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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NS Bikes has redefined their popular, adaptable carbon Define trail to all-mountain to enduro 29er mountain bike platform with the addition of a new aluminum…
Fight Parkinson’s with a bid on Taylor Phinney painted Allied Able gravel bike – Ex-pro road racer turned artist Taylor Phinney is raffling a one-off hand-painted…
After years working to create supple tires to race cyclocross World Cups, Donnelly is bringing that same refined 240tpi, tubeless casing to gravel bikes with…
Fulcrum broadens their backroad gravel riding line-up with the addition of more refined, wider Rapid Red 3 alloy gravel wheels. As more dropbar riders take…
Anyone who’s been around cyclo-tourists, recumbent riders, or even serious rando-dads for long enough has probably spotted the rare Shimano SPD sandal. Well, it’s apparently…
Moots’ Colorado-crafted titanium family of gravel bikes gets a wide tire, wide-range gearing update for 2021, with completely revamped Routt RSL, Routt YBB, and a…
Commencal’s 2021 update to their 27.5″ aluminum Clash enduro and freeride bike looks pretty minor until we dug into the details – revealing the suspension…
100Copies Cyclingo returns after more than a half a year since we’ve seen a cycling-inspired 100Copies print from Singapore artist Thomas Yang, with several life-changing…
Rapha has teamed up with American technical activewear maker Outdoor Voices to create a new line of women’s cycling kit blending fun, inviting & colorful…
As more cyclists look to adventure with their bikes, Apidura’s latest Expedition DownTube Pack adds a bit of extra, out-of-the-way waterproof storage. Most of the…
ION bike products’ new Scrub Amp body armor promises to deliver the protection you need for enduro, freeride & other aggressive all-mountain riding, without the…
Rapha asks us to get back on the bike, to #ChooseCycling – It started with support for a British Cycling campaign initiative dubbed #ChooseCycling. But…
The new Factor LS gravel bike goes all-in on lightweight, fast mixed-surface racing after years of their sponsored riders, successfully squeezing fat enough gravel tires…
Ribble Cycles has updated their long running versatile all-road & gravel bike with the new affordable titanium CGR Ti gravel bike. Short for Cross Gravel…
