Tyler Benedict is the Founder of Bikerumor, where he’s written about the latest bikes, components, and cycling technology for almost two decades. Prior to that, Tyler launched and built multiple sports nutrition brands and consumer goods companies, mostly as an excuse to travel and ride in new places.
Based in North Carolina, Tyler also loves Overlanding & Vanlife and is always on the lookout for the next vehicle upgrade, secret trail, and off-grid adventure.
Quietly introduced at Taipei Cycle Show earlier this year amidst plenty of new suspension forks, SR Suntour’s all-new air shocks bring a completely new shim…
Over the last couple years of trade shows, the innovation and new product announcements from Marzocchi had steadily slowed to a trickle. Now, the business…
Aboard a couple of Rotwild’s new X1 trail bike were prototype inverted suspension forks disguised in patterned duct tape. While their reps wouldn’t say anything…
Other than a new short-reach brake lever option for Magura’s updated MT-series brakes, they are mostly unchanged from their launch last year. Zach offered up…
Adding to the their growing line of aftermarket narrow-wide chainring collection, OneUp components has just released a version for the new Shimano XT M8000 cranks.…
Marin unveiled many of their latest bikes at Sea Otter, including the 27.5+ hardtails that helped celebrate the brand’s 30th anniversary. Now a few more…
Already spec’d on the 2016 Marin gravel and cyclocross bikes (post on those coming soon), the Naild locking, quick release thru axle system takes everything…
The 2016 Centurion Crossfire puts them back in the game with a carbon cyclocross after focusing on alloy all-purpose ‘cross/allroad bikes for the past four years. Merida…
The 2016 Cannondale SuperSix EVO carbon and CAAD12 alloy road bikes both received major makeovers from prior models, with the latter skipping an entire numeral…
As an official team sponsor of Garmin Cannondale this year, they’ll be throwing a free Skratch Labs hydration kit and Camelbak Podium team bottle ($21…
Ghost’s previous four bar linkage design is gone, making way for their all-new AMR platform for 2016. Short for “All Mountain Ride”, it uses one front…
German direct-to-consumer brand Radon is headed to the trails with the new Slide 140 Carbon, a shorter travel, lighter weight version of the 160 launched…
