Features

Favourite Rides: Don Valley Trails
Favourite Rides: Don Valley Trails
By Michael Barry Photography by Walter Lai and Michael Barry Out on a bicycle, we discover. We find little nooks of the countryside or the city that become our own... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Dura-Ace Hydraulic bike with shadow fade paint
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Dura-Ace Hydraulic bike with shadow fade paint
An all-road Mariposa frame built to accept a Whisky carbon disc fork with fender mounts and eyelets for Honjo fenders and a rear carrier. With Shimano Dura-Ace mechanical components, this... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Ultegra Di2
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Ultegra Di2
Custom graphics Chris King Mango Components     Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs Fork: Ritchey WCS Carbon Cross Paint: Smokey Blue and Orange Front Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra... Read more...
Weekend Adventures
Weekend Adventures
Adventures don't always require a lot of planning and some of the best trips are planned at the last minute. In big city culture, it has become increasingly difficult to... Read more...
Bike City: How industry, advocacy & infrastructure shaped Toronto's cycling culture
Bike City: How industry, advocacy & infrastructure shaped Toronto's cycling culture
Today, the bicycle is a mainstream mode of transportation for almost a million cyclists in Toronto, yet sharing the road has been a challenge for city builders and city users... 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...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Dura-Ace Di2 Hydraulic Bike
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Dura-Ace Di2 Hydraulic Bike
Chris King Threadless Headset Handbuilt wheels with Chris King R45 center lock disc hubs and H Plus Son Hydra Rims Flat mount disc brake Chris King Threadfit 24 Matte Pink... Read more...
La Ruta Tierra
La Ruta Tierra
By Michael Barry Away from the traffic and into the green mountains I can quickly find the serenity that is elusive within the city. We climbed for an hour or... Read more...
Mariposa at Rapha San Francisco June 7 - 9, 2018
Mariposa at Rapha San Francisco June 7 - 9, 2018
Dede Barry along with former U.S. National and professional cycling teammates Julie Young and Mike Sayers will be at the Rapha San Francisco Clubhouse June 7-9, 2018. Join them for... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Thru-Axle Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Thru-Axle Bicycle
  Specifications: Frame: Columbus Tubing with long point lugs Fork: ENVE Cross Disc Fork, Thru-Axle Rear Derailleur: SRAM Force 1 Medium Cage Crankset: SRAM Force 1 Chainring: SRAM X-Sync 42T... 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...