Features

Mariposa Bike Fit At Dai Endurance. Sacramento, California
Mariposa Bike Fit At Dai Endurance. Sacramento, California
We are excited to announce a new partnership with Dai Endurance in Sacramento, California. Dai Endurance was founded by former U. S. National and professional teammates of Dede and Michael... Read more...
Picafort Treader
Picafort Treader
An all-road winter bike that can be used in the summer months for trail riding. It's good for commuting, long distance cycling or thrashing on the trails. Picafort bicycles are... Read more...
A Foreign World
A Foreign World
Words: Michael Barry, Painting: Mike Rosen, Photograph: Walter Lai This black, cream and white oil painting of Eddy Merckx and Felice Gimondi hung above me for decades - first on... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Bicycle with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 Hydraulic
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Bicycle with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 Hydraulic
Not only is this All-Road bicycle with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 Hydraulic lightweight and responsive for smoother gravel roads but it can accommodate larger 42 mm x 700 c tires for... Read more...
Vintage Mariposa Feature: David Harris' 1988 Road Bicycle
Vintage Mariposa Feature: David Harris' 1988 Road Bicycle
This Mariposa was built for David Harris in 1988 and painted for him by an artist friend from Toronto Island. David was a filmmaker and a world class hang-glider (he... Read more...
Restoration Feature: Cyclocross to Commuter Bike Conversion
Restoration Feature: Cyclocross to Commuter Bike Conversion
We took a beat up 1990s Desmarais Cyclocross frame, that was ridden by two time provincial road champ Joe Guilliano, stripped it, sand blasted it, built a new fork (the... Read more...
The Best Of Bike Rides: Lugano '96
The Best Of Bike Rides: Lugano '96
By Michael Barry Photography by Mike Barry Sr. We rode side by side with the lake on our right and, on our left, the lush hillside, the houses, the cutaway... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: City Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: City Bicycle
Photography by Walter Lai This city bicycle was built to accommodate 650B x 42mm tires and fenders. A rear handmade Mariposa carrier is integrated into the frame design and it... Read more...
Racing The Postman To Ottawa
Racing The Postman To Ottawa
By Mike Barry Sr. In the winter of 1973, a year after we opened our downtown bike shop, Bicyclesport, we decided to have a booth at the Annual Sportsman’s Show... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: Cyclocross Race Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: Cyclocross Race Bicycle
Photography by Walter Lai This Cyclocross race bicycle was built for a youth cyclist with a relatively high bottom bracket, 1x11 drive train and a Ritchey carbon fork that accepts... Read more...
Mariposa Bicycle Feature: An All-Road Travel Bicycle
Mariposa Bicycle Feature: An All-Road Travel Bicycle
An all-road frame built to take apart and fit into a standard sized suitcase for travel. The bicycle comes apart with couplers that function with an easy to use locking... Read more...
Team Mariposa: Ontario Provincial Cyclocross Championships
Team Mariposa: Ontario Provincial Cyclocross Championships
Photograph by Walter Lai Team Mariposa has had a solid racing season thus far with a good effort the Canadian National Cyclocross Championships as well as a couple of victories... Read more...