Title: EU Tech Editor Location: Mountains of the Czech Republic
Expertise
Topics of Expertise: MTB, Enduro, Cyclocross, Gravel & All-Road cycling, Bikepacking & Adventure Touring, Technical Product Design & Engineering Development
Years in Expertise: 25+
Number of Products & Number of Hours Tested: 1000+ of new products in over 10,000 hours of ride testing
Education & Certifications
Education: M.Arch. in design & planning, Georgia Institute of Technology. B.S. in Architecture & Industrial Design, Georgia Institute of Technology & École nationale supérieure d’architecture de Paris-La Villette.
Years of Writing: 25+
Certifications: Registered Architect, MTB/Backpacking Instructor and WAFA/Lifeguard (previous)
Club/Association Memberships: Association Internationale des Journalistes du Cyclisme
Previous Publications: Ride Lugged, The Voice of Reason
A Word from Cory Benson
Serving as Bikerumor’s EU Tech Editor allows me to leverage my design & engineering expertise to provide independent in-depth analysis of the cycling industry’s latest technological developments here in Europe. Riding, testing, reviewing & writing about these innovations allow me to share my unique technical perspective, combined with my personal love of all cycling disciplines.
I started sharing my strong opinions about technical developments in the cycling industry while a fresh wide-eyed designer, and then as a bike mechanic starting around 1996, sharing musings through a series of blogs & occasional contributions to local mags like Dirt Rag, at the time. It officially evolved into a full-time vocation with Bikerumor starting in 2013.
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Designed, engineered, and manufactured in Finland the new Huck Norris flat protection system is designed not only so that you can ride supple sidewall mountain…
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Ridley has developed a complete and comprehensive new women’s race and performance lineup that takes their popular Noah, Helium & Fenix bikes and reworks them as…
German carbon wheelmaker Bike Ahead has been working on getting their already light carbon offerings wider and more capable for hitting some harder trails in…
Shimano have worked with their Bikefitting.com specialists and riders at Sky and Giant-Alpecin to update their PRO lineup for 2017. First they are introducing an all…
Endura first incorporated a Koroyd honeycomb energy absorbing layer into their MT500 trail riding backpack at the beginning of the year, as it was pretty easy…
Based off the popular steel Swiss Cross which already sees a lot of mixed surface riding, the new Outback takes the quick handling cyclocross bike and tweaks…
With their PRO component brand, Shimano had already made inroads to affordable mountain bike cockpit with their everyman alloy Koryak XC & trail line-up. But now…
Giro is introducing a new way to dial in shoe fit with their Techlace system that is claimed to combine the ease-of-use of velcro with the customizable…
Ride the Votec Gravel Fondo this October – This past spring, the german bike maker Votec added a new gravel bike to their lineup. And now together with some of their partners…
