Cory has been writing about mountain bikes, enduro, cyclocross, all-road, gravel bikes & bikepacking for over 25 years, even before the industry created some of these names. Prior to Bikerumor, Cory was a practicing Architect specializing in environmental sustainability, has designed bike shops & bike components, and worked as a bike shop mechanic.
Based in the Czech Republic for 15+ years, he is a technical mountain biker, adventurous gravel rider, and short & medium-haul bikepacker. Cory travels extensively across Europe riding bikes, meeting with key European product developers, industry experts & tastemakers for an in-depth review of what’s new, and what’s coming next.
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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Classified 2-speed internal Powershift MTB hub brings 2x drivetrains back to mountain bikes with one new 12-speed cassette for both Shimano & SRAM drivetrains…
Combining lightweight, maximum stiffness & the peak of tuned Adaptive ergonomics, the new top of Fizik’s Argo saddle family will even fit on more bikes…
Thanks to a new partnership between Hunt x Classified, you can now order two of Hunt’s top-selling carbon aero road or lightweight gravel racing wheelsets…
Classified’s Powershift gravel bike drivetrain just got one more gear, thanks to a new compact 13-speed cassette that brings compatibility to your Campagnolo Ekar-equipped bike.…
Campagnolo’s premium carbon road wheel lineup gets a new ultralight addition with the new 1240g Hyperon Ultra wheelset. Using much of the same tech as…
Northwave started a new partnership supporting the Cape Epic and its Epic Series of multi-stage cross-country marathon mountain bike races last year, and is now…
European-made tool maker Unior has released a big cache of new bicycle repair tools suitable for professional and home mechanics – from the BMX-specific kits…
Vibration damping isn’t always something we think of with alloy bikes, but by adapting Titici’s Plate Absorber Tech, now in a Hydroformed iteration (PAT.H), gravel…
