Originally Posted by
Desert Ryder
Bike was purchased and no maintenance has been done yet.
Summer in the desert isn't the time to be riding outdoors. A bike trainer has been recently purchased and I am preparing to start maintenance
Then it comes down to purely personal preference. If you enjoy working on your bike, enjoy having the proper tools, and don't like the look, by all means, remove it. We pejoratively call them "dork discs," but don't listen to that. They do, in fact, serve a very useful purpose. They aren't
necessary, however. So really, the choice is all yours.