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Tag: paris-roubaix

October 7, 2021October 8, 2021

In The News

  A collection of stories, news and information that we thought you might find interesting and relevant. Imagine being able to ride bikes with your entire family on Eglinton Avenue…

Posted in Commute By Bicycle, Paris Roubaix, Video  •  No Comments on In The News
April 6, 2021April 10, 2021

Restoration Feature: A Ride On My Gios

  In April the thoughts of the tifosi turn to the spring classics.  The cobbled classic, Paris Roubaix would have been run last weekend if it hadn’t been cancelled due…

Posted in Equipment, Photos, Restoration, Vintage Bicycles, Vintage Bicycles  •  1 Comment on Restoration Feature: A Ride On My Gios
May 18, 2020May 19, 2020

Shifting Gears: A brief history of derailleurs

Multiple gears, whether they are the internal hub variety or the derailleur, are the most complex mechanisms on bicycles.  An internal hub gear can be interesting enough, but to fully…

Posted in Design, Equipment, History, Restoration, Tour de France, Vintage Bicycles  •  3 Comments on Shifting Gears: A brief history of derailleurs
March 11, 2020March 11, 2020

Luke, Nestor & A long day in the saddle

In the neighbourhood, snow remained on the lawns in spots where the sun had yet to hit, or where it had been piled high after the last storm. Buds were…

Posted in Bike Tours, Classics, Favourite Rides, History, Youth  •  7 Comments on Luke, Nestor & A long day in the saddle
September 25, 2019September 25, 2019

Mariposa Feature: A Classic Cyclocross Race Bike

A classic cyclocross bike with Paul Component Cantilever brakes, FMB tubular tires, built with Columbus tubing and a tri-colour blue fade paint scheme. Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing Fork: Ritchey WCS Cyclocross…

Posted in Bicycles, Cyclocross Bicycle, Photos, Racing, Team Mariposa, Youth  •  No Comments on Mariposa Feature: A Classic Cyclocross Race Bike
February 11, 2019February 12, 2019

Mariposa “Paris-Roubaix” 1972

Mariposa Bicycles is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2019.  As part of the celebration, we will be featuring several bicycles from throughout its history, starting with the history and development…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, History, Road Bicycle, Stories, Vintage Bicycles  •  5 Comments on Mariposa “Paris-Roubaix” 1972
January 10, 2019January 28, 2019

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Legnano. 1948

This Legnano Bicycle was made in Italy in 1948 and it is very similar to the bike that Italian bicycle racer, Gino Bartali used to win the 1948 Tour de…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, History, Photos, Racing, Restoration, Tour de France, Vintage Bicycles  •  3 Comments on Vintage Bicycle Feature: Legnano. 1948
December 3, 2018December 4, 2018

Favourite Rides: Hell And Back

by Michael Barry Photography by Walter Lai The route was marked up with a highlighter on a map spread over the dining room table.  A few nights before the event…

Posted in Events, Favourite Rides, GPS Routes, Stories  •  8 Comments on Favourite Rides: Hell And Back
April 21, 2018April 22, 2018

Disc Brakes Or Not?

By Michael Barry Paris Roubaix, the toughest of the one day professional bike races, is not only decided by skill, endurance, power and luck but also on equipment selection. Each…

Posted in Design, Equipment, Events, Racing  •  3 Comments on Disc Brakes Or Not?
April 4, 2017April 4, 2017

The Classics: “A Sport Where You Eat The Other Rider’s Lunch First”

By Michael Barry Photography by Camille J. McMillan Cycling has traditionally been a working class sport. From the first races over a century ago, a bicycle became an escape from…

Posted in Events, History, Photos, Racing, Stories  •  No Comments on The Classics: “A Sport Where You Eat The Other Rider’s Lunch First”
April 19, 2016April 22, 2016

CAMPAGNOLO PARIS-ROUBAIX

By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai Paris-Roubaix, then and now. This year Matt Hayman won Paris-Roubaix covering the 257 km in 5h 51m at an average speed of 43.9…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Events, History, Photos  •  1 Comment on CAMPAGNOLO PARIS-ROUBAIX
April 5, 2016April 6, 2016

INSIDE PARIS-ROUBAIX

By Michael Barry Photography by Kristof Ramon and Scott Mitchell Paris Roubaix is a race of unknowns. What the riders can’t control, what looms in their futures, haunts them until…

Posted in Bicycles, Equipment, Events, Health, History, Racing, Video  •  No Comments on INSIDE PARIS-ROUBAIX

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