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Tag: Clara Hughes

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

Ritchey Feature: Outback Adventure Bike with Shimano GRX Mechanical and 650B wheels

We built up a Ritchey Outback for a BC based customer this week who is planning to ride the 800 km Dempster Highway this summer.  It has a Shimano GRX…

Posted in Bicycles, Gravel Bicycle, Touring  • 
September 12, 2020September 14, 2020

Adventures that have a lifelong impact

By Michael Barry During the Growling Beaver each year, there are countless thoughts and emotions that swirl through my mind in the lead up to the event, during ride day,…

Posted in Events, Favourite Rides, GPS Routes  •  2 Comments on Adventures that have a lifelong impact
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…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, History, Photos, Vintage Bicycles, Vintage Bicycles  • 
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  • 
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  • 

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