I knew you were going to say that.

[QUOTE=RCMoeur;23414631]We always called them "pie plates"

So did we, in Wisconsin bike shops. It's not as blatantly rude and judgmental as "dork disc."

so predictable.

Because there will always be dorks.

i know, right?

'cause absolutely Everything on BF has a point.

I've noticed that Campagnolo 12 sp cassettes have a nifty chain catcher on the largest cog; seems like a good idea.


My new manufacture XT 9 sp cassette also has some tabs, they didn't have them BITD.

[QUOTE=Iride01;23414497 Does it bother you that I put the plastic cap on my valve stems? Both presta and Schrader![/QUOTE]

I like dice valve caps. Is this what you use? I need a source for pink in presta!

7 come 11, baby needs a new pair 'o shoes, and momma a dishwasher.

Never gonna remove the dork disc! It's part of my "Fred-ness."

Post #54, meet post #4.Reading the 'discussion' you're joining in is overrated I guess. Anyway no one could've come up with that zinger before you

The only dork is whoever named them that from stupid arrogance. I have no obsession to remove a near weightless item that can save me lots of trouble and money because somebody else says it isn't cool.

With the cost of parts these days, I'd leave them on. Once the damage is done, it doesn't really matter what /who to blame it on. It's still damaged, but the dork disc could have prevented it.

I think one of my bikes has such a disk. I don't normally look at it or notice it really. I guess I'm the dork.

Or possibly you have more important things to. Like, maybe, perhaps...

Enjoying your bike rides?

How can one possibly enjoy their bike rides if they are not constantly obsessing about the minutiae of componentry? How, I ask? Such (shudder) barbarism.

If y'all think dork discs are bad.... I kept reflectors on my spokes until they got loose and/or fell off.

I see a couple of new threads developing…. Maybe flat pedals with reflectors after that. Bike snobs rejoice! (Yes, guilty as charged)

(raises hand)

It’s mostly their crap quality and fixing method that motivates me to remove them asap. That and never having any issue with over-shifting the chain.

Particularly on higher end bikes, it is obvious they are not meant to be a permanent item. Otherwise they would look much better. However, some of those fitted to utility bikes do look like an actual intended design feature rather than an ass-covering regulatory requirement like those crappy spoke reflectors you get thrown in with every bike in the UK.

Because I still exist...

I have just bought a new fairly budget bike as a winter hack and that has one, it is clear plastic and does not really show up in this photo..

That was the reason for the disks in the 1980s, and it's the reason why they still make sense, at least for bicycles that might belong to someone who doesn't know what a limit screw is, let alone how to adjust one.

!!!

They should probably be renamed, Spoke Savers or Jam Preventers.

Early in my cycling career, and not knowing a limit screw from the hole in my head, I threw the chain into the spokes a few times, which ultimately ended up with replaced spokes. In those instances, I was the dork (and probably still am without throwing the chain).

Just out of curiosity, how often do you check derailer alignment and limit screw adjustment? After every rocky or muddy ride? After every time you come out of a store or coffee shop, in case someone knocked your bike down and then leaned it back up against the wall?

There's a ton of ways a derailer can get mis-aligned, and spoke protectors (aka dork discs) provide protection against all of them.

Have seen enough jams with these discs, I don't think it really matters.