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Category: Photos

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021

Cyclocross Season Wrap-Up – Mariposa Cycling Team

Ontario had a condensed, but fun 6 week cyclocross race season which wrapped up Sunday, October 31 with the Provincial Championships, hosted by the Elm Tree Centre in Moffatt, Ontario.…

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October 14, 2021October 14, 2021

Cappellino, Cap, Casquette….

Rain tapped against the Team Sky bus window. The eight of us sat quietly in our chairs, some with their eyes closed and headphones on, others studying the race book…

Posted in Design, History, Photos, Racing, Stories, Youth  •  2 Comments on Cappellino, Cap, Casquette….
October 8, 2021October 8, 2021

Autumn (Excerpt from Le Metier: The Seasons Of A Professional Cyclist)

By Michael Barry Photography by Camille McMillan Into the sixth hour of the ride, the temperature drops as I reach the top of the Pyrenean peak. Autumn is arriving on…

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September 11, 2021September 13, 2021

The Thrill of a Criterium

By Dede Barry Photography by Alan Moore Passing the barriers neatly placed on each corner, I walked with my Father and dog on a humid summer evening to the Lixx custard…

Posted in Events, History, Photos, Racing, Stories, Youth  •  6 Comments on The Thrill of a Criterium
April 20, 2021April 21, 2021

In The News

A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. Green space helps people feel less depressed and fatigued, and science is still exploring…

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April 6, 2021April 10, 2021

Restoration Feature: A Ride On My Gios

  In April the thoughts of the tifosi turn to the spring classics.  The cobbled classic, Paris Roubaix would have been run last weekend if it hadn’t been cancelled due…

Posted in Equipment, Photos, Restoration, Vintage Bicycles, Vintage Bicycles  •  1 Comment on Restoration Feature: A Ride On My Gios
June 21, 2020June 21, 2020

Places to Ride: The Catalan Pyrenees

Crisp mountain wind cools as we ascend through the switchback. Lost in thought, as I pedal, gazing to the peak ahead, I feel each movement, hear each sound and smell…

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February 25, 2020February 25, 2020

Mariposa Feature: Road Bicycle With Pantographed Campagnolo Athena Components

A road bicycle built with Columbus tubing, long point lugs, a Columbus Minimal carbon fork and Campagnolo Athena pantographed components.   Specifications:  Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs. Fork:…

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January 8, 2020January 8, 2020

DesignTO Exhibition Jan. 17 – 26: F40 / M50

The ‘F40/M50’ project is the result of a collaboration between Mariposa Bicycles, as we celebrate 50 years of building frames using traditional lugged steel construction, and Fig40, an award winning…

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January 8, 2020January 9, 2020

F40 / M50 Design Process

The F40/M50 stool is brazed and painted in the Mariposa workshop using bicycle lugs, tubing and paint. The crown/baseplates at the top of the stool were made in Toronto in…

Posted in Design, Photos  •  2 Comments on F40 / M50 Design Process
December 16, 2019December 17, 2019

Snow Ride

My math homework half completed and Bob Dylan on the turntable, I looked out the window as snow began to fall. First a few scattered flakes spotted the sky but,…

Posted in Bicycles, Bike Tours, Design, Equipment, Events, Photos, Stories, Training  •  6 Comments on Snow Ride
December 11, 2019December 21, 2019

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Gardin. Canada, 1983.

Joe Gardin came to Canada from Italy as a young boy. He settled in Toronto and later established successful business manufacturing material handing equipment. But Joe’s passion was cycling and…

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