Bit of plastic behind the cassette?

[battered]

Ah, the infamous dork disc. It generates nearly as much noise as a helmet debate. Not bad for 50grams of plastic.

I have one on my MTB, it came with it and I won't be removing the cassette to take it off. MTB cassettes get filled up with gunge anyway and shifting can be unreliable. I haven't seen any MTB wheel at the end of its life without evidence of a chain dumping. I don't bother with the roady, I keep it clean and well adjusted and hope for the best. If it had come with one, no doubt it would still be on it. I have better things to do on my bike than worry about what I look like on it, or what other people think. I'll look up the road, not in reflections in shop windows. ;-)

If Schleck's chain can come off (was his bike not adjusted properly?) and the lack of a chain guard cost him a stage, then I won't be taking my dork disc/pie plate off the MTB.

 

[Gixxerman]

I have better things to do on my bike than worry about what I look like on it, or what other people think. I'll look up the road, not in reflections in shop windows. ;-)

Hear Hear! The voice of reason speaks.

 

[Rob3rt]

My bike didnt come with one!

 

[Dan B]

My bike still has it fitted.<br>I have had the bike for just over a year and I have done getting on for 3000 miles in that time, including a 100 miler.

So? Are you the vast majority? I'm sorry if you feel offended.

 

[Gixxerman]

So? Are you the vast majority?

Never said that I was. Just get fed up of the bike snobs.

I'm sorry if you feel offended.

Not in the slightest. I couldn't give a stuff what other people think.

 

[colinr]

My bike didnt come with one!

Yeah, but your bike didn't come with brakes

 

[Rob3rt]

Was talking about my CAAD9 Colin

 

[ian turner]

Just get fed up of the bike snobs.

Not so much snobs as immature in the same bracket as those who refer to the "granny ring" and no doubt
a selection of other such comments (bells possibly).
If they're worried about being laughed at then they shouldn't wear anything that wasn't purchased from
JD Sports street wear selection

 

[colinr]

I believe the OP asked what it's for and if it's needed, not for a lecture on fashion.
We got to nine pages of arguing about this last time, give or take the occasional drift off topic.

 

[youngoldbloke]

I believe the OP asked what it's for and if it's needed, not for a lecture on fashion.
We got to nine pages of arguing about this last time, give or take the occasional drift off topic.

Absolutely
No need to read further than post no.2.

 

[xpc316e]

Absolutely
No need to read further than post no.2.

But we all did!

 

[MJN]

I didn't...

 

[Rip Van]

I didn't...

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