Oh, horror! I have a dork disk!!!!
It's so incredibly tiny, i didn't even know I had one. Looks like it just clips on. I'll probably leave it and fret over it for weeks. It's only slightly larger than my granny gear. Is it a faux dork disk?
I did leave the reflectors on, on purpose. Nearly hit a kid riding across the road right in front of me one night. His spoke reflectors were the only thing I could see. Saved his (and my) butt. Figure I need all the reflecting I can get on my commute, and even added sticky reflector tape all over my fender and rack.
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Thread: Ok, I'm a dork. Help!!!
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07-24-2006, 07:32 PM #1
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07-24-2006, 08:28 PM #2
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My dork disk eventually broke off on it's own.
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07-24-2006, 11:01 PM #3
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Just got my bike back after having the cassette replaced.
My mechanic is an anal-retentive purist and thankfully took it upon himself to remove my unsightly, cracked dork-disc.
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07-25-2006, 08:37 AM #4
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I don't have one at all on my LBS-built rear wheel - and I don't think there's one on my Trek. (My LBS probably took it off.) I've added reflectors to my bike that was too old to have 'em already. (When the bike's already 45 pounds, what's a little more?)
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07-25-2006, 09:09 AM #5
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Wow Sue, that's a heavy bike!!!
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07-25-2006, 09:14 AM #6
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So let me get this straight, this dork disc is sort of like a maidenhead that only bike virgins have, and that BF's can't wait to remove?....
And Veronica- is my new Rambouillet going to have one, or is Rivendell too enlightened to install DorkDiscs on their new bikes?Lisa
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07-25-2006, 10:48 AM #7
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OMG - so it is true I am a dork. I have one of those on my Trek bike and always wondered what it was for. My other road bike Im pleased to say doesnt have one so the upside is I only look dorky half of the time.
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