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.
Swift Carbon has been around for eight years now, focusing mostly on road, triathlon and TT bikes. Last fall, they launched their first full suspension…
Cateye has updated two of their more recent cycling computers to add functionality and connectivity. The Padrone Smart gets Bluetooth to link to your smart…
Updates across the entire Maxxis range touch every discipline, from mountain and fat bikes, to road tubeless and tubular, to new gravel options. Only cyclocross…
Wheels Manufacturing is packaging many of its small parts into a rugged shop-grade bag that’s ready for neutral support tents. The Kit features a selection of…
Nox Composites is developing full carbon road rims that will come in both symmetric and asymmetric profiles. The design is mostly intended for cyclocross, but…
Like Cykelmageren, Groovy and Cherubim, Samurai brought out the kind of bike that challenges notions of what a bike could or should be. These builders…
Wide range cassettes and drivetrain systems were pretty big at Taipei, and SEQlite had a killer offering alongside standard and narrow range road cassettes that…
Tennessee based titanium bicycle fabricator Litespeed could be playing in the fat bike garden with their new Nome. It’ll have 190mm rear spacing built around replaceable dropouts…
Sojourner Cyclery likes to use natural FRPs as opposed to man-made FRPs. Translation: Wood is nature’s “Fiber Reinforced Polymer”, which has been around long before…
Notice anything different about this flat pedal? From this angle, it’s standout feature isn’t exactly visible, but the locknut design at the axle gives a…
Atomlab’s SL alloy handlebars switch from 6000-series to 7000-series alloy, dropping the weight to about 260g and becoming more fitting of the SL moniker. They…
FSA is updating their carbon SL-K and K-Force Light cranksets with an all-new BB392 spindle standard. Put simply, it’s a 92mm wide, 30mm diameter spindle that…