Spoke Protector / Guard

james005

Just got some Fulcrum 3.5 wheels for my Giant Defy Composite, but I was surprised to see no spoke protector / guard on the rear wheel. Even the Giant PR2 wheels the Fulcrums replaced had one and I've never had a bike without one. Should one have been provided with the wheels or not?

doug5_10

Its called a dork disc for a reason . . .

oxoman

The dork ring is normally the 4th thing that you remove on a new bike.
See list below
1st Bell
2nd reflectors
3rd wheel reflectors
4th dork ring
I would mention flat pedals but most bikes come without then now.

dj58

They are normally only supplied with the factory stock wheels that come with bike. You can buy them, Shimano and Cateye list them IIRC, however if you went into your LBS they will probably have some lying around.

You can manage without one, as your RD low limit screw should be set correctly so that you cannot overshift the chain into the spokes.

lostboysaint

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19736687#p19736687]DJ58[/url] wrote:

You can manage without one, as your RD low limit screw should be set correctly so that you cannot overshift the chain into the spokes.

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Anonymous

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19736702#p19736702]lostboysaint[/url] wrote:

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19736687#p19736687]DJ58[/url] wrote:

You can manage without one, as your RD low limit screw should be set correctly so that you cannot overshift the chain into the spokes.

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homers_double

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