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…
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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. …
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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…
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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:…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…