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.
Get Rowdy in TX Hill Country with Local Loam – Jeff Kendall-Weed’s series explores the stories of groups advocating for more mountain bike trails. Of course the…
Ritchey is synonymous with both high quality steel bike frames out of the mind of Tom Ritchey himself, and of reasonably priced performance alloy cockpit…
Count ’em, there’s 13 there. You’re excused for having no idea who Chinese drivetrain maker S-Ride is. But while the well-known drivetrain producers like Shimano,…
TOR Mountain Products is a new component brand poised to hit the market later this year with some creative design solutions and reasonably priced cockpit…
What is the actual environmental impact of trail building & mountain bike riding. What social impact does mountain biking have on a community? The Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz…
For several years we’ve heard of their lower rolling resistance, and experienced firsthand the improved comfort & grip of larger road tires. But pro roadies…
Renamed the EnviLiv, Liv Cycling the women’s specific wing of Giant completely overhauls their top-level Envie aero road race bike. The new bike features sleek…
Following their mechanical disc brake debut, Rever is expanding with two families of hydraulic disc brakes – the Arc & Attack – both offering affordable…
The Automatic Gearshift System from Taiwanese engineering firm HIPCI takes electronic shifting 1x mountain bike setups to the next level, entirely eliminating the need for a…
With no shortage of aero road wheels on the market, ControlTech has a unique take on mid-depth profiles. Their new carbon tubeless Sirocco wheels wave…
Just last November in Tapiei, SunRace showed us new 12-speed SRAM replacement derailleurs and cassettes. But apparently that was only the beginning, as they already…
Olympia’s new aluminum Handy gravel bike mixes roadie wisdom from more than a century of crafting bikes, with the more modern tech, geometry, and durability…
Mercury isn’t limiting carbon rim development to trail bikes, they’ve also been working with aero-guru Paul Lew on an all-new A-series of aerodynamic carbon road…
Easton Overland gravel team rolling this slick Allied Alfa Allroad bike – Ahead of last weekend’s Land Run 100, Easton launched Overland – a crew of riders…
Utah based Mercury Wheels apparently is looking to shake up the carbon mountain bike wheel market with some innovative new material tech. Under the vague name…
The new Overland kit collection from UK clothing company Morvélo is less about crafting gravel & adventure bike specific kit, and more about just quality cycling kit…
Rapha makes a return to cycling shoes, this time developing both on-road Classic & off-road Explore models entirely in-house. Both shoes share the same supple,…
Any tool nerd like myself is bound to fawn over Wolf Tooth’s latest shiny iteration of the Pack Pliers chain master link tool. Their 6-in-1 function continues…
Trek and their accessories wing at Bontrager are making bold claims about revolutionizing bike helmet safety with the debut of their new WaveCel crumple zone…
Following their innovative anti-dive E18 enduro leaf spring linkage fork, Motion Ride just announced a new Flow Evo Coil shock is on the way to complete…
