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.
Inspired by other’s hacks and pictographic instruction booklets on how to turn standard IKEA fare into something completely different, Samuel N. Bernier and Andreas Bhend…
Ion debuted at Eurobike 2012 with a refreshing, surf-inspired take on mountain bike clothing. Their website just got real, and their gloves are the first…
Ritchey’s SuperLogic components sit at the top rung of their line, representing the lightest and most advanced parts they make. Two of the more recent…
Riivo offers stock and full custom cycling shoes made with carbon fiber soles and premium upper materials, all handmade by Austin-ite Brad Harper. Harper has…
True Fabrications hails from Austin, TX, and has been building custom steel bikes since 2005. They started out just building 29er frames for themselves, but…
I spotted this while riding around Finalborgo, the medieval walled town that’s one of three boroughs in Finale Ligure, Italy, following Cannondale’s mountain bike team…
Rivet Cycleworks offers classically shaped leather saddles with nice features hidden beneath the hide. As the name suggests, a riveted metal connector holds the bottom…
Kind Shock is developing a short travel carbon fiber dropper seatpost aimed at cross country and cyclocross racers. Compared to the 465g 125mm drop LEV…
Electronics giant Pioneer has unveiled their Cyclocomputer, a crank-based power meter and transmitter with a well featured computer. The key selling point for the system…
Paragon Machine Works is testing a “quick release” rocker dropout design for belt drive bikes. Typically, you’d need some sort of tension bolts to push…
With most PFBB30 systems, you have a nylon/plastic shell housing the bearings. They’re light, but they may wear unevenly under pedaling forces and lead to…
First announced at Eurobike alongside some carbon mountain bike wheels and other new stuff, Crank Brothers’ new Sterling and Gem mini pumps are now available,…
In our pre-NAHBS interview this year, Gaulzetti promised a new emerald green color, supposedly the hot new Pantone (17-5641) hue for 2013, and, well, he…
