Ryan Palmer

Ryan Palmer is an experienced marketing and product development professional currently serving as the Marketing Director and Product Development Associate at Spot Bikes since December 2023. Prior to this role, Ryan held the position of Marketing Manager at Yeti Cycles from January 2023 to November 2023. Ryan has a strong background in editorial roles, having worked as Senior Editor for Beta MTB at Outside from November 2020 to May 2022, and served as Gear Editor and Senior Editor at Bike Magazine from January 2013 to October 2020. Earlier in career, Ryan was Lead Mechanic at River City Bicycles from March 2009 to December 2012 and held the position of Team Mechanic in Specialized Bicycle Components' Factory World Cup Mountain Bike Program from February 2005 to December 2008. Ryan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a focus in Marketing from Western Colorado University, completed between 1999 and 2003.