Congratulations to Jack Ciotlos, who has had a solid month of July on the Ontario mountain bike circuit with four podium finishes: 2nd at O-Cup # 5 3rd at O-Cup…
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Ultegra Di2
Custom graphics Chris King Mango Components Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs Fork: Ritchey WCS Carbon Cross Paint: Smokey Blue and Orange Front Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra…
Bike City: How industry, advocacy & infrastructure shaped Toronto’s cycling culture
Today, the bicycle is a mainstream mode of transportation for almost a million cyclists in Toronto, yet sharing the road has been a challenge for city builders and city users…
Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1963 Ideor. Savona, Italy.
The Ideor bicycle company was one of the most highly respected bike companies in Italy. Established in the early part of the twentieth century in Savona, Ideor produced a complete…
Vintage Bicycle Feature: Bianchi. Italy, 1953
By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai At the London bike show in 1952, the Dunlop Company showed a movie that features all the highlights of the 1952 cycling…
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Dura-Ace Di2 Hydraulic Bike
Chris King Threadless Headset Handbuilt wheels with Chris King R45 center lock disc hubs and H Plus Son Hydra Rims Flat mount disc brake Chris King Threadfit 24 Matte Pink…
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Thru-Axle Bicycle
Specifications: Frame: Columbus Tubing with long point lugs Fork: ENVE Cross Disc Fork, Thru-Axle Rear Derailleur: SRAM Force 1 Medium Cage Crankset: SRAM Force 1 Chainring: SRAM X-Sync 42T…
Mariposa Feature: Canti Gravel Bicycle
Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs Fork: Whisky No. 7 CX Canti Paint: Green, Celeste and Vanilla Cream Front Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace 9100 Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace 9100…
Vintage Bicycle Feature: c1958 Cinelli Model B
As a young teenager in the fifties I spent most of my spare time riding my bike, hanging around the local bike shop or visiting as many as I could…
Mariposa Feature: 650B All-Road Touring Bicycle
Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs Fork: Whisky Carbon with fender mounts Paint: Metallic grape and pearlescent yellow Rear Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra Di2 Front Derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 Chainwheel:…
Disc Brakes Or Not?
By Michael Barry Paris Roubaix, the toughest of the one day professional bike races, is not only decided by skill, endurance, power and luck but also on equipment selection. Each…
L’Eroica California 2018
Toronto (Cabbagetown) cyclist, Paul Kaminski rode his 1980s Mariposa, which he restored himself in the L’Eroica California April 14-15, 2018.