capposteve
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I cant help think everytime i look at my bike that the dork disc just ruins the look of the back end. That and the fact it keeps flapping around and coming off the spokes. So what should i do? leave it on or take it off.
Dork disc. To remove or not remove.....that is the question.
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Montana St Alum
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Your question contains the answer. You don't like it, so remove it.
capposteve
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agreed, however people more knowledgeable than me may say to keep it on for reasons XY and Z. I know what id like to do but unsure if it really is needed, if not ill just remove it
I would hazard a guess that a good 90% of the riders on here remove it ASAP..agreed, however people more knowledgeable than me may say to keep it on for reasons XY and Z. I know what id like to do but unsure if it really is needed, if not ill just remove it
But hey if you want to be part of the dork crowd leave it on ..
capposteve
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Ill be sure to join the 90% of the group in this case. Cheers
It was introduced in the early days of mountain biking. A lot of the Californians used to also play frisby a lot. Someone worked out that if you drilled a hole in your frisby, you could carry it there.
This in turn led to the creation of the quick release axle so it was easier to get your frisby off.
This in turn led to the creation of the quick release axle so it was easier to get your frisby off.
My latest bike actually came with it in a box of bits so you could add it on if you really really really wanted to.
steve_sordy
Wedding Crasher
I would hazard a guess, (actually based more upon observation) that over 99% of mountain bikers remove the dork disc. The dork disc is allegedly there in case the chain comes off the big ring, to prevent the chain jamming or damaging the spokes. This event may well happen on budget bikes or poorly set up bikes. But as we know, all mountain bikers (especially emtbrs) are paragons of virtue when it comes to bike set up, so a dork disc is unnecessary.
They also don't look good, especially when they are not concentric like the one in the OP's pic.
Ditch the dork disc!
They also don't look good, especially when they are not concentric like the one in the OP's pic.
Ditch the dork disc!
to the dork from a 1%er
RiderOnTheStorm
E*POWAH Master
Leave it on if you enjoy the attention!
. It could definitely be a nice conversation piece!
Should've gone to Specsavers
Montana St Alum
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Fair enough. If you are comfortable with the process of removing it, being without it with a properly adjusted rear D will be fine. If you work on the bike, on a stand for instance, the chain may drop in past the big chainring on rare occasion and that's a little bit of a nuisance but not a deal breaker. There's no reason really not to remove it and mostly cosmetic reasons to remove it. It's just your preference I'd say.agreed, however people more knowledgeable than me may say to keep it on for reasons XY and Z. I know what id like to do but unsure if it really is needed, if not ill just remove it
Guys who ride with dork disks NEVER get the chicks. It's gotta go.
Yours isn't even centered.
capposteve
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i know tell me about it. i centre it as often as possible but it always bloody movesGuys who ride with dork disks NEVER get the chicks. It's gotta go.
Yours isn't even centered.
Montana St Alum
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Hah. Are you familiar with the joke about the mouse with a Porche and the elephant?Guys who ride with dork disks NEVER get the chicks. It's gotta go.
Yours isn't even centered.
capposteve
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done. it got the snip...Off
RiderOnTheStorm
E*POWAH Master
Just curious... Does any company manufacture these dorky discs in anodized aluminum, like in black or in a color matching the bike's color theme? Maybe a market for bling riders?
Plummet
Flash Git
I haven't used one since 1995.
Free weight savings.
It's an old requirement for manufacturers from back in the day to stop people from crashing when the chain gets stuck in the spokes on those janky old RD's...
Taking it off insists that you learn how to set your RD limit screws. Even if you perform no work on the bike ever, learning to index your gears and set your H/L/B screws should be mandatory to keep you shifting nicely in between lbs visits.
Happy trails.
It's an old requirement for manufacturers from back in the day to stop people from crashing when the chain gets stuck in the spokes on those janky old RD's...
Taking it off insists that you learn how to set your RD limit screws. Even if you perform no work on the bike ever, learning to index your gears and set your H/L/B screws should be mandatory to keep you shifting nicely in between lbs visits.
Happy trails.
I thought it was a baby chicken, a horse, and a puddle of mud.
But the allotment of animals is moot, a Cappo just chopped off his disk.
Now let's address the pinwheels and streamers.
Montana St Alum
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Cards in the spokes for the downhills.
What did you do that for, it’s so cool to have it on, we are all going back to them.
……………..only joking you did the right thing, well done. 
John Beedham
Member
If your derailleur's movement is properly set 'limited' through the limit screws you don't need the dork disc... the clues is in the name! New Bike day = Dork Disc Removal Day
John Beedham
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Pickle1970
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Would never see light of day! Remove and burn!
Alexbn921
Well-known member
Dork disks are just as likely to screw up you wheel/chain as they are to prevent it.
I remove all of them immediately.
I remove all of them immediately.
Careful chicks don’t dig blokes with kinks in their spokes…..Guys who ride with dork disks NEVER get the chicks. It's gotta go.
Yours isn't even centered.
JayGoodrich
Member
Remove! Just keep you derailleur adjusted properly and you will never have an issue.
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