1992. It was ridden in the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria and... Read more...
A Life With Bicycles Book Launch Party Photo Gallery
A Life With Bicycles Book Launch Party Photo Gallery
Photography by Timothy Austen Thank you to everyone who attended “A Life With Bicycles” book launch party last week at Amsterdam Brewery. It was a wonderful tribute to Mike Barry... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Dura-Ace Hydraulic Di2 Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Dura-Ace Hydraulic Di2 Bicycle
A lightweight bike built for the roads of Northern Ontario. Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs Fork: Ritchey WCS Carbon Gravel Thru-Axle Paint: Mariposa Stripes Front Derailleur: Shimano... 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...