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Tag: Shimano

July 18, 2018July 20, 2018

Weekend Adventures

Adventures don’t always require a lot of planning and some of the best trips are planned at the last minute. In big city culture, it has become increasingly difficult to…

Posted in Cycling Tour, Gravel Tour, Touring, Travel  •  6 Comments on Weekend Adventures
May 29, 2018May 30, 2018

Turas Mor 2018

By Dede Barry Last weekend’s Turas Mor gravel event / vintage cycling celebration was a great way to kick off summer in Ontario.  The event was created by Creemore Springs Brewery.  …

Posted in Events, Randonneur, Touring, Vintage Bicycles  • 
March 22, 2018March 22, 2018

Mariposa Feature: Commuter bike

A city bicycle for all conditions.  This bicycle was built with lightweight Columbus tubing, an internal gear hub, hub generated dynamo lighting and fenders. Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with long…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Photos  • 
March 22, 2018May 11, 2018

Mariposa Feature: All-Road Bike with Dura-Ace Di2

All-road bicycle with Dura-Ace Di2 components. Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing with long point lugs Fork: Ritchey WCS Carbon Cross Fork Colours: Metallic purple, vanilla cream and metallic gold Front Derailleur:…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Photos  •  1 Comment on Mariposa Feature: All-Road Bike with Dura-Ace Di2
February 13, 2018February 14, 2018

All-Road Bicycle with 2018 Shimano Di2

All-road bicycle with 2018 Shimano Di2 components, ENVE rims, stem, handlebars, seatpost and bottle cages, Chris King headset and hubs. Photography by Walter Lai     Specifications: Frame: Columbus tubing…

Posted in Design, Equipment, Photos  •  1 Comment on All-Road Bicycle with 2018 Shimano Di2
January 14, 2018January 15, 2018

Mercier, France. 1975

By Mike Barry Sr. Photography by Walter Lai   The Mercier Company was established in St. Etienne, France in the early part of the Twentieth Century. They produced a large…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Photos, Racing, Vintage Bicycles  •  5 Comments on Mercier, France. 1975
January 2, 2018February 12, 2018

Picafort Treader

An all-road winter bike that can be used in the summer months for trail riding.  It’s good for commuting, long distance cycling or thrashing on the trails.  Picafort bicycles are…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Photos, Training  •  4 Comments on Picafort Treader
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…

Posted in Bicycles, Restoration, Vintage Bicycles  •  2 Comments on Restoration Feature: Cyclocross to Commuter Bike Conversion
December 4, 2017December 5, 2017

Mariposa Feature: City Bicycle

Photography by Walter Lai This city bicycle was built to accommodate 650B x 42mm tires and fenders.  A rear handmade Mariposa carrier is integrated into the frame design and it…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Photos  • 
November 14, 2017November 16, 2017

Mariposa Bicycle Feature: An All-Road Travel Bicycle

An all-road frame built to take apart and fit into a standard sized suitcase for travel. The bicycle comes apart with couplers that function with an easy to use locking…

Posted in Bicycles, Design, Equipment, Photos, Travel  • 
November 13, 2017November 15, 2017

Team Mariposa: Ontario Provincial Cyclocross Championships

Photograph by Walter Lai Team Mariposa has had a solid racing season thus far with a good effort the Canadian National Cyclocross Championships as well as a couple of victories…

Posted in Photos, Racing, Team Mariposa, Video, Youth  • 
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  • 

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