Cut it off – did it immediately after my Aeroad arrived – the disk is so ugly an serves no purpose if front and rear deraileur are setup properly
PrinsHamlet on
*If you take it off, make sure to set the limit screws correctly*. Which you should do anyway, of course.
Having an electronic gear can minimize the risks of the chain popping up against the spokes. Unless you’re in an area with a lot of hard climbs you’ll (probably) rarely use the lowest gear (36/34 for me in flat Denmark) and if you set up sync shift to avoid cross chaining you won’t shift into it by accident either while on the large ring in the front.
So for me at least, the largest sprocket in the cassette and sync shift works as a virtual dork disc.
nayr9011 on
These can be tough to cut off, it’s easy to cause damage so be careful.
RestMelodic on
DT Swiss wheel?
Pull off the cassette and remove the disc, no cutting required.
Just don’t lose the springs inside the free hub body
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You gotta leave it on, it’s federal law.
You should definitely leave it attached. It’s a sign of distinction.
It’s called a dork disc, cut it off, serves no purpose lol. https://www.reddit.com/r/MTB/comments/8c07uo/dork_disc_what_is_that_about_why_should_i_take_it/
Cut it off – did it immediately after my Aeroad arrived – the disk is so ugly an serves no purpose if front and rear deraileur are setup properly
*If you take it off, make sure to set the limit screws correctly*. Which you should do anyway, of course.
Having an electronic gear can minimize the risks of the chain popping up against the spokes. Unless you’re in an area with a lot of hard climbs you’ll (probably) rarely use the lowest gear (36/34 for me in flat Denmark) and if you set up sync shift to avoid cross chaining you won’t shift into it by accident either while on the large ring in the front.
So for me at least, the largest sprocket in the cassette and sync shift works as a virtual dork disc.
These can be tough to cut off, it’s easy to cause damage so be careful.
DT Swiss wheel?
Pull off the cassette and remove the disc, no cutting required.
Just don’t lose the springs inside the free hub body