Old 12-25-10 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by unterhausen
I think in the old days there was a lot less reason to have a dork disk. Now there is a lot less room between the chain and the spokes in low gear.
In the old days wheels had a proper 36 spokes like they are supposed to.

Originally Posted by roccobike
There are some very small dork discs that can be put on the wheel and are almost invisible.
But if no one can see it does it really count as a dork disk? Shouldn't it be sort of a non-dork disk? Or maybe Schroedinger's dork disk, because if no one sees it it isn't really there yet.

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