To dork...or not to dork?
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I think I'm pretty good at adjusting RDs, but maybe not perfect, so some bikes have them. My Gazelle no, but my mtb drop bar conversion, yes, as with the Cannondale ST-400 I am putting northroad bars on for my wife.
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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You are being judgmental. Incorrect too. I am not 50. My oldest bikes are 40+ and the youngest are less than 30, and I have never worn spandex or anything like it.
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Thanks, I need to build new wheels for it. Those are lower end wheels I had laying around. I may go Campy large flange on Raid rims.
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darn.. the price of Dork Dics is going to sky-rocket on eBay... i should have stocked up... story of my life.. buy high, sell low...
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Like I've been saying in this forum for some years now, want to use a dorque disque and still look kewhl?, Why not make one out of good old CF??.......
And if it ever does asplode on you like we know most CF things eventually do, you can really impress bikies for years with that story!
And if it ever does asplode on you like we know most CF things eventually do, you can really impress bikies for years with that story!
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This may well be true, but while I would have felt totally dorky in riding kit 40 years ago, it doesn't faze me at all now.
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Rarely do I run a dork disc, but when I do, they look like this...
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I really want to like them, but as in that picture, they look awful.
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Dork! Dork! Dork! Put one on & ride the bike. See if your eye gets used to it. I suspect that, after awhile, you won't even notice it. If you hate it then take it off. It's not a big deal to do & in the bigger scheme of things it doesn't really matter.
I like them as "insurance" just in case.
I like them as "insurance" just in case.
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I take them off all of my bikes, but put them on bikes I build for inexperienced people.
I went the 'whole hog' on this 1980's Claud Butler Elan I built for a novice rider, a young lady doctor who wanted a Classic 1980's English bike to commute four miles to the hospital in Hamburg, Germany.
As you can see, it's got a metal dork disc, chain ring protector, reflectors on the wheels and pedals (and by the time it was sent to her a bell, front and rear reflectors and mirror), CLB turkey levers with Emelle stem shifters for a 'heads up' riding position in traffic plus robust Shimano Tourney derailleur. Locked in the hospital bike rack for more than 12 hours a day it's likely to get knocked around a bit. The last thing she'd want after a long duty is to have the chain wrap up and have to push it home. As it is, she loves it! If I'd built it up for myself it would be very different.
I went the 'whole hog' on this 1980's Claud Butler Elan I built for a novice rider, a young lady doctor who wanted a Classic 1980's English bike to commute four miles to the hospital in Hamburg, Germany.
As you can see, it's got a metal dork disc, chain ring protector, reflectors on the wheels and pedals (and by the time it was sent to her a bell, front and rear reflectors and mirror), CLB turkey levers with Emelle stem shifters for a 'heads up' riding position in traffic plus robust Shimano Tourney derailleur. Locked in the hospital bike rack for more than 12 hours a day it's likely to get knocked around a bit. The last thing she'd want after a long duty is to have the chain wrap up and have to push it home. As it is, she loves it! If I'd built it up for myself it would be very different.
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Dork! Dork! Dork! Put one on & ride the bike. See if your eye gets used to it. I suspect that, after awhile, you won't even notice it. If you hate it then take it off. It's not a big deal to do & in the bigger scheme of things it doesn't really matter.
I like them as "insurance" just in case.
I like them as "insurance" just in case.
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I think they serve a purpose and that it makes good sense to use 'em. But I just can't get over how they look on a bike.
That said I say rock out with your dork out.
That said I say rock out with your dork out.
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I LOVE this! I can't read what it says though. Please translate.
I found a Huret spoke protector at the coop. It was silver chrome in the center with yellowed & heavily scratched clear plastic (about 2" wide) around the outside. I wanted it for the Motobecane Grand Jubile, so I used a dremel to file off the back side tabs & removed the clear part. Now I've got only the silver part that says "Huret" mounted. It's only a tiny bit bigger than the large cog, so not sure how helpful it would be if I overshot the low gear. The point being, that I'm so busy looking at the rest of the bike that I don't notice the dorky.
I found a Huret spoke protector at the coop. It was silver chrome in the center with yellowed & heavily scratched clear plastic (about 2" wide) around the outside. I wanted it for the Motobecane Grand Jubile, so I used a dremel to file off the back side tabs & removed the clear part. Now I've got only the silver part that says "Huret" mounted. It's only a tiny bit bigger than the large cog, so not sure how helpful it would be if I overshot the low gear. The point being, that I'm so busy looking at the rest of the bike that I don't notice the dorky.
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I LOVE this! I can't read what it says though. Please translate.
I found a Huret spoke protector at the coop. It was silver chrome in the center with yellowed & heavily scratched clear plastic (about 2" wide) around the outside. I wanted it for the Motobecane Grand Jubile, so I used a dremel to file off the back side tabs & removed the clear part. Now I've got only the silver part that says "Huret" mounted. It's only a tiny bit bigger than the large cog, so not sure how helpful it would be if I overshot the low gear. The point being, that I'm so busy looking at the rest of the bike that I don't notice the dorky.
I found a Huret spoke protector at the coop. It was silver chrome in the center with yellowed & heavily scratched clear plastic (about 2" wide) around the outside. I wanted it for the Motobecane Grand Jubile, so I used a dremel to file off the back side tabs & removed the clear part. Now I've got only the silver part that says "Huret" mounted. It's only a tiny bit bigger than the large cog, so not sure how helpful it would be if I overshot the low gear. The point being, that I'm so busy looking at the rest of the bike that I don't notice the dorky.
Here's my STOCK Voyageur SP- you can see how small the spoke protector is on there:
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I know it was adjusted, it happened on the 71 SuperCourse I built for one of the early "VeloCheapo" contests. And I can't say for sure because it was already bent when I got to looking at it after the fiasco, but I suspect a kick to the derailleur may have also happened. In any case I believe a dork disk would have helped keep it out of the spokes.
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The bike was a lovely Sekine Mixte which was originally purchased in 1975 by a man (a friends father). It was converted at the LBS to upright bars before it left the door.
Many years after her fathers passing my friend Anne donated it to me as a rusty neglected bike. I spent a lot of effort in bringing it back and was rewarded by a serviceable attractive bicycle which I kept around for a year or so.
Last summer, I chained it to a tree in my front yard with a "Vintage Bike for Sale" sign on it. A pleasant young lady who was visiting her sister, but lives in Toronto stopped and was very excited about the bike. I gave her as much history as I had and we worked out a mutually agreeable price. She has since stopped by to say hello and still loves the bike and its distinctive DD. That's good enough for me.
The mixte look and concept is interesting and I am currently building a Raleigh Record upright 5 speed for myself. The irony is I don't have a nice "dork disc" available to put on it!
The bike was a lovely Sekine Mixte which was originally purchased in 1975 by a man (a friends father). It was converted at the LBS to upright bars before it left the door.
Many years after her fathers passing my friend Anne donated it to me as a rusty neglected bike. I spent a lot of effort in bringing it back and was rewarded by a serviceable attractive bicycle which I kept around for a year or so.
Last summer, I chained it to a tree in my front yard with a "Vintage Bike for Sale" sign on it. A pleasant young lady who was visiting her sister, but lives in Toronto stopped and was very excited about the bike. I gave her as much history as I had and we worked out a mutually agreeable price. She has since stopped by to say hello and still loves the bike and its distinctive DD. That's good enough for me.
The mixte look and concept is interesting and I am currently building a Raleigh Record upright 5 speed for myself. The irony is I don't have a nice "dork disc" available to put on it!
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^^Wow! that's a lot of love into that dork disk, shiny. Ride with pride.
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I guess could say that pic is a 'can opener' for discussion.
I don't like or use them BUT, have noticed the many brand new, mid / higher end bikes still come with them. Last year I was out on a group ride and some gal with un-named but better quality CF bike was honking an ascent, next thing she's down. Some how the plastic disc was still on her bike but broken. Baffled and I don't know all the facts but her bike was relatively new that season and the LBS must not have dialed in the derailleur.
(I was able to help, un-mangle the jammed chain mess, snap off the sheared garbage plastic and quick limit adjustment. After the ride and at the shop, I think they might have had to order in a replacement dropout. Which, by the way is a great modern feature!)
I don't like or use them BUT, have noticed the many brand new, mid / higher end bikes still come with them. Last year I was out on a group ride and some gal with un-named but better quality CF bike was honking an ascent, next thing she's down. Some how the plastic disc was still on her bike but broken. Baffled and I don't know all the facts but her bike was relatively new that season and the LBS must not have dialed in the derailleur.
(I was able to help, un-mangle the jammed chain mess, snap off the sheared garbage plastic and quick limit adjustment. After the ride and at the shop, I think they might have had to order in a replacement dropout. Which, by the way is a great modern feature!)
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