Ok, take it easy on me, "What's wrong with the Dork Disc"?
12-25-10, 12:42 PM
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There are some very small dork discs that can be put on the wheel and are almost invisible. I don't have them on my newer road bikes or my MTBs, but I've seriously thought about putting them back on the MTBs. A wreck on the trail can easily cause a chain to jump (and has). I've been lucky that no chains have jumped into the spokes. However, when the FSR XC was new, my son took it to the trail and came back with a smashed dork disc following a wreck. I wonder what would have happened if the dorc disc wasn't there.
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12-25-10, 01:46 PM
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What a fun thread!
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12-25-10, 02:12 PM
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In the old days proper wheels bloody-well had 32 spokes in the front wheel and bugger-all 40 in the rear. Since a proper rear wheel only had one cog on the Sturmey-Archer hub anyhow a "dork" disk wasn't necessary (unless you count the cog spacer/shims as "dork discs.")
12-25-10, 05:15 PM
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I do all my own maintenance and learned to lace wheels in the 70's. I had an RD get bent in a lay down crash earlier that I didn't notice until I shifted down really low for a hill climb. Instant spoke destruction and money out of a poor newlywed's pocket.
It isn't because of any thing appearance wise, I had removed them from my first Derr equipped bike until this incident. No disk I could fit to the Campy NR hubs and freewheel but the next bike got a mini disc to prevent this problem. The small, clear disc that Cannondale fitted to the R500T id unobtrusive and suits my needs and paranoia
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Not because I am one of those "Dumb" Marines, sir. I have and engineering degree, a law degree and a year of graduate school. I know how to use the high and the low adjusters on the FD and RD pretty well.
Just don't prejudge my fellow Marine and me, please. Merry Christmas (sincerely) to you and yours
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I do all my own maintenance and learned to lace wheels in the 70's. I had an RD get bent in a lay down crash earlier that I didn't notice until I shifted down really low for a hill climb. Instant spoke destruction and money out of a poor newlywed's pocket.
It isn't because of any thing appearance wise, I had removed them from my first Derr equipped bike until this incident. No disk I could fit to the Campy NR hubs and freewheel but the next bike got a mini disc to prevent this problem. The small, clear disc that Cannondale fitted to the R500T id unobtrusive and suits my needs and paranoia
.Not because I am one of those "Dumb" Marines, sir. I have and engineering degree, a law degree and a year of graduate school. I know how to use the high and the low adjusters on the FD and RD pretty well.
Just don't prejudge my fellow Marine and me, please. Merry Christmas (sincerely) to you and yours
.Respectfully,
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12-25-10, 05:20 PM
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Well after reading these pro-dork-post...I kept mine on after doing a bearing job the other night, besides it's chrome and my bike is black...perfect match!
12-25-10, 05:44 PM
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If you wear Bibs you are a candidate for a dork disk (are you a belt & suspenders kind of person).
12-25-10, 06:03 PM
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They're a good idea with some wheels--some Mavics, for instance. The design of the hubs on some wheels makes them more vulnerable to expensive flange and spoke damage from an overshifted chain. If you really hate spoke protectors, then you should ride standard wheels with Campag or Shimano hubs, 32 spokes, and regular rims--skip the Ksyriums and Bongwaters.
12-25-10, 06:42 PM
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12-25-10, 08:25 PM
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I have possibly the biggest dork disc ever on my 72 Schwinn Sports Tourer. It's 9 inches in diameter and 28 inches in circumference. It looks OK as there is a 34 skip tooth cog next to it. It also has a 54/36 chain ring. It is a project i have been working on as i got it for free. The frame is a little big so i may just get it running and sell it. I polished it and it sparkles as it is stainless steel. My Bianchi, OCR 3, Trek 330, World Sport are all DD free. My Trek 1400 and Gran Sport have the small plastic discs.
04-15-17, 09:13 PM
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Being so new, I had never heard of these faux pas, but the owner of the bike shop did! so he took the reflectors off right away. Then he took off the DD thing when he replaced my rear tire. When I heard the word "dork", it wasn't a look I wanted to intentionally be sporting. I'm pretty sure I'm not any faster, and I like to think I'm not a dork YOMV lol!!
04-15-17, 09:22 PM
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I seem to be "uninformed" on WHY, it's a faux pa to have the "so called", Dork Disc on the rear wheel!! I thought it was there to keep the "chain" from over riding the largest cog, so you all are saying, "it's not needed"?? So I take it that you all are saying that the "derailer" never goes so far out of adjustment that the chain can't override the largest cog?? If it's not needed, why does the mfg'er. of every bike made it seems put one on?? I'd like to be "enlightened" so let me know, thanks!
04-15-17, 09:31 PM
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I seem to be "uninformed" on WHY, it's a faux pa to have the "so called", Dork Disc on the rear wheel!! I thought it was there to keep the "chain" from over riding the largest cog, so you all are saying, "it's not needed"?? So I take it that you all are saying that the "derailer" never goes so far out of adjustment that the chain can't override the largest cog?? If it's not needed, why does the mfg'er. of every bike made it seems put one on?? I'd like to be "enlightened" so let me know, thanks!It is a generous understatement to call any "man" cowardly enough to use a pie plate to miss this ritual just a "dork". The offense is far deeper.
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04-15-17, 09:48 PM
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Anyone know where I can get a Campagnolo dork disc (must be silver-colored)?
04-15-17, 10:18 PM
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I don't know the law of your state but people I know who are compelled to have reflectors on their wheels by rules of events use a reflective tape on the rims. You can hardly see it during daylight but it lights up nicely as a reflector.
04-15-17, 10:43 PM
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There are some tires with reflective sidewall stripes, or maybe some reflective graffics or lettering on the frame or rims would suffice.
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04-16-17, 06:59 AM
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I wouldn't worry about it until a police car comes up behind me with lights and siren to pull me over.
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04-16-17, 08:43 AM
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Exactly. I don't see much evidence of enforcement campaigns when it comes to bicycle safety equipment. The only time it's likely to come up is if you fail the attitude test in an encounter with a LEO and he/she starts looking for stuff to write you up for.
04-16-17, 09:50 AM
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I may get shot down in flames by someone who knows the law better than I, but I understand that here in the UK shops are required by law to sell new bikes complete with bell and reflectors, but individuals are not required by law to have them on their bikes.
So like the dork discs, many reflectors and bells are ditched straight away.
So like the dork discs, many reflectors and bells are ditched straight away.
04-16-17, 12:56 PM
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Unbeknownst to bicyclists and the public, it was recently learned that the Indiana legislature in 2016 removed the code that required a bell or other audible warning device in order to ride on roads. Go figure.
https://blog.bicycleindiana.org/2017...r-not-to-ring/
(no mention of spoke protectors)
https://blog.bicycleindiana.org/2017...r-not-to-ring/
(no mention of spoke protectors)
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Dork discs need to be outlawed.
04-16-17, 03:02 PM
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The dork disc is a warning sign to everyone that you do not know how to adjust the low limiter on your r.d. and are too cheap to have it done by a mechanic. My road bike originally came with one, so when I got it home, I went at the dreaded disc with wire cutters till it was obliterated.
There. Now, isn't that better?
There. Now, isn't that better?
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The dork disc is a warning sign to everyone that you do not know how to adjust the low limiter on your r.d. and are too cheap to have it done by a mechanic. My road bike originally came with one, so when I got it home, I went at the dreaded disc with wire cutters till it was obliterated.
There. Now, isn't that better?
There. Now, isn't that better?
