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Mariposa Feature: Road Integrated Bicycle with SRAM Red
Mariposa Feature: Road Integrated Bicycle with SRAM Red
This Mariposa road bike was built to use the Columbus Trittico fork with integrated cable routing, a fork designed to be used with steel bicycles. Under the crown and between... Read more...
The Concrete Bankings of Woodbridge
The Concrete Bankings of Woodbridge
by Michael Barry In the early 1970’s Woodbridge Ontario, a suburb of Toronto, had its own outdoor velodrome. A 254 meter concrete oval, with 45 degree bankings large enough for... Read more...
Ritchey Forks: The Unsung Hero of Bike Building
Ritchey Forks: The Unsung Hero of Bike Building
To the untrained eye, the fork is more than just the front end of the bike. For the craftspeople who design and build bikes, forks are a crucial ingredient in... Read more...
A ribbon of pink around the boot
A ribbon of pink around the boot
After crossing the finish line, all nine of us freewheeled, having squeezed out the most forceful pedal strokes in the final metres of the event. It was 2009, and we... Read more...
Track Racing: A training ground for champions
Track Racing: A training ground for champions
Many velodromes around the world, especially those outdoors and uncovered, go unused. Thirty years ago, they were hives of activity as kids learned to ride and race while professional races... Read more...
Gravel Season: How to Prepare for Events
Gravel Season: How to Prepare for Events
With the spring thaw comes a new Canadian gravel season. In southern Ontario, Paris to Ancaster, Hell of the North and Substance Project gravel events are just around the corner.... Read more...
Mastering The Cobbled Classics
Mastering The Cobbled Classics
Every rider in the group knows what is coming: a small town with narrow streets and roundabouts, a corner, then another, then a mud-slicked cobbled farm road, and then a... Read more...
Mariposa Allroad Bicycle
Mariposa Allroad Bicycle
A custom bicycle built with Kaisei tubing and an ENVE Adventure fork. This bicycle was built up with a SRAM Force AXS groupset, ENVE handlebars, stem, seatpost and wheels and... Read more...
Celebrating Women's Professional Cycling: Breakaway Femmes Screening in Toronto
Celebrating Women's Professional Cycling: Breakaway Femmes Screening in Toronto
A documentary on the 1980s women's Tour de France that includes some notable Canadian and American pioneers of women's cycling Breakaway Femmes, is a film that tells the story of... Read more...
Riding with Purpose
Riding with Purpose
By Michael Barry Filling or killing time we scroll, read, or flick through details and photos or others’ feats and triumphs, or even weekend rides. For many, the sense of... Read more...
Orange Seal Subzero Sealant: A Cyclist's Best Friend in Winter Conditions
Orange Seal Subzero Sealant: A Cyclist's Best Friend in Winter Conditions
With below zero temperatures, cyclists need more than just a sturdy bike and proper gear to stay safe on the road. One crucial yet often overlooked component of a winter-ready... Read more...
Mariposa Single Freewheel City Bike 
Mariposa Single Freewheel City Bike 
We recently built this single free city bike for a customer to ride across the city to work each day. A single freewheel for commuting is ideal as it requires... Read more...