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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A new custom carbon bike maker named EXEPT is about to pop up on Italy’s Ligurian coast, promising a level of customization previously limited to tube-to-tube…
Strava wants you to dish out Kudos everywhere with new generator – Strava just launched a new Give Kudos campaign, reinforcing the idea that on social…
Urge Bike Products has been churning out affordable, unique mountain bike helmets for ten years now. And to commemorate the milestone they’ve put together a…
Priority Bicycles adds a more advanced mixed-surface road plus option to their easy maintenance commuter bikes with the new 600. Named for the 600% gearing…
The sleek streamlined Elemnt Bolt GPS cycling computer that Wahoo Fitness introduced last summer was all about slipping onto your handlebars unnoticed – at least…
BMC has taken much of what made their carbon Roadmachine endurance road bike popular, and redeveloped it into an aluminum 1x all-road ride dubbed the Roadmachine…
Last spring we first looked at UK Brother Cycles, highlighting no-nonsense steel bikes, especially the all-road Kepler Disc. That 4130 bike & their track Swift…
Hand crafted in València, Spain, Darimo Carbon offers some of the lightest, most refined cockpit components out there. With the addition of the T2 Set Back…
While pro-level cycling shoes have almost exclusively gone to synthetic uppers, Catlike is bringing back real leather at the top-tier. There’s no shortage of performance…
Follow friends & crazies ultra-endurance racing with DotWatcher – It’s tough to follow along and keep updated with friends and folks you’ve met on the bike…
First officially unveiled at Eurobike back in 2016, Canyon’s disc brake version of their Ultimate carbon road bike slots in extra space for wider tires…
Rapha jumps into the chaotic late night criterium racing crowd with their oil-slick inspired Crit Collection. Besides the obvious iridescent fabric (seriously dyed to resemble an oil…
KP Cykler’s trophy mount Bike Hanger is coming back with an updated Copenhagen Series version. UK bag maker Restrap also has an interesting crossover, making…
