General Information

Serial #

85X2

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL FRAME, FENDERS, PARTS/ RUBBER TIRES/ SUEDE SEAT/ LEATHER STRAPS/ SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

237.0 cm

Width

45.7 cm

Height

100.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Non-motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Cycles & cycling

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Mariposa

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

UNTIL THE 1970'S, THE CANADIAN CYCLE INDUSTRY WAS DOMINATED BY CCM, WHICH BY THAT TIME WAS USING AN INCREASING NUMBER OF FOREIGN MADE PARTS. AFTER IT'S DEMISE, THE 'REAL' CANADIAN PRODUCT WAS PRODUCED BY A HANDFUL OF CUSTOM BUILDERS OF WHICH MARIPOSA WAS PERHAPS THE BEST.

Function

USED AS MEANS OF PERSONAL OR INDIVIDUAL TRANSPORTATION ON LAND.

Technical

CUSTOM BUILT BICYCLE WHICH WAS EXHIBITED AT EXPO 86, REPRESENTING THE STATE-OF-THE-INDUSTRY IN CANADA.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RED, GOLD & BLACK DECALWITH BUTTERFLY LOGO READING 'HANDMADE/ MARIPOSA/ MADE IN CANADA' ON FRONT HANDLEBAR POST & REAR SEAT POST/ INCISED GOLD BUTTERFLY OUTLINE ON FRONT POST & 'MARIPOSA' ON REAR SEAT POST'/ RED DECAL READING 'MARIPOSA' ON LOWER BAR/ STRAPS MARKED IN WHITE 'ALBERTO BINDA'/ HANDLEBARS INCISED 'Cinelli' & 'GIRO D'ITALICA'

Missing

N/A

Finish

FRAME PAINTED LIGHT PURPLE ENAMEL/ BLACK SEAT & STRAPS/ PLATED & BRUSHED METAL PARTS/ BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ YELLOW WALL TIRES/ WHITE, TAN, BLACK, RED SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A