Features

Discovering Toronto: Tommy Thompson Park
Discovering Toronto: Tommy Thompson Park
By Dede Barry Photography by Walter Lai A sunrise trail ride along the Toronto waterfront, Tommy Thompson Park, an urban wilderness just a few kilometers from downtown. The park, which... Read more...
Stainless Steel Road Bicycle
Stainless Steel Road Bicycle
Photography by Walter Lai A road bicycle build with KVA stainless steel tubing and an Octto Carbon Fork. Custom painted in the Mariposa workshop by Peter Morse. Bottle cages handbuilt... Read more...
Ride Of The Damned 2017
Ride Of The Damned 2017
Team Mariposa traveled to Ottawa for the Ride of the Damned, a unique cycling event in the Ottawa and Quebec hills that emphasizes challenge and adventure rather than competition. Ten... Read more...
Bartali, Coppi & Derailleurs in the 1949 Tour de France
Bartali, Coppi & Derailleurs in the 1949 Tour de France
By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai Following the Italian Gino Bartali’s second victory in the Tour de France in 1948, he decided that for the 1949 Tour he... Read more...
Green Space For Growth
Green Space For Growth
Within a few blocks we leave our sleeping neighbourhood streets and enter the lush green of the park. The spring air is thick with humidity. The houses are still dark,... Read more...
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Cinelli Super Corsa, 1951
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Cinelli Super Corsa, 1951
By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai In the early 1950s, I was a kid living in London with very little money, but an intense interest in everything to do... Read more...
Umberto Dei Milano, 1938.
Umberto Dei Milano, 1938.
By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai It wasn't until 1937 that variable gears were allowed to be used in the Tour de France. The organizer, Henri Desgrange believed that... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Di2 Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Di2 Bicycle
An all-road bicycle build with internal wiring for Shimano Di2 electric shifting and to accommodate a carbon Whisky Cyclocross Disc fork with fender mounts. Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with long... Read more...
The Classics: "A Sport Where You Eat The Other Rider's Lunch First"
The Classics: "A Sport Where You Eat The Other Rider's Lunch First"
By Michael Barry Photography by Camille J. McMillan Cycling has traditionally been a working class sport. From the first races over a century ago, a bicycle became an escape from... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: Growling Beaver Brevet 2016 Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: Growling Beaver Brevet 2016 Bicycle
At the 2016 Growling Beaver Brevet, Mariposa Bicycles donated a frame and fork in an effort to help raise money to help people with Parkinson's. Proceeds went to the Davis... Read more...
Upcoming Event: Women's 100 Social: Goal Setting at Rapha Chicago
Upcoming Event: Women's 100 Social: Goal Setting at Rapha Chicago
Join Dede Barry, Mariposa Bicycles co-leader and Olympic medallist, at the Rapha​ clubhouse in Chicago on April 27 for the "Women's 100 Social: Goal Setting" and get ready for Rapha's... Read more...
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Bicycle
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Bicycle
Photography by Walter Lai A Mariposa All-Road Bicycle built with custom lugs to accommodate the 44mm head tube, an Enve Composites fork, a White Industries crankset and paint inspired by... Read more...