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…
BICYCLE FEATURE: ROAD BIKE WITH CAMPAGNOLO ATHENA
Photography by Walter Lai This is Mike Barry Sr.’s road bike. When he was a boy growing up in London, England, he had his eye on a blue and brown…
Cyclocross / Gravel Bike
Photography by Walter Lai SPECIFICATIONS: Frame: Columbus OS with Lugs Fork: Ritchey WCS Carbon Canti Cross Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace RD-9000 Front Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace 9000 Crankset: Shimano Dura-Ace FC-9000,…
MIXTE
By Dede Barry Video by Dave Delnea, Westside Studio Toronto Photography by Walter Lai When I was a girl, growing up in Milwaukee in the 70’s, a step through bike…
CAMPAGNOLO PARIS-ROUBAIX
By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai Paris-Roubaix, then and now. This year Matt Hayman won Paris-Roubaix covering the 257 km in 5h 51m at an average speed of 43.9…