Zach Overholt is the Editor in Chief of Bikerumor. He has been writing about what’s new in the bicycle world for 12+ years. Prior to that, Zach spent many years in the back of a bicycle shop building and repairing nearly every type of bike, while figuring out how to (occasionally) ride them.
Based in Ohio, Zach is now slowly introducing a new generation to cycling and still trying to figure out how to fit the most rides into a busy schedule as a new dad.
Title: Editor in Chief Email:zach@bikerumor.com Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Number of Products & Number of Hours Tested: 2,000+ products, 10,000+ hours
Education & Certifications
Education: Accepted into the Honor’s English program at The Ohio State University, before transferring to the University of Cincinnati to pursue Mechanical Engineering
I didn’t really choose this as a career so much as I lucked into it. I was honestly just looking for a way to continue my path in the bicycle industry, while learning as much as possible along the way.
I got my start in a bike shop when I was 17, and things evolved from there.
My personal interests include anything bicycle related, repairing or building things, exploring outdoors, camping, backpacking/bikepacking, being on or near the water, golf, music.
First they brought us the Jens Voigt Sound Board. Next, it was the equally amusing Lance Armstrong Legalbot 6000, and the Jonathan Vaughters Soundboard as…
I know, we can already hear the collective grumbles in the comment section about noise pollution, and Freds rocking the bike trail blasting Justin Timberlake…
When UK based Worx Bikes stepped onto the scene, the direct-to-consumer brand focused on two models – SR-01 and SR-02 which were essentially nice fixed…
Put together by Laurence Crossman-Emms photography, this well done time lapse build shows Rob Scullion’s 2013 Continental Orange Alpine 160 being built from the frame…
After more than 3 years in development, Fuji’s next-generation triathlon/TT bike is ready to launch – almost. Still stringing us along, details are still scarce…
Further blurring the line between tricycle and electronic vehicle, Outrider’s pedal electric vehicles take the recumbent trike to new levels. The company was founded after…
Marc recently covered Asylum cycles’ rebirth with Chris Currie at the forefront, and announced their disc equipped cyclocross model, the Meuse. While the bike is…
