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Category: Travel

June 13, 2018June 20, 2018

La Ruta Tierra

By Michael Barry Away from the traffic and into the green mountains I can quickly find the serenity that is elusive within the city. We climbed for an hour or…

Posted in Bike Tours, Cycling Tour, Events, Gravel Tour, La Ruta Tierra, Touring, Travel  •  1 Comment on La Ruta Tierra
November 14, 2017November 16, 2017

Mariposa Bicycle Feature: An All-Road Travel Bicycle

An all-road frame built to take apart and fit into a standard sized suitcase for travel. The bicycle comes apart with couplers that function with an easy to use locking…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Photos, Travel  • 
October 25, 2017November 1, 2017

Mariposa Feature: All-Road Loaded Touring Bicycle

In 2016, we built a loaded touring bicycle for 6-Time Olympic medallist Clara Hughes, aka Redfeather, her trail name. Clara and her husband Peter are adventurers, by bike, foot, skis…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Photos, Touring, Travel  • 
July 14, 2017

July 23, 2017: Rapha Women’s 100 Mountain Goat Ride With Dede Barry

This is an adventurous climber’s ride. We will depart Rapha Boulder and head north to James Canyon and Jamestown- stop for water/snacks, and continue up SuperJames to Peak-to-Peak Highway. From…

Posted in Bike Tours, Events, Touring, Travel  • 
July 14, 2017July 14, 2017

July 22, 2017: Rapha Boulder Ride with Michael Barry

Join us for a ride with former Team Sky professional cyclist and Mariposa builder, Michael Barry on Saturday, July 22 from Rapha Boulder – meeting for coffee to watch the…

Posted in Bike Tours, Events, Racing, Stories, Tour de France, Touring, Travel  • 
February 6, 2017February 7, 2017

J.B. (Jock) Wadley & The Origins Of Randonneurs Ontario

By Mike Barry Recently, I attended the Randonneurs Ontario annual banquet and prize presentation. It was a great evening where we were able to get together with some old friends.…

Posted in Bike Tours, Events, History, Randonneur, Stories, Touring, Travel  • 
December 14, 2016December 15, 2016

Feature Interview: Oliver Bertin

Oliver Bertin has been a friend and Mariposa customer for more than 30 years. He’s also an award-winning journalist and editor, who covered the Tour de France in the 1980s.…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Giro d'Italia, History, Racing, Tour de France, Travel, Video  • 
September 28, 2016September 28, 2016

Mariposa “Redfeather” All-Road Touring Bicycle

This bicycle was custom built at the Mariposa workshop the summer of 2016 for Clara Hughes to be ridden on all-road heavily loaded bicycle tours. All carriers and bottle cages…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Photos, Stories, Travel  • 
September 19, 2016September 23, 2016

Pyrenees Tour

By Michael Barry Photography by Michael Barry, Jaume Cabruja, Jordi Cantal and Albert Pages Having ridden all over the world, the Pyrenean mountains remain one of my favourite spots to…

Posted in Bicycles, Bike Tours, Equipment, Events, Photos, Travel  • 
September 12, 2016September 13, 2016

La Ruta Mar i Muntanya

By Michael Barry Photography by Michael Barry, Jaume Cabruja, Jordi Cantal and Albert Pages Girona has become a European base for many pro cyclists—a recent count figured they were roughly…

Posted in Bike Tours, Equipment, Photos, Travel  • 
August 29, 2016August 31, 2016

Weekend Dispatch August 31, 2016

Bobcaygeon Tandem Tour By Dede Barry A family adventure. Over the last two years we’ve done a few rides as a family on the tandems. Those rides were a success…

Posted in Bicycles, Bike Tours, Photos, Stories, Travel  • 
August 23, 2016August 24, 2016

Weekend Dispatch August 23, 2016

Peter Morse on his way to winning the Ontario Provincial Criterium Championships in Markham, Ontario. Photograph by Ian Austen The peloton. Photograph by Ian Austen At the start. Photograph by…

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