A genuine question about the dork disc?

[Lucidone]

Choice of anodised colour or possibly produced in murky yellow translucent plastic to look original?
Teeth around the perimeter to fool people into thinking you're running 8 speed?
Dual use as a coaster / beer mat?
.....

 

[FluffyChicken]

How about a run of RetroBIKE branded dork discs?

It could be our (slightly less intimidating) version of a gang patch!

It could be built in to the spoke setup, maybe use Kevlar spokes?

 

[Ecurie Peril]

I've kept the disc on my Bianchi which is the only 'complete' new bike I've bought. I'll admit it is partly to goad people who think this might be my first rodeo

 

[Lucidone]

It could be built in to the spoke setup, maybe use Kevlar spokes?

Like your thinking!

 

[bikeworkshop]

Because the purpose they serve is only relevant if you've failed to set your derailleur correctly.
Because they normally fail at their purpose the first time they are asked to serve it.

^^
....So primarily supplied fitted on kids and beginner bikes, assuming they'll be thrown on the ground derailleur side down and not checked before riding away...

Thus in turn then associated with cheap, low end bikes, meaning the snobs (like us) remove them to prove we know how to check and set derailleur up properly.

You wouldn't find a single bike in the Argos (retail chain) catalogue without one,
just as you wouldn't find a single bike in the Argos (framebuilders of Bristol) with one.

Simple Badge of Shame.

 

[Lucidone]

I've bought quite a few moderate to nice bikes with chain damaged spokes so you could also look at them as cheap / lightweight insurance.

Hold on, I'm talking myself into buying a bulk order from TEMU!

 

[Lucidone]

And I've had a chain in my spokes at least once in the last 30 years - the shame

 

[novocaine]

And I've had a chain in my spokes at least once in the last 30 years - the shame

So to equate that out, you'd need to ride for 300 years to get it happen 10 times?

 

[novocaine]

How about a run of RetroBIKE branded dork discs?

It could be our (slightly less intimidating) version of a gang patch!

dont we get laughed at enough already for not being on a ebike?

 

[27motorhead]

I have no issue with seeing dork discs still fitted to retrobikes after all these years. It's amazing they have survived all these years without turning yellow and breaking apart.

Functionally they aren't always great and if you want to ride your bike and maintain it properly, they are much more of a hinderance than a help.

Potential BOTM suggestion???