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.
Ratio has just introduced their new Tacto seatpost in both standard and integrated seatmast versions. Both use hi-mod carbon, titanium screws and offer adjustable setback…
The Donut folding bicycle concept sets itself apart from other folding design studies we’ve seen (here, here and here, among others) in that it transforms…
Seems there’s no hiding from 650B discussions these days. Depending on who you listen to, the sudden explosion is either driven by consumers looking for…
Kali Protectives is known for their gravity and more aggressive riding helmets and protective gear. Come June, they’ll take the wraps off an entirely new…
Profile Design has received UCI approval for all of their wheels in the non-standard category. That classification includes most lustworthy wheels nowadays and includes anything…
Originally put into motion as a concept test mule, the 2013 Specialized Demo8 Carbon ended up surprising their engineers with its stiffness. Honestly, though, after…
Rocky Mountain Bicycles has just unveiled their new cross country race weapon, the Element 29 RSL. We spotted their alloy Element 29er bikes last summer.…
In addition to the completely revamped Dura-Ace DA9000 and 9070 Di2 groups just unveiled, Shimano has introduced a refreshed road bike wheel lineup and Dura-Ace…
After plenty of spy shots surfacing on both Team Sky’s bikes and Shimano employee rides, the 2013 Shimano Dura-Ace component group is finally official. The…
While pedaling along with the Ride 2 Recovery Memorial Challenge ride, Shimano brake engineer Wayne Stetina paid a visit to Jason at Freshbikes and let…
If you’ve been following the Foundry Cycles brand (or had one of their Router 29ers on order!) you’ve perhaps noticed that they haven’t delivered. Brand…
Tifosi has just introduced their new Podium and Podium-S full coverage, single-lens cycling sunglasses. The Podium uses a frameless single lens with a unique arm…
