Dork Disc - Did you keep it or remove it?
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- Опубліковано 12 гру 2018
- The Dork Disc, or Dust Shield that is equipped on new bikes offers a bit of protection should the chain dislodge from the gearing. It keeps the chain from going into the spokes, but most people remove it. If you keep one on a bike and ride trails regularly, odds are you will be ridiculed. I've seen them removed due to peer pressure with the rider not really knowing what they were doing.
So tell me... Have you removed your Dork Disc? If so, why did you remove it. Be honest and tell if it was just for cosmetics, or if you wanted to shed weight. If you did remove it to shed weight, did you also add chainstay protection? No judgement. I want to know what the mindset is of the average rider when it comes to this small piece of plastic.
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If it was the same color as the cassette it would look more appealing
Some are definitely better than others. The one on my Mavic Ksyriums is a nice black plastic that's barely noticeable.
My brother just received a canyon sender and it comes with a nice disc rotor looking dork disk, it is black plastic but not crappy plastic.
Mmy my disc is black and is not to se on the first view.
And this is from the factory in black
if casette would have it attached
Yeah why do they color them like nut
too lazy to remove it unless its yellow
DUKE LA MODE #1 totally Agree - I’m too lazy to bother removing it 👍
Same
...and mine is yellow and crumbling
Like deciding to keep your wisdom teeth. If it ain't broke...
I have one that is yellow and cracked, it is still on lol.
Keeping mine. AND reflectors. Plus I have a kick-stand - I'm basically the antithesis of 'cool', and that's how I like it.
Same here brotha. Nothing wrong with keeping any of those items.
Yep. Dork disc... check. Kickstand... check. Blackburn mountain rack... check. All for everyday riding in the city. However, if I plan to spend a day doing hills or offroad, the kickstand and the rack come off. The dork disc stays... too much trouble to take off, and it doesn't bother me anyway.
I keep my bike in a garage no kickstand I would drop it all the time because I don’t live in a place with lots of trees to lean it on during a ride so a kickstands good to have
@@juliepurpleskater1736 Cut that off. First thing I did
Yeah. I know everyone is different...... For me: Burn the dork disc, Curse kickstands(wretched things never stay put, and reflectors are a pain in the F*cking *ss. (Bike builder talking). I removed it cuz it looks horrible, my bike is well tuned enough to not need it and made a crap ton of noise while riding jumps.
If i remember correctly, it is required for bikes to be sold with reflectors, bar ends and dork discs which is why they have them.
Mine disappeared quicker than my education
I'm still weighing the value of both.
I just leave mine on because I don't want to remove it - it makes minimal weight difference anyways.
Keep it. Saves my spokes and keeps oil from slinging on the brake disk. I don't care what anyone on the trails thinks.
Exactly.
Very good advice. I've popped a chain once or twice, and the disc saved me both times. Now, some will say "oh, your rear derailleur cable wasn't adjusted correctly" but accidents happen. I'm sick to death of elitism in things, especially cycling, cycling is something to be encouraged for *everyone* and the best way to do that is to not be elitist about it!
I haven't seen a dork disc bigger than my 46 tooth cassette. I haven't seen a new bike in awhile so maybe they're available now.
Keeping mine on all my bikes.
If you have oil slinging on your disc you either have the wrong kind of oil or way too much oil or you didn’t wipe off your dry lube sufficiently.
No it has to go, takes attention away from my rad handle bar streamers.
😂
Hahaha!!!
lol
ha ha
Why can't they just make the dork disk look cooler?
Buy a metal spoke protector on amazon or eBay cheap
funny that you say that, mtb design seem to have not change much after all these years , i expect now mtb to be light and stong priced at entry prices , and i am wrong ,lol
Or why can't they just stop putting there in the first place?
Nobody likes them, yet every bike has them.
Is it maybe due to the law?
@@Minecraftrok999 Its due to law, because if the rear derailer isnt adjusted properly, the chain can go in between the spokes and lock up the rear wheel, somehow causing them to crash.
@@sdqsdq6274 I actually think MTB changed a lot . My old GT was 26, rim brakes and 3/7 gears . Now it's 29, disk brakes (hydraulic!) and 1/11 gears - I fell in love with MTB again..
I feel like a dork. I removed mine due to peer pressure... yesterday, believe it or not... and today I see this video with a perfectly logical reason to keep it on. Yes, my shifter is adjusted fine, and yes accidents happen, and yes my dork disk previously saved my spokes. I never realized. Duh. Yes I am going to buy an new one and REINSTALL MY DORK DISK ASAP. Bike snobs, go jump in a lake. KEVCENTRAL, thanks for this great video!
I'm a dork so I left it on
Paint em black and leave em on. Saved me having to carry a bike back to get a pry tool or taking off the cassete
Interesting idea I like it especially if you have a black cassette.. Thinking plasti dip lol
I used to have a wall Mart bike before I broke it in half, but on one day I was climbing a hill the chain popped of and destroyed the dork disc. But now I have a specialized hard, rock and soon a nice full suspension. Love the videos kev!
I removed mine as I think it cheeped the look of my bike. I do have chain stay protectors primarily to keep chain slap noise to a minimum.
My logic behind removal came down to, if my limit strews are properly set then my chain in theory should not pop over the top.
That theory is wrong. Accidents happen
Max Pain stop riding that cheap bike where it doesn’t belong!!
@@MichaelRei99 maybe he upgraded the parts later, just like this channel does for most of the bikes?
In my case I first bought a FS Bike that was around $600, then I replaced the transmission for a 2x Shimano system and changed the cheap front and rear suspension for a RockShox air fork and a Fox air shock.
Now I have a bike that belongs, which increased its cost to $1500 and I've been riding for over two years that wouldn't be possible if I had to wait to get enough money for a $2000+ equivalent FS bike.
Juan Carlos Alpízar he who? You would have done better to have spent your money buying a used bike of better quality than trying to dress up an inferior bike. IMO that is just money wasted.
Same here dude.
If your derailer comes out of tune(that happened to me right after a repair clinic) it prevents the chain from getting stuck in to the spokes
I removed mine and yes did add the piece of old inner tube to the chain stay. I’m not a racer, I don’t care about weight all that much I just like the simplified look of no dingy yellow cracked plastic at my rear hub. Great job on the channel!
personally, I remove them. There are only two reasons for this in my view; I find that dork disks attract and hold more dirt which makes it more difficult to clean the cassette and hub area. Secondly, I believe that if the derailleur is set up properly (especially limit screws) there is no direct need for them; it seems like an extra (i find unnecessary) precaution. I would like to add as a bonus point that (for me) it is uncommon to be in the biggest gear, and when this gear is used; it usually doesn't involve "rough riding". The chain is therefore very unlikely to slip into the spokes because it shouldn't occur in most of the gears.
I removed it off of my beater bike. Wasn't for weight reduction or cosmetics it was cracked and falling apart. However I left it on my gravel bike just for the added protection. I will admit bikes look better without em' but I'd take function over form.
I have a Specialized StumpJumper. It doesn't have one. When the bike shop was building it up I was there talking to the mechanic and he just tossed it in the trash. He even called it a dork disk. Totally cosmetic in my opinion. I never gave much thought to it, although my Specialized Hard Rock has one and I haven't given any thought to removing it. I do have all the reflectors removed too.
My friend who I cconsider knowledgeable on bikes, he works in a repair shop and is a sound mechanic, ex army time trialist and owns countless bikes, I asked him about these things and what they were about? He said oh the PIE PLATE, waiste of time! I will get it off now, 20 seconds later it was in the bin. As I looked at my new look rear cogs, I thought, yeah that looks better, 300 miles later, I haven't given it much thought until I came across your excellent video. Peace out. The pie dish, love it!!!
When I get back into bicycling I will KEEP my Dork Disc. Kev, I've seen a lot of your videos; and, you make a lot of sense with your explanations presented VERY well!
I tend to remove mine the first time I'm working on the rear hub. In the past they always went yellow/brittle and shattered on me after a year or two and I never had an issue with the chain getting jammed up without them. I keep my limit screws spot on and am not a super aggressive rider though.
Other people saying they painted theirs has me thinking that's what I'll try next.
Sometimes I use spray lube. Not often, but the dork disk helps protect the rotor.
You're applying way too much
i have mine and I've never had a problem with my chain falling off but this video convinced me to keep it because wheelsets are just too expensive to jeopardize for the cool dork disc-less look, nice video!
Beginner Here, I think I had a few instances where my chain hit the disc. I really didn't know the outcome until I arrived home and the disc was scratched up. It's reassuring to keep it. 👍
When I got my bike last year, I considered removing the dork disk. Then while I was out on a long-way-from-home ride, my chain became stuck between the spokes and cassette while downshifting under moderate power. The plastic saved my hide from snapping spokes and chain, so the disk stays.
For now.
Took mine off for cosmetics and that I know eventually they will bust apart. Most times like my reflectors coming I don’t notice till after. I just don’t want people to pick my broken plastic parts off the trail
Been riding an inherited bike that has seen pretty constant use since 1994 when it was made. The plastic has yellowed. That’s it. I don’t know where this myth comes from, but it’s far from accurate in my experience.
@@explosivemallard8038 Well mine broke last week after a year of use and I had to rip off the rest. The longer plastic attachments are really fragile and break, allowing the disc to get caught up between the cassette and spokes, bending or breaking it.
Explosive Mallard They don’t make em the same these days... Both of my medium-high end bikes had them break off within a year. And on my first bike it didn’t even work! Got stuck between the dork disc and cassette so tight I couldn’t get it out on the track.
Im pretty meticulous about setup but I have had the chain drop behind my cassette. After spending time replacing gouged spokes I decided the dork disc is the way to go.
I love how you have an ensemble of bikes.
I took mine off for cosmetic reasons. It only took 1 season for the dork disc on my Scott aspect 740 to turn cloudy and yellow.
Happens fast. Cheap plastics
I removed my brakes for cosmetic reasons, because it's better to look cool before you die.
@@truantray haha
you park it outdoors , under the sun ?
I took mine off because it trapped a lot of dirt in the cogs and chain and made it skip when i changed gears. I found that a well lube chain free from tons of dirt that the dork discs usually trap in the chain won't ever skip or pop off into the spokes.
I find that if you've set up the limit screws on your derailleur correctly it becomes redundant. The only functional reason (as you pointed out) is to protect the spokes from the chain being spat off. On cheaper derailleurs that may still happen however you'll almost always have bigger issues, like a bent/snapped cage from a stick. Whereas in higher quality rear mechs they have enough tension that if set up correctly it still isn't needed. Oh and the cosmetic reason is equally valid in my mint too!
Mine is in place, but I am srill uncertain. This video provided some valuable pro's though. Thanks!
I took mine off when it was referred to me as a dork disc when the bike was still only a day old.
Ever since I have shared this sentiment.
This was an interesting view point, I’m sure cosmetics and peer pressure reasons may be bigger reasons to people than weight gain.
lol what does it tell about my bike that it did not have one from the getgo?
Please review the Giant Talon 3, I have one and it is a great entry level bike for its price and capabilities. LOVE YOUR CONTENT!!!!
Recently I became a Grandfather of twins. I also started a business that really took off. These 2 things in my life made an impact. I decided to get healthy and quit smoking. After I quit smoking I gained a lot of weight so I decided to buy a bicycle. BICYCLES AND THE GEAR ARE NOT CHEAP. I wasn't completely sure if i would stick with riding so I bought a 1981 Motobecane 62inch 12 speed! I didn't know what a dork disc is! I looked it up and found your video. The dork disc has good functionality so it stays. Your video is great!
I think most people remove them for cosmetic reasons. My theory has always been that they aren't hurting anything by being there unless they start to get busted up and rattling, then I see removing it.
Purely cosmetic for me.
I only have 2 bikes, one came without a dork disk, and after looking at the bikes next to each other I decided the other one would look better without it.
My thought was they were there from when we were still using friction shifters, to prevent over shifting into the spokes. Though less common with indexed shifting, they still fill that role.
Mine was yellow and brittle so, off it went. It can save your wheel (spokes) from shredding if the chain happens to get between the spokes and cluster, but I personally think that that's fairly rare.
I did it entirely for cosmetics. After a while they start to yellow, crack, and wobble. It just looks cheap and I dislike having it. If you have even a semi decent derailleur that has the limits set properly, you’ll be fine.
Sean McFadden you can
@@jakesmith9670 I can... What? I've already removed it.
I think in 99% it is about the cosmetics. The disc looks cheap. But i also think it is a good protection device. Manufactures should start painting them in the bikes design and the people would stop removing it.
I remember in the 90s on my very first MTB i thought it was just for transportation purposes and removed it immediately.
On some older bikes those spoke protectors are metal and look quite nice. The term "pie plate" made more sense to me after realizing that the disks were metal back in the day. The plastic ones become discolored from sunlight and end up looking pretty awful, and I do remove mine for looks. That said, I no longer make an issue with other riders because I don't want to be responsible for recommending that someone remove their spoke protector only to have them drop a chain into their spokes and do damage. Lastly, I have often thought about the idea of making anodized aluminum spoke protectors in various colors. I'd go for a nice purple myself. It's all about the looks.
I'm restoring an old Specialized Rockhopper that was left out in the weather, and the dork disc was getting yellowed and started cracking when touched. Since I'm pulling the cassette to de-rust it I'll remove what's left of it then, just trying to decide if I want to replace it to keep it looking original or just in case it's really needed.
A newbie into bike riding should leave it on until they understand and fully mastered how the rear derailleur works .
I honestly don't remove anything it's all there for a reason and all I use my bike for is ride to work and ride around the lakes
My GT Aggressor still has it. I just received my new 2019 SC Chameleon and the store took it out during assembly.
I removed the fork disc from my previous bikes. I don’t remember the last few bikes coming with one. I would consider one if my chain dropped off that end of the sprocket. But it never has. Plus I don’t think they make one big enough for an eagle cassette. Like people are saying in the comments, I think they are more for lower end derailleurs.
Your demonstration on how they work was new to me. I have a new found respect for that plastic fantastic disc.
Only problem I've ever had with them. When it gets old and breaks off on their own do to drying out.
Yeah that's why I don't ride them.
I don't like them after a while they turn into a yellow look I just don't like the thought of Plaskett LOL
I've a 2019 giant trance.. Was removed to find a peace of the free hub body missing too... Luckily shop repaired under warranty
One my old Hardtail I did remove it do to Cosmetic reasons after watching Seth's video about cheap upgrades
Same as the comment below:
Kept the disc and the reflectors on my road bike.
Very useful to have. I also have mudguards, front and back, back rack and a basket.
Also very useful.
So, cool factor 0 with my bike., but boy how good it is to ride without being sprayed by water and dirt and with the backpack in the basket, no sweaty back.
The main reason to remove mine was that they started rattling after a while.
Thanks for the great videos and your insight. Never been a big peddle guy but I like hiking,camping and the last few years motorcycling. Wanted to look into biking and I found u and seth on UA-cam. Before that I found so many vids that looked cool but where doing crazy trails and pretty much said unless u spend $1k+ on a full suspension your gunna die if u even look at anything other than paved trail. And really hate on “big box” bikes. Granted they r not perfect but with your insight I bought a Walmart al comp 27.5 (u said you r going to do a review...waiting...hope u don’t hate it) it’s helping me see if I even like trail biking and maybe want to get more serious. $180 plus a few cheap upgrades and a local setup (by your instruction) is a lot cheaper than getting an even entry level MTB. I know they r worth it totally if your going to use em but I’m not sure my biking experience is going to involve back flips and 12 foot drops. +or-
If I dig a little more aggressive biking I’ll buy accordingly but right now I’m totally into getting as much bang for the buck out an entry entry level bike. Thanks kev
Congrats on the new bike!
I work at a trek retailer and I picked up a Roscoe 8. As I was building it, I yanked off the dork disk, purely for aesthetic purposes. I took time to set up the rear derailleur and the low limit, though, so I can't imagine it would pop off that massive 50 tooth cog, especially with the powerful clutch from the Sram NX.
I remember seeing 10 speed bikes back in the late 70s and 80s when I was a kid and those discs were made out of stamped metal and chrome plated. LOL
I had one in the '70's...
I really just don't like the look of dork discs. Can't argue that they do provide some protection in certain situations, but, like many of the other commenters have stated, a good derailleur, set up correctly, should keep your spokes safe in most instances. Minimal weight considerations, it just makes a bike look so low end. Yes, I am running a chain stay protector. Several wraps of electrical tape. Can be used on the trailside emergency situations that occur occasionally. Summary; dork discs look cheap and very entry level, but, are a good idea conceptually.
Electric tape looks like crap too.
@@johndef5075 nope, it looks just like handlebar wrap, when done properly. Easy to remove/redo, cheap, and it works. You are however, entitled to your opinion, even if it is wrong.
Never thought about it really, I automatically removed it on every new bike. Will reconsider now thanks.
Still have mine and even replaced it when it broke. Saved my hash a couple of times when chain went past. I took it off on of my Trek bikes once and had a devastating accident and was out of work for a week. I swear by my dork disc!
I took mine off because I was peer pressured to take it off. I'm being honest here. If all the cool people did it, id probably do it to. Since then, I haven't had any issues, and my bike has looked a lot cooler, and even got some compliments for having a cool looking bike. My girlfriend respects me more for taking the dork disk off too.
Change your girlfriend?
You basically admitted that you're a sheep. Man up and tell your mates to grow up.
i grew a beard, and made money after taking it off.
Congrats, on everything. Don't listen to the haters. Ride and be happy.
@@NaeMuckle the fact that he put "my girlfriend respects me more now" was a clear giveaway that he was being sarcastic.
I dont know why but I see a new KevCentral vid I click on it no matter what the topic.
Excellent stimulus response!
I had a new bike from a LBS, the very first time I rode it, the derailleur stop wasn't done correctly, the chain rode straight over the biggest gear, and lodged inbetween the dork disk and the cassette, locking up the rear wheel, and snapping the chain. What EXACTLY are they meant to do?
They do actually work and it keeps your hub clean. Although they dont come installed on wheelsets in the aftermarket.
Someone has to make a good looking dork disk, like made out of carbon or aluminium and thats small and black, that would be sick
Don’t worry batch bikes has you covered
yeah rite , then that will add into your total bike price
Nah I wouldn't remove it or would I care to really.
I was all about getting rid of it and did. Till I had a chain jump off and slice through a number of spokes. The rim warped and locked in the frame. I was travrlling at close to 60kph downhill and resulted in a serious crash. I now 20 years later still keep them on my bikes
I've ran one for a long time but for the most part I remove them. The one I had for a season was really solidly built and tight to the bike.
I took mine off on my $400 hardtail without removing the cassete
jack the car guy yes me too, I smashed it into pieces
When you see a dork on the trail with his rear wheel spokes all shredded and cut to bits by his chain you can label him as a dork without a disc.
Took it off, for looks. Its a 3x10 mid range XC bike, chain has gone into spokes once before but then i got a new cable and adjusted it and its never happened again. it only went into the spokes once on a slow climb 2nd gear front and shifting into number 1 in the back. Managed to stop pedaling before it went all the way around the wheel, no damage. Its a shimano XT SHADOW that is on there so fairly high end so on the trails it can skip on the front on large jumps but it never has on the back, never. Even when going down stairs or doing 4 ft drop offs on the wrong type of bike for that.
Another good video dude
I left my dork disk on for 3 years, until today. The pins that hold it on -- the first one broke and I was able to jury-rig it for another 100 miles when the second pin broke. I had to strip the disk off. Not sure if I'll replace it. They are cheap but the hassle of taking the cassette off -- I'm debating.
I'd rather NOT jack my spokes on a chain jump.
I have removed them due to cosmetics but I ride mtb hybrid and my theory is, if your derailer is set with the set screws properly, no need to have it, my local bike shop agrees with me
But to Kev's point, when a stick or debris guide your chain off the high side the disk would keep the chain from slamming your spokes. Your correctly setup derailleur is not going to stop that. But I do agree, my bike looks better without it. I don't have one either.
My advice, don't use your local bike shop!
DepakoteMeister why? I like to support local businesses and my big box bike shop is crap so I will use them untill I die
@@burnsy7815 Ask you local bike shop if they'll fix/replace your wheel for free when your chain does drop off the back of the cassette and you haven't got the spoke protector fitted. See how good they are then.
DepakoteMeister they are very good, since I’m a regular there, I can get anything 50% off so not too bad for something that has never happened to me
I replaced my spoke guard (aka dork disc) and now my cassette rubs against it and the turning of the rear wheels makes the cassette turn and also the chain moves. Did I install something wrong? Please help
Finally, someone understands my struggle!
The dork disk is ratteling around and making sheit ton of annoying noises
I dislike the plastic discs because they either 1) break in short order, or 2) weather to an ugly shade of canary yellow from ultraviolet light exposure. Since spoke-protection discs are a CPSC requirement, I wish mfrs. would use a nice aluminum pie-plate (cassette-compatible) as vintage road bikes did.
You raise an interesting point. I restored a vintage road bike this summer and it had a spectacular chrome disc. It was surely unnecessarily heavy, but looked pretty cool in that context. It could not imagine removing it.
Yeah, I'd happily put a nicer looking one on if they made them. They do serve a purpose, but both my Huffy and the nearly-new Finiss have slight yellow to them.
I had an old classic peugeot and it had a shiny metal dork disc ! Beautiful !
As far as I've heard,the dork disc is for keeping the chain out from between the cassette and the spokes and is also meant for noise cancelation
People remove them for the same reason they remove reflectors from bikes - you don't need them and they make your bike look cheap.
God no !!! .... a cheap looking bicycle.... what will the neighbors say !! My reputation will be ruined !! Oh this is awful.
In no way being insulting. Maybe some advice. My youngest child (3 years) is having trouble staying asleep. But when she hears your voice, she just kinda goes out. And stays out.
Might I suggest you start another channel. And just read children's stories. Advertise it as "soothing monotone voice, to make your children sleep" I guarantee you will have views in the millions.
Oh and I remove them, because I've had them get loose and bend spokes. Had them cake with mud and not let the chain in the highest gears. Had them pick up rocks and throw chains.
If they were really useful. I'm sure some company would make a carbon fiber version, and sell it for $200.
I also don't cover my chain-stay. That chain isn't going to damage (besides cosmetics) the chain-stay. There's simply not enough inertia to do any structural damage.
Aaaaaand rotational weight (yes I know it's far from the moment of inertia. But it's still rotational weight) is far different from static (I say static because of a hardtail) weight.
My dork disc is old and brittle so it has to go. The question is, should I leave my bike dorkless or replace it with a metal one? I've seen some chrome dork discs that don't look bad at all and face it, a full water bottle weighs a lot more.
I've had two catastrophic chain drops from the large cog on rear cassette...under power. Both resulted in a destroyed rear derailleur, twisted chain and snapped hangers....very expensive. I have now decided to reinstall the dork disc!
Remove it 100%. It looks stupid, unprofessional and its unnecessary(at least on higher end bikes, with derrailleurs that dont wobble around as much)
Agree
My Canyon Spectral came with this pos dork disk. It has a shimano XT deraileur with the cluch mechanism. Should I remove that disk? I mean...I kinda want to.
@@andrei3720 You should watch videos on how to set it up correctly and then you should be good to go. If youre to lazy you could also visit a bike shop for the adjusting.
@Robert Leinen What? I never said im a professional mountain biker. I think 1x9 is the best gear ratio. Dont blame me for things i have not said please. And its youre not your.
Yes spent couple more hundred dollars for a high end derailleur to compensate for a 2 dollar protection disc...
Remove it. Everyone who slips chains off the cassette has his derailleur not set up correctly. These things make absolutely no sense, look cheap and can be noisy.
I guess that's true... until your derailleur hits something, gets out of adjustment and fucks up your spokes by getting the chain stuck between them and the cassette.
You must really enjoy cleaning the hub tiny little crevices.
i think it is to prevent the derailleur from getting into the spokes.
a well tuned bike the derailleur will never get into the spokes but unfortunately most people do not take proper care of their bikes so it is possible to set the low gear limit too low and get the derailleur into the spokes.
i tend to keep them fitted, not sure if it works but in my head its stops oil from the chain shaking off over the brake disc
Cosmetics and a bit of " I know how to adjust and work on my own bike " kind of thing...
Lose that sucker immediately!! And it doesn’t have to be a big box store bike to have one!! And get rid of the reflectors too!!
riding w/o reflectors in my area WILL get you ticketed, especially at night
Wow. What area is that?
In my opinion, riding without reflective materials is a bad idea. Wheel reflectors are annoying and I will ditch them, but there's a few nice tires out there that come with a reflective strip that run along the sidewall (I personally run a set of Continental GP 4000 IIs with the reflective sidewall). Some strips of reflective tape can do the job too, and won't look as bad if you spend the time.
@@SonjaTheDork who needs reflectors when out riding the mountain?
Unless there is a Park Ranger where I ride you aren’t getting any tickets!!
These have always been a chain protector to me. Granted some bikes come with crappy ones, but I have quite often bought upgraded ones to put in their place to stop things like wobble.
I ride a Ghost dual sport style bike. I had to remove the disc because one of the mounting clips was broken and this caused the disc to rub on the cassette causing the free wheel function to stick and jump the chain when coasting down hill at speed. I would rather have one in place for safety reasons but had no way to replace it at the time.
I took mine off because its called a dork disc
But it's only called that by brainless muppets. I'd rather be a dork in their eyes!
@@DepakoteMeister yea when I took it off I was a beginner, on my new bike I'll keep it on as it could save my wheel
First! And my bike never came with one. If it did I would have immediately removed it😉🤙
I've removed two dork disks. The first was on a 1980s road bike that I bought. This was done for weight reasons because unlike modern discs, it was made of steel. The other was on my internally geared bike. I have no idea why the designer thought it necessary to put one there since there's no actual derailleur to get stuck.
Other than that, I've left the dork disc on my other bikes. Some are now caked with my, yellowing, and just unattractive, but they could protect my wheels, a far more important feature
So true. I removed the dork disc on my mountain bike and on a long road trip, I went through a pothole in my lowest gear while pedalling. Chain bounced into the spokes. It was impossible to get it back without removing rear gears. I ended up with 6 broken spokes and having to carry my bike in the air for 10 km.
Sounds like one muppet took his off and thought it was cool, and now they all do it.. Its just some stupid trend
If you set the limiter screw on your rear mech right you don't need one a lot of cheaper bikes have them because most people dont know how to fiddle with the rear mech.
Good grief, get real, it doesn't matter how well adjusted your mech is, a branch/twig/stone etc. can still force the chain off the cassettes lowest gear into your spokes.@@thetradespot1323
@@DepakoteMeister for the amount of time my bike is on easiest gear I'll take my chances not running one. I've been riding well over two decades and have had that happen all of once on a cheaper bike that wasn't set up properly.
@@thetradespot1323 That's absolutely your choice. But make the choice knowing the full facts, not the nonsense spouted by people just repeating other peoples' nonsense.
@@DepakoteMeister I never once said any nonsense. Maybe you should learn to read and get over it already. I've wrenched on bikes for over 2 decades so I do know what I'm talking about here.
This is a must have for motorised bicycles or any kind of auto shift bicycle.
I usually don't have a dork when because I always lose them when changing cassettes. I feel if you have a good mech with well set up limit screes then the chance of dropping a chain are pretty low. Especially if running a one by.
I've painted mine black and leave it there, my derailleur is a mess and it helps the chain to stay in place. What do you say about the dork disk in the chain ring?