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Tag: gravel grinder

September 2, 2020September 3, 2020

Cycling: it doesn’t get any easier, you just go 
 slower.

By Evan Siddall, Ottawa, September 2020 Cycling: It doesn’t get any easier, you just go….slower. That’s not Greg LeMond’s famous quote — about going faster, but it might be even more…

Posted in Events, Health  •  3 Comments on Cycling: it doesn’t get any easier, you just go 
 slower.
May 30, 2017May 30, 2017

Ride Of The Damned 2017

Team Mariposa traveled to Ottawa for the Ride of the Damned, a unique cycling event in the Ottawa and Quebec hills that emphasizes challenge and adventure rather than competition. Ten…

Posted in Bike Tours, Events, Photos, Racing, Team Mariposa  • 
November 10, 2015November 13, 2015

Peter Morse’s Custom Mariposa SRAM Force 1 Cyclocross Bike: Test ride at the Growling Beaver Brevet

It was one of those days that happen once or twice a season 
 Words by Mariposa Painter Peter Morse Photos by Walter Lai Since the 1990s, when I was…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Events, Racing, Stories  • 
September 18, 2015September 18, 2015

Riding on the Dirt

In the late 1990’s, when Michael and I were living in Boulder, Colorado, we began to ride on gravel roads and trails through the countryside and up into the mountains…

Posted in Bicycles, Bike Tours, Design, Equipment, Other, Stories, Training  • 

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