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.
INTERBIKE 2009 – There are so many booths at Interbike that between Daniel and I wandering the floor (and me jumping from appointment to appointment),…
Team Amsterdam pedaled away the winner against Team New York in the Bike Slam Jam, a bicycle infrastructure planning challenge orchestrated by Transportation Alternatives and…
INTERBIKE 2009 – American Classic was showing three new wheelsets, including the Magnesium rimmed clinchers above. Actually, what’s new with these is the white/blue color…
For the second straight year, the League of American Bicyclists (LAB) recognized QBP as a Bicycle Friendly Business. For 2009, the company’s status increased to…
INTERBIKE 2009 – Speedplay showed off what can only be called a close-to-production version of their new mountain bike pedal, the SYZR.  Other than what…
INTERBIKE 2009 – Cannondale had probably the most technologically cool innovation at Interbike this year. Five years in development, it’s still in prototype stages but…
Honda has developed a new “personal mobility technology” dubbed the U3-X, a compact self-balancing unicycle that can roll forward, backward and side to side using…
INTERBIKE 2009 – Thule introduced the first strap-on trunk mount tray-style bike rack (at least the first that we’ve seen), and it looks pretty solid.…
INTERBIKE 2009 – Camelbak was showing off a handful of their new Podium Ice insulated water bottles.  Since we reviewed their current bottles, including the…
Interbike 2009 – The new Assize AS528 computer ties into any existing bicycle saddle with piezo-electric sensors to determine your waist and hip girth or,…
Darwin Hindman, mayor of Columbia, MO, is rolling pretty these days.  His city, along with Minneapolis, Sheboygan County, WI, and Marin County, CA, are part…
INTERBIKE 2009 – Fyxation added some new colors to their popular Session 700 street tires.  The original colors are in the foreground, the new additions…
INTERBIKE 2009 – Mavic had two ridiculously lightweight wheelsets on display, and this is one of them: The R-SYS Ultimate prototype. They have a claimed…
INTERBIKE 2009 – Oury introduced a new Brown color in the classic grips and are reintroducing Celeste (mint green) and Pink.  For the lock-on grips,…
INTERBIKE 2009 – Quarq has been busy putting together powermeter rings for lots of crankset brands, with models for the following manufacturers coming out within…
INTERBIKE 2009 – Besides the Clubman prototype, Pashley also had these new ladies’ bicycles called the Poppy.  A departure from Pashley’s usually reserved, rich pallette,…
