On 11/23/2018 7:37 PM, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-11-23 15:09, John B Slocomb wrote:

Back in the day, some bikes had a plastic plate mounted between the
cassette and the wheel to protect the spokes.


That was a very good thing. I wonder why that is no longer done.

I've come across a couple bikes over the years that had spoke protectors
that were broken and rattling around. There's that, and of course
there's the fact that if your system is operating properly, you simply
don't need a spoke protector.

I think the last time I used one was about 1975. I've never needed it.

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