Features

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Bob Jackson Tricycle
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Bob Jackson Tricycle
Bob Jackson, J.R. (John Robert) Jackson, first opened shop in Leeds in 1935 as J.R.J. Cycles using money borrowed from his mother. He built bikes until WWII when all production... Read more...
Mike Barry 1938 - 2018
Mike Barry 1938 - 2018
Michael John Barry, father, grandfather, husband and a pillar of Canada’s cycling community, died on Dec. 29 at Mount Sinai Hospital. He was 80. Born in Wimbledon, England in 1938... Read more...
A handful of classic and new cycling films to watch through the winter.
Wonderful Losers: A Different World (2017) This film by Lithuanian director Arunos Matelis celebrates professional cycling's domestiques and features Canadian pro cyclist Svein Tuft. It provides an inside view of professional bike racing seen from the point of view of a team of doctors which follows the race in a small medical car. Cycling's domestiques carry water, block the wind and help set up their leaders for victory. Always working for others, they have little chance for a personal victory. These wonderful losers are true warriors of professional cycling. Watch... Read more...
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...
Cycling to school
Cycling to school
By Michael Barry Each morning we are out the door, on our bikes taking the kids to school and going to work. For the kids, like us, it is a... 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...
Favourite Rides: Hell And Back
Favourite Rides: Hell And Back
by Michael Barry Photography by Walter Lai The route was marked up with a highlighter on a map spread over the dining room table. A few nights before the event... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Dura-Ace Di2 Hydraulic Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Dura-Ace Di2 Hydraulic Bicycle
Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs Fork: Whisky No. 9 Cyclocross carbon fork with fender mounts, flat-mount brakes and thru-axles. Front Derailleur: Dura-Ace Di2 Rear Derailleur: Dura-Ace Di2 Crankset:... Read more...
Favourite Rides: A Snowy Adventure From Boulder to Eldora Ski Station
Favourite Rides: A Snowy Adventure From Boulder to Eldora Ski Station
By Michael Barry A novel adventure turns any ride into a good ride. Quite often, the greatest rides are when the adventure is shared with others. The Rocky Mountains outside... Read more...
Winter Rides: Foul Weather Gear and Tips
Winter Rides: Foul Weather Gear and Tips
Winter riding can be a great adventure, a lot of fun and a whole lot better than riding the trainer if you are well prepared, but it can be miserable... Read more...
Canadian Cyclocross Nationals 2018
Canadian Cyclocross Nationals 2018
The Canadian National Cyclocross Championships were held November 10, 2018 in Peterborough, Ontario on a well designed, fun course in Canadian conditions. The riders battled snow, mud and wind. It... Read more...
Priorat Cycling Wine Tour
Priorat Cycling Wine Tour
A lifetime spent on bicycles traveling the world has allowed us to visit some fantastic areas with phenomenal riding. One of our favorites is Priorat, a region just south of... Read more...