Silly question......

tbeat
tbeat Posts: 119
edited October 2009 in MTB beginners
hi!
i recently bought a new mountain bike, and you know the plastic round thing behind the rear cassette, does it have a function? does anyone keep it on? i know its a minor thing but it bugs me lol.

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    it is a spoke protector.

    its job is to stop the chain taking chunks out of the spokes if the chain over shifts onto the spokes.

    Keep it or lose it. It is upto you.
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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    It is there to prevent this sort of thing from happening.

    Not required if limit screws are properly set and mech hasn't taken a whack.
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  • tbeat
    tbeat Posts: 119
    thanks for the speedy responce, i thought everyone would be trick or treating lol. its sounds like it has a purpose i suppose. if it will save my wheels i will hang onto it for another while...

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