The Torqued Wrench

Cold presses in, as it always does just before sunrise at 8,000 feet, but a climb comes first on this dawn patrol. Warmth lies up the road.

With Fabian Cancellara aiming at cycling's purest record, Caley Fretz waxes on the rules surrounding the attempt

Legal experts weigh in on Specialized's controversial trademark action against a small Canadian bike shop

Our tech editor Caley Fretz provides more information about disc brakes for road bikes

Standing in rising flood waters, The Torqued Wrench thinks about suffering and urges you to do so on your bike today

In his latest column, The Torqued Wrench is lost on Corsica and finding his connection to the power of riding unknown roads

Why are time trial helmets so much shorter today than a decade ago?

With two flats and only one spare tube in Italy this week, Caley Fretz got some help from a stranger named Giuseppe

The Torqued Wrench reflects on Ambrosio Nemesis wheels, which passed away quietly on Sunday, hidden away from the cobbles they mastered

With sub-standard braking surfaces and heat-related problems, the market for fiber clinchers grows, in part for vanity's sake

How much practice does it take to be the best at cycling? 10,000 hours — and even that's not enough for most of us

When it comes to new bike technology, some see a fad, others see the future; the truth is probably somewhere in the middle

Our tech editor suggests a collection of social media maestros you should follow for an inside and entertaining look at cycling

Truth is a moving target, but a tech reviewer can recognize and minimize bias to connect with readers and forge trustworthy relationships

An early morning head-to-head with a two-wheeled storm trooper sees the divergent branches of mountain biking square off at sunrise

In the 2012 Buyer's Guide, Caley Fretz muses on the constant pursuit of engineering perfection

With dirt on his mind, Caley Fretz pleads for riders to forget their specs and cliques and get out the door together

The Torqued Wrench gets poetic about clarity on a class-cutting mountain bike ride

The VeloNews tech crew is on the ground at Eurobike to kick off the exciting, innovative and wacky tradeshow season

Custom equipment at the Olympics fits the rule, but not its spirit, and changes should be made to level the playing field

Building the seven-pound travel tool kit for a four-month overseas assignment

A little rest day burrito goes a long way for Americans on the road

Can a tweet in Liége cause a thunderstorm in Paris?

Learning lessons about caution, lying in a snowfield

The fruit of the story tree must be eaten, even if some manufacturers would rather it rot on the ground, waiting for harvest

Caley Fretz has developed a love-hate relationship with his Peugeot rental after following the Giro over the last three weeks

Sometimes the stories outside of the race are more interesting than the ones inside

While the advantages of aerodynamic bikes and equipment cannot be denied, Caley Fretz debunks the still-prevalent myths

The UCI should rewrite the technical rulebook to free up innovation and benefit riders, manufacturers and fans

Asia-built, carbon bikes are handmade too, only without the romance

With the ever-increasing speed and openness of the cycling industry's product cycle, business is being done in a new way

Cabled or wired, which drivetrain is for you?

A look inside the dirty guts of the product release

Readers prompted Caley to answer the question: exactly how much does an 800-pound Specialized gorilla weigh?

The Lugano Charter has been a disappointment, the fallout of a blend of regulatory ambiguity and lackluster enforcement.

The Torqued Wrench is a new column from VeloNews.com tech writer Caley Fretz. Today's topic: disc brakes on the road.