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Tag: Bicycle Restoration

October 17, 2023

1957 Peugeot PLX10 Bicycle Specialties Restoration

This 1957 Peugeot PLX10 was restored in the Bicycle Specialtes – Mariposa Bicycles workshop in the summer of 2023. SPECIFICATIONS Frame:  “Spéciale Course Inoxy Modèle Championnat du Monde Compétition PLX10”…

Posted in Restoration, Vintage Bicycles  • 
May 4, 2022May 10, 2022

Restoration Feature: 1963 Jack Taylor Super Clubman

Jack Taylor Cycles was the idea of three brothers, all involved with cycling — Jack, Ken, and Norman Taylor — starting in the 1930s. They produced a wide range of…

Posted in Vintage Bicycles  •  1 Comment on Restoration Feature: 1963 Jack Taylor Super Clubman
April 28, 2021May 14, 2021

Restoration Feature: Provenance Of A New/Old Bianchi

I decided to get a bike to go on my smart trainer when I take my 2017 Mariposa gravel bike off to ride it outside.  About 2008 or 2009, I…

Posted in Bicycles, Randonneur, Restoration, Vintage Bicycles  •  2 Comments on Restoration Feature: Provenance Of A New/Old Bianchi
November 12, 2020November 13, 2020

In The News

A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevent. An interesting new study explores how the human neural network controls a bicycle: It…

Posted in Bicycles, News, Restoration, Touring Bicycle, Vintage Bicycles  • 
March 21, 2020March 25, 2020

Restoration Feature: 1970s Chris Chance Road Bicycle, USA

The Chris Chance frame we recently restored was built in the late 70’s by Chris. The story goes, that he built a couple of frames and then  traveled across the…

Posted in Restoration, Vintage Bicycles, Vintage Bicycles  •  3 Comments on Restoration Feature: 1970s Chris Chance Road Bicycle, USA
February 7, 2020February 13, 2020

Vintage Bicycle Feature: 1973 Eisentraut Road Bicycle. Oakland, USA.

Built for British cycling journalist and randonneur, Jock Wadley.  Albert Eisentraut acquired an appreciation of hand built bicycles at the elbow of legendary Paramount maker Oscar Wastyn in Chicago, and…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, History, Interview, Restoration, Road Bicycle, Vintage Bicycles  • 
November 22, 2019November 22, 2019

Vintage Bicycle Feature: CCM Flyers

An excerpt from A Life With Bicycles by Mike Barry.  Photography by Walter Lai The Canadian Cycle and Motor Company was formed in 1898 through the amalgamation of several smaller…

Posted in Bicycles, Restoration, Vintage Bicycles, Vintage Bicycles  •  6 Comments on Vintage Bicycle Feature: CCM Flyers
June 19, 2019

A Life With Bicycles Book Launch Party Photo Gallery

Photography by Timothy Austen Thank you to everyone who attended “A Life With Bicycles” book launch party last week at Amsterdam Brewery. It was a wonderful tribute to Mike Barry and…

Posted in Bicycles, Equipment, History, Vintage Bicycles, Vintage Bicycles  • 
December 11, 2018December 11, 2018

Restoration Feature: Late 1980s Mariposa Touring Frame

This touring frame was built in the late 1980s in the Mariposa workshop.  It was repainted in the Mariposa workshop in December 2018.   Frame includes a Campagnolo Nuovo Record…

Posted in Bicycles, Restoration, Touring Bicycle, Vintage Bicycles, Vintage Bicycles  • 
September 11, 2018September 11, 2018

Restoration Feature: A 1971 Mariposa Randonneur

This Mariposa frame and fork was built in 1971 with Nervex lugs and Reynolds 531 tubing.  The bike was one of the first out of the shop at 175 King…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Photos, Randonneur, Restoration, Vintage Bicycles  •  2 Comments on Restoration Feature: A 1971 Mariposa Randonneur
June 19, 2018June 20, 2018

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…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, History, Photos, Restoration, Vintage Bicycles  •  3 Comments on Vintage Bicycle Feature: Bianchi. Italy, 1953
April 4, 2018April 4, 2018

Restoration Feature: c1950s Jo Routens

A c1950s Jo Routens restoration.  A replica Routens front derailleur, the fenders stays and the rear carrier was built in the Mariposa Bicycles – Bicycle Specialties workshop by Michael Barry.…

Posted in Design, Equipment, History, Photos, Randonneur, Restoration  •  1 Comment on Restoration Feature: c1950s Jo Routens

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