By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai A few years ago my son Michael was scanning the French eBay site and came across a french bike that had a…
Mariposa Feature: Road Bicycle with Shimano Ultegra and Chris King Components
Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with short point lugs Paint: Custom mixed grey with purple tint and yellow accent colour Fork: Ritchey WCS Rear Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra RD-6800 Front Derailleur: Shimano…
Weekend Dispatch: Kawartha Scramble
By Michael Barry Rides that take you to places you haven’t seen before, or push you to extremes, more often than not, turn into the best, and most memorable adventures.…
Vintage bicycle feature: 1958 Rotrax
By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai In around 1958 prominent Toronto racer, Trevor Allen ordered three handmade bicycles from Rotrax Cycles in Southampton, England. He purchased two identical bikes…
MARIPOSA FEATURE: ROAD BICYCLE
Road Bicycle with Shimano Ultegra Di2, Powertap power meter, paint inspired by the Mariposa arm warmer/cap stripes and corporate branding. Frame: Columbus tubing Paint: Five colour paint scheme inspired by…
THE WEEKEND DISPATCH: The Bruce Peninsula Trip
Big Bay Pebble Beach Dickson Bou, of N Plus One Cycle Shop in London, Ontario, and artist, Heather Carey on a Bruce Peninsula trip – a four day loop starting…
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Le Rochet
By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai Cycles Rochet was an old French company established in the early 1890s in Albert, northern France. Their extensive factory was demolished in…
THE WEEKEND DISPATCH: Connecting people and places and about a journey that brings out simple truths in life, relationships, and humanity.
Rémi Poirier’s bike camping trip in Iceland. Black sand beach with Vestmann Island behind. Rémi Poirier in Iceland: Camping and Seljalandsfoss Waterfall Rémi Poirier in Iceland: Rest on our way…
SRAM eTap Road Bicycle
Inspired by the paddle shifters of Formula 1 race cars during eTap’s design, SRAM has created a simpler mode of shifting that is wireless, intuitive to use, has excellent actuation…
THE TORPADO PROJECT
By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai When I was a young teenager, I spent most of my spare time cycling or hanging around the local bike shop. Bill,…
PAGLIANTI RESTORATION
A mid-1940’s Italian city bike. This is a recent restoration that was completed in the Mariposa workshop. The bike was originally purchased at a garage sale in Toronto in 1991.…
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
Rough stuff in the French Alps, 1984 By Mike Barry Sr. Photos by Ian Austen and Walter Lai Since I was a young boy living in London, England, cycling has…