A new road disc bike ready to roll with a Shimano Di2. The frame was built with Kaisei tubing, lugged and a Ritchey WCS Road Disc fork. The wheels were handbuilt DT Swiss 240 hubs…
Shifting Gears: Life and Work in the Bike Lane
By Daniel Sandler Photography by Jody Wilson Last year, my annual physical revealed that I’m in the best shape of my life (since high school, anyway). Not bad, I thought,…
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Bike with Shimano GRX – XTR Di2 Mullet
A new gravel bike ready to roll with a Shimano GRX – XTR Di2 mullet for a wider gear range. The frame was fillet brazed and built up with a…
Mariposa Feature: Road Bike with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
A custom road bike built with lightweight Kaisei tubing, lugged, an Enve Carbon fork and an integrated stem and handlebars. Specifications: Frame: Custom Mariposa steel lugged frame, built with…
Mariposa Feature: City Bike designed and built for the Vancouver Mountains
A new city bike off to Vancouver. Built with Kaisei tubing, a Genesis carbon fork (with carrier mounts, internal hydraulic disc brake routing and dynamo light routing), a 1x White…
Mariposa Feature: All-Road Bicycle
An all-road bike built with Kaisei tubing, lugs and a Whisky No. 9 Carbon Disc flat mount fork that accepts fenders, a Shimano GRX mechanical groupset, handbuilt wheels with White…
Mariposa Feature: All-Road with Dura-Ace Hydraulic Disc Mechanical
This bicycle was built for a customer who resides in the mountainous Basque region. Technical descents and the tendency to rain a lot, made hydraulic disc brakes the logical choice.…
Allied Feature: Rapha RCC x Allied Able
In 2020, Rapha began a partnership with Allied bicycles to make unique limited edition ABLE frames for Rapha Cycle Club (RCC) members. The unique paint scheme is identical to that…
His n’ Hers Mariposa All-Road Bicycles
These custom all-road bikes were built with lightweight Kaisei tubing, Whisky carbon forks, Campagnolo Chorus 12 speed mechanical groupsets, TRP CX-9 Linear Pull V-Brakes, handbuilt alloy wheels, Whisky Components and…
Gravel Tips with Colin Strickland
My rides on gravel roads tend to be long. This is because the gravel roads near my home in Austin TX are not actually that “near” at all. If you…
Mariposa Feature: 650B All-Road Bicycle
A 650B All-Road bicycle built with Kaisei tubing, fillet brazed with a Whisky carbon disc fork, a combination of Shimano GRX and Dura-Ace components, and two sets of handbuilt wheels…
Mariposa Feature: 650B City Bicycle
This 650B city bicycle was built with Kaisei tubing and clearance for 650B x 42mm tires. The drivetrain includes a White Industries polished silver 1x crankset paired with Dura-Ace bar…