Ok, I'm a dork. Help!!!

[caligurl]

we're WAAAAIIIIITTIIIIIINNNGGGGGGG

[Tiffanie]

Ok, ok, ok!!!

On our ride this morning, Brandy at one point looked at my bike and said "Yep, you have one too!". Looking at her confused I asked her what she was talking about.

She was referring to the "dork disc" on my rear wheel. So, not wanting to be branded a dork, upon my return home I promptly started trying to get the darn thing off.

I was having trouble with it, so I decided to take the wheel off to get better leverage.

Then came my call for help. And I blame it all on my friend. ;p

[Tiffanie]

Ooooh Veronica, I like the little bike stand you have in that picture. I need a stand for my bike. Where did you get it from?

[Veronica]

Ooooh Veronica, I like the little bike stand you have in that picture. I need a stand for my bike. Where did you get it from?

Rivendell.

V.

[tprevost]

Ok, ok, ok!!!

On our ride this morning, Brandy at one point looked at my bike and said "Yep, you have one too!". Looking at her confused I asked her what she was talking about.

She was referring to the "dork disc" on my rear wheel. So, not wanting to be branded a dork, upon my return home I promptly started trying to get the darn thing off.

I was having trouble with it, so I decided to take the wheel off to get better leverage.

Then came my call for help. And I blame it all on my friend. ;p

and thus the title to the thread.... maybe we should've gotten the connection... I'm a "dork"... get it???

Glad you got it off and everything back where it is supposed to be! You are too cute!

Trac'

[caligurl]

well... tiff... if you were REMOVING your DORK disk.. then you AREN'T a dork!!!!!!!!!

(heh heh... i rode with mine for the longest time cuz hubby wouldn't remove it for me... i finally was attempting to remove it.. and thankfully he took over and got it off! so now i'm only a dork cuz of my handlebar bag... and i have acquired lots of fellow handlebar bag dorks!)

[Tiffanie]

well... tiff... if you were REMOVING your DORK disk.. then you AREN'T a dork!!!!!!!!!

(heh heh... i rode with mine for the longest time cuz hubby wouldn't remove it for me... i finally was attempting to remove it.. and thankfully he took over and got it off! so now i'm only a dork cuz of my handlebar bag... and i have acquired lots of fellow handlebar bag dorks!)

Me being one of them!

[caligurl]

Me being one of them!

and tracy and brandy too (even though she's not my friend anymore cuz she's mean and banned mr from future TE rides!)

we are dorkettes! lol!

[Tiffanie]

and thus the title to the thread.... maybe we should've gotten the connection... I'm a "dork"... get it???

Glad you got it off and everything back where it is supposed to be! You are too cute!

Trac'

Actually, I hadn't thought of that! Guess they go hand in hand, huh?

[DebW]

Ok, ok, ok!!!

On our ride this morning, Brandy at one point looked at my bike and said "Yep, you have one too!". Looking at her confused I asked her what she was talking about.

She was referring to the "dork disc" on my rear wheel. So, not wanting to be branded a dork, upon my return home I promptly started trying to get the darn thing off.

I was having trouble with it, so I decided to take the wheel off to get better leverage.

Then came my call for help. And I blame it all on my friend. ;p

What's a dork disk? Only thing I can think of is a spoke guard, and you can't get that off without a cassette tool.

[tprevost]

What's a dork disk? Only thing I can think of is a spoke guard, and you can't get that off without a cassette tool.

that's exactly what it is... although, I've heard of people taking them off in several different ways (plyers, wire cutters, the list goes on )

T~

[caligurl]

that's exactly what it is... although, I've heard of people taking them off in several different ways (plyers, wire cutters, the list goes on )

T~

yep... hubby cut mine off!

[Tiffanie]

that's exactly what it is... although, I've heard of people taking them off in several different ways (plyers, wire cutters, the list goes on )

T~

I used my Pampered Chef kitchen shears! They're unbreakable, I tell ya!

[marni]

five years and almost 25,000 miles later, my bike still has its' original dork disc in the back. If I don't choose to worry about it or think of myself as a dork, then I shouldn't give a flip about what others think or say, unless they can prove to me that they are a) earning their live living by riding their bikes professionally, or b) can outnumber in miles ridden in a five year period along with number of cross country rides and vertical feet ridden while crossing back and forth.

screw em if they can't take a joke.

Still a dork in some peoples minds obviously. I am reminded of a pithy church sign seen locally- "throwing mud at a good person makes you dirty."

[JennK13]

My Trek, Giant and the stock wheel set on my Fuji all have them - only the Easton wheel set I bought after market doesn't have one. I'm with mumbles on where the term came from

And as for removing reflectors, too, the wrench at the LBS did take the one off the rear wheel of my Fuji while doing a minor repair in the field. I'm all about visibility, and my commuter lights up like a dang Christmas tree!!