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.
Officina Battaglin showed us two all-new bikes at Eurobike – this premium mixed-material Cortina gravel bike, and a Siena all-road bike that makes modern handmade…
These new Crankbrothers Stamp 0 plastic platform pedals mold in dozens of nicely-designed traction pins to give new mountain bikers a taste of the grip…
For decades Lightweight’s carbon-spoked, made-in-Germany Meilenstein carbon wheels have always been lust-worthy for their unique looks, stiffness, and well… light weight. But only now do…
Developed with gravel racers and refined in the wind tunnel, Apidura now offers a nearly universal fit Aero System pair of compact bikepacking bags that…
Love it or hate it, 32″ mountain bike wheels are getting some serious attention from big names. Apparently, BMC is taking the concept pretty seriously…
The next generation of Rotwild’s popular R.EX all-mountain / enduro ebike gets a big power upgrade, keeping the proven mid-high-pivot 150mm travel carbon frame, but…
Two all-new and much wider carbon FFWD Drift wheelsets dramatically reshape the brand’s top gravel bike offerings for improved aerodynamics and off-road capabilities. Now available…
Prime’s upcoming Trail bike doesn’t have a name yet. Even its actual final form and actual geometry details still remain officially under wraps. But Prime…
Grippy nubbins are how Prologo managed to make their wild aero carbon Predator 01TT CPC saddle even more expensive, so Jonas Vingegaard could more easily…
This new lighter-weight, low-profile Mase Airding Compact backpack could be the one that makes cycling airbag backpacks finally blow up (pun intended). It’s more 30%…
Fulcrum’s shark-finned carbon Sharq wheels get a new deeper 57mm option to improve aerodynamic performance, while still benefiting from the crosswind stability of lower-profile wheels.…
Pedal-maker Xpedo debuts a new cross-discipline Omni powermeter family that will give any bike accurate dual-sided measurement, as easy as threading on a new set…
Anyone paying close attention to the new Canyon Grizl adventure gravel bike specs might have noticed some first-ever Canyon-branded carbon wheels. They start with just…
Italian bike builder Cinelli has an all-new Speciale Gravel steel adventure-ready gravel bike coming soon, as in available from the start of next year. But…
After 3 years of development together with TQ, Canyon says their all-new Endurace:ONFly finally created an eRoad ebike that’s more than just something to help…
Custom Colombian bike builder Scarab Cycles updates their popular Páramo gravel bike family with more modern options to take on everything from fast champagne gravel…
Schwalbe upgrades their lightweight, low rolling resistance Aerothan TPU tubes with a new aluminum valve stem and an update to a more environmentally-friendly circular economy…
