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.
This tiny self-contained BYB Tech Focus LED headlight may be the highest-output, most-compact bike light we’ve ever seen. Cranking out a peak 5000 lumens of…
Swiss Side opens up their second-generation aerodynamic road wheel tech to mixed-surfaces with new Hadron² All-Road wheelsets. Promising more drag reductions, improved crosswind sailing effect,…
Ergon’s ergonomic Allroad collection delivers new levels of mixed-surface gravel & all-road rider comfort at both your seat and handlebars. Beyond the ‘cush without the…
POC’s all-new Otocon full-face mountain bike helmets might make you rethink enduro protection, combing top-level safety tech with a secure yet comfortable fit, one I…
Festka upgrades a new generation of One & Scalatore boutique custom road bikes, bringing more advanced tubing, 3D printed construction, and completely hidden cables. Already…
The new Hutchinson Tundra gravel tire expands their made-in-France gravel bike lineup with aggressively lugged tread scaled down from XC mountain bike tires. We’ve been…
A new Brooks C17 Recycled Nylon saddle just made the Cambium family even more eco-friendly with the addition of recycled fibers to the already sustainable…
Showing their support for the ongoing struggles of the people of Ukraine, Obed bikes has put together an auction for a GVR gravel bike, “proudly painted…
Öhlins completely overhauled their approach to short-travel lightweight trail bike suspension with their all-new RXF34 m.2 fork. Instead of a light 34mm stanchion fork with…
LeMond 8 carbon road & gravel bikes are finally here, unveiling that revolutionary US-made carbon technology they’ve been teasing us with for years. That first…
The latest BH Ultimate EVO carbon cross-country race hardtail gets even more integrated, stiffer, and even lighter after a similar overhaul just two seasons ago.…
The Eminent Haste is back and better than ever, with bigger wheels, a completely revamped high-pivot suspension design, new floating shock linkage, idler pulley, and…
AbsoluteBLACK’s HOLLOWcage gets a Dura-Ace 12-speed upgrade – or rather it promises to transform your latest Shimano Dura-Ace or Ultegra Di2 groupset into a quieter…
As utilitarian, car-replacing e-bikes grow in popularity, they’re also getting heavier & more powerful, so DT Swiss has built new Hybrid Utility to do the…
Restrap have overhauled their long-running & beloved bikepacking Bar Bag with bigger storage and more options for customized setup. The core of the holster-style handlebar…
