A custom Mariposa road rim brake bicycle built with Kaisei tubing, lugged and brazed. The fork is carbon and the bicycle was built up with a Shimano Ultegra Di2 2…
Hell of the North. Spring, 2023.
Sunshine, wind and dusty tracks at Hell of the North this year. Thank you to Ed Veal and Real Deal Racing for organizing another great day out. This event holds a…
Mariposa Allroad Bicycle with SRAM AXS
A custom Allroad bicycle build with Kasai tubing, lugged and a SRAM Red Hydraulic disc groupset, Princeton Carbonworks GRIT Wheels, Chris King hubs and headset, Rene Herse extra light tires…
Mariposa Allroad Bicycle
A custom allroad bicycle built with Kaisei tubing, lugged and a Whisky Carbon Fork that accepts fenders. This bicycle has a Shimano GRX Di2 groupset, ENVE Foundation wheels, René…
Mariposa Road Bicycle
A custom road bicycle built with Kaisei tubing, lugged construction, built up with a carbon Ritchey road fork, a Shimano Ultegra Di2 12 speed groupset, ENVE components, Winspace wheels and Continental GP…
MARIPOSA x FRETORI Bicycle with Shimano GRX LE
In 2003, Charlie Bryer watched the UCI Road World Championships in Hamilton, Ontario. As a grade 10 hockey and soccer player, he didn’t know much about cycling. However, watching Michael Barry attack…
A Custom Mariposa Built for Paris-Brest-Paris
Paris–Brest–Paris (PBP) is a 1200 km (750 mile) Brevet that was founded in 1891. The event is held every 4 years. As in all Brevets, riders need to be self-sufficient,…
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Lugano. Paris. 1950
In the seventies, we had a good number of regular visitors to our shop on King Street in downtown Toronto. One of the regulars was a Frenchman, named Jean, who visited…
Gravel Racing: Its Origins and Its Evolution
By Michael Barry In the hotel restaurant, teammates sat quietly around the table as the rising sun sliced a shaft of light through the window. Some sipped coffee, others munched…
Mariposa Allroad Bicycle with Shimano GRX Limited Edition Groupset
A custom, lugged Allroad bicycle. The frame was built with a combination of Kaisei and Columbus tubing and Ritchey WCS Gravel Carbon fork. It was built up with a Shimano…
Allied Echo with SRAM Red AXS
A new Allied Echo with SRAM Red, ENVE AG25s and Rene Herse Tires. Black in handlebars and Rene Herse Steilacoom Endurance Tires. SRAM Red 2 x 12 speed drivetrain with…