thehermanator Posted December 13, 2009 Share The plastic Hub protector of my bike came loose and for the living daylights I can not get it back on, my logic tells me that it clips onto the Cassette but it does not work. Any advice please?<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted December 13, 2009 Share That think you can throw away but if you really want to put it back , it clips onto your spokes . YOu got to turn it clockwise and it will clip into place . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehermanator Posted December 13, 2009 Share So you telling me I don't need it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted December 14, 2009 Share Well I am not sure I got the right Item here , but it is a round plastic disk that they put behing your rear casette ? Some bikes even got them on both sides !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehermanator Posted December 14, 2009 Share Well I am not sure I got the right Item here ' date=' but it is a round plastic disk that they put behing your rear casette ? Some bikes even got them on both sides !![/quote'] Thats the one yes. Its good news if I don't need it otherwise I have to take it my LBS to either replace it or fix it, I am done trying to do it myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted December 14, 2009 Share Ok you can throw them away !! Even if it is loose it is still difficult to get it of , so I normally take the pliers and just break it of . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted December 14, 2009 Share Dirt Rider is correct. That satellite dish is actually a "spoke" protector just in case the limit screw on your rear mech. is not dialed in properly, throw it very, very far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehermanator Posted December 14, 2009 Share Thanks for the advice guys, I am removing it right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Agteros Posted December 14, 2009 Share Thanks for the advice guys' date=' I am removing it right away. [/quote'] The first step to weight-weenie-ism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAAD4 Posted December 14, 2009 Share If you put it on your turntable you might even get a tune out of it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyr249 Posted December 14, 2009 Share What is the thinking behind getting rid of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_mil Posted December 14, 2009 Share The thinking is that, if your derailleur is set properly, your chain shouldn't hop off the cassette into the spokes, so it's serving no purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyr249 Posted December 14, 2009 Share Oh ok. So why do they put them on? It is better to just make sure the derailleur is set properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_mil Posted December 14, 2009 Share Dunno why they're put on? I guess it's cheap insurance should the LBS not set your derailleur up properly first time round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piernas Flacas Posted December 14, 2009 Share Yhey put it there because there's no absolute guarantee that you chain will never get caught between the spokes and the cassette even with the limiter properly adjusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minion Posted December 14, 2009 Share Oh ok. So why do they put them on? It is better to just make sure the derailleur is set properly.The same reason they put those 'lawyers lips' on road bike forks. It's there to prevent stupid, litigious, Americans from hurting themselves and then sueing the bike companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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