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Tag: Restoration

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…

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December 7, 2017December 14, 2017

Restoration Feature: Cyclocross to Commuter Bike Conversion

We took a beat up 1990s Desmarais Cyclocross frame, that was ridden by two time provincial road champ Joe Guilliano, stripped it, sand blasted it, built a new fork (the fork…

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August 29, 2017August 31, 2017

Restoration Feature: Routens

By Michael Barry Photography by Walter Lai Old bikes or just parts and frames, broken or bent, rusty and worn, often come in the shop for repair. Some require a…

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May 11, 2017May 12, 2017

Vintage Bicycle Feature: Cinelli Super Corsa, 1951

By Mike Barry Photography by Walter Lai In the early 1950s, I was a kid living in London with very little money, but an intense interest in everything to do…

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December 15, 2016December 16, 2016

The Colourful And Enduring Life Of A Bicycle

By Michael Barry Photography by Ian Austen A bicycle remains one of the simplest and most efficient forms of human transportation. Its design is so good it is hard to…

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July 5, 2016July 5, 2016

THE TORPADO PROJECT

By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai When I was a young teenager, I spent most of my spare time cycling or hanging around the local bike shop. Bill,…

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June 28, 2016June 28, 2016

PAGLIANTI RESTORATION

A mid-1940’s Italian city bike. This is a recent restoration that was completed in the Mariposa workshop. The bike was originally purchased at a garage sale in Toronto in 1991.…

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November 3, 2015November 3, 2015

Howard Chang’s photo essay “Building My Mariposa for the 2015 L’Eroica”

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