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Tag: Bicycle touring

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020

Bikepacking Adventure: Syrian Hospitality

The best rides aren’t always the longest or the hardest – they’re the ones you remember. I’m glad I remember this ride, because it’s one you definitely can’t do it…

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August 17, 2018November 27, 2018

Favourite Rides: Gates Gully and the Doris McCarthy Trail

We each have a spot or two where we ride that we consider magical. These are the kind of places where we feel at peace, where we feel free on…

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January 8, 2017January 12, 2017

One Man And His Mariposa

By Bob Zeller I got my first view of my new Mariposa while watching Mike Barry build it up in the front room of his late Mum’s house in Wimbledon,…

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September 22, 2016September 23, 2016

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Mariposa Randonneur, 1981: Raid Pyrenean Bicycle

By Mike Barry Sr. Photography By Walter Lai In 1981, my ex business partner, Mike Brown and I decided to attempt the Raid Pryenean, a 750 kilometer journey across the…

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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…

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May 25, 2016May 26, 2016

OFF THE BEATEN PATH

Rough stuff in the French Alps, 1984 By Mike Barry Sr. Photos by Ian Austen and Walter Lai Since I was a young boy living in London, England, cycling has…

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