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.
Turner’s Czar 29er carbon fiber mountain bike was announced on Wednesday, and now we’ve got details directly from Dave Turner about the construction and his…
ANVL is a new component line from some of the folks at Transition Bikes, and it’s aimed at the Trail/Enduro/Downhill mountain bike rider. While Transition’s…
The new Focus Raven 650B 1.0 borrows frame cues from the 26″ and 29er versions, getting ribbed, flattened seatstays for both comfort and stiffness. It’ll…
Easton Bell Sports’ Scotts Valley, CA, headquarters houses Giro’s design facility, where all of their helmets for various sports are created. When developing a new…
Poking around a company’s manufacturing plant almost always yields a few peeks at what’s in the pipeline, and my tour of Calfee’s factory didn’t disappoint.…
These new FSA K-Force hydraulic disc brakes were spotted handling slow-down duties on a Feenstra Felt p/b Kenda team mountain bike. FSA has a broad line…
Last year, Avid introduced the X0 Trail Brake, a new four-piston caliper mated to their then-recently updated Taperbore levers. They were good, and our long…
