Creo 2 Dork Disc Removal

[Extreme1]

I just realized that my wife’s new Creo 2 still has the dork disc on the rear wheel. Whats the easiest way to remove it?

On one of my old bikes I remember going crazy with a pair of side cutters, but there’s gotta be a better way.

 

[Watana Bob]

Side cutter tin snips are what I use, just need to be careful and not snip a spoke!

 

[stompandgo]

The right way is to remove the cassette. The dirty way is to cut it out with diagonal cutters.

 

[S.Giles]

Why do you want to remove it?

 

[stompandgo]

Why wouldn't you?

 

[Djangodog]

I only remove them from a ebike if I have the cassette off already. That small amount of rotational mass is close to the center of rotation and is virtually undetectable.

 

[harryS]

I updated to a new alloy rear wheel for my last conversion, and took the freewheel and steel dork disk from the old steel wheel.

 

[Base]

Why wouldn't you?

Complying to the EN15194...

 

[harryS]

Why wouldn't you?

I like the looks of a shiny steel dork disk. If it were yellowed plastic, it might go away,

 

[alihyder]

Those dork discs can be a pain. The easiest way to remove it cleanly is to pop the rear wheel off, then take off the cassette using a chain whip and cassette lockring tool. Once the cassette's off, the disc should slide right off. If you don’t have the tools or don’t want to mess with it, you can carefully cut it off with side cutters or a utility knife; just go slow so you don’t scratch the spokes or hub. But if you want the cleanest result, removing the cassette is the way to go.

 

[Extreme1]

I like the looks of a shiny steel dork disk. If it were yellowed plastic, it might go away,

Yea it’s clear plastic and just looks cheap for such an expensive bike.