Re: [CR]Paint shop in Toronto

Noah Rosen did the painting for Mariposa and Bicycle Specialties for quite a while, and now with Mike definitely retired, he has struck out on his own - in the same location - surrounded by what will become, and sort of already is, a bike museum (Mike's collection). Noah's work is wonderful. Two of my framesets, a Legnano and a silver Cinelli, are shown in the Velocolour (Canadian spelling!) Gallery at http://www.velocolour.com/APRIL%20REVISED%20GALLERY/index.htm. The Cinelli Riviera that I showed at this year's Cirque was also Noah's work. He is talented, enthusiastic, and a great guy to boot! He was going to attend Cirque, but he's just too busy. With Mike retired, some of us are secrectly hoping that Noah's developing frame-building skills and business savvy will one day mean a resurrection of the Mariposa brand. I guess we'll have to wait and see. Noah's girlfriend is a budding talent herself: she's pantographing a Super Record rear derailleur for me, and has made custom, jewelry-quality headbadges.

Gary DellaRossa, Toronto, Canada.

>From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
>To: "Dr. Paul Williams" <castell5@sympatico.ca>,Classic Rendezvous
><classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>Subject: Re: [CR]Paint shop in Toronto
>Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:19:27 -0700 (PDT)
>
>So has Mike definitely exited the business now? Don't know how much of the
>paint work was done by Mike himself, and how much by this guy, but Mike did
>a fabulous job for me on a couple of bikes with dented toptubes. Repaired
>the tubes, then did just a partial respray in the surrounding area matching
>the paint and blending it in flawlessly. Reasonable price too. If this
>guy can continue to turn out the quality of painting that was done at
>Bicycle Specialities, then I think he would be the preferred painter for
>anyone located even remotely close to Toronto, including those on the US
>side of the border.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Big Spring, Texas, USA
>
>
>
>"Dr. Paul Williams" <castell5@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> This was mentioned on another list - it seems like Mike Barry's former
>painter at Bicycle Specialties (RIP) has taken over the space and is
>continuing to paint. Here are the details:
>
>http://www.velocolour.com/
>
>Apparently his work is supposed to be topnotch.
>
>
>Paul.
>
>
>Paul B. Williams, BAH, MPhil, PhD
>Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
>castell5@sympatico.ca