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    AaronTrilby
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    Okay this has been driving me crazy as I can't find the answer. Maybe
    you guys can help me out.

    Okay, there are these plastic things that cover the spokes of a
    uni/bike wheel. It is like 2 plastic discs, one on each side of the
    wheel and it is held in place by bolts that go through the spokes of
    the wheel. I have no idea what they are called and I can't find them
    anywhere!

    Does anyone know what I am talking about?!

    I'd post a picture but I can't even find one..... argh.

    For some reason I vaguely remember a picture of Kris Holm with one of
    these things on his unicycle. But I haven't been able to find that
    either.

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  2. delcypher
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    Sorry I don't know much but I think they maybe refered to as wheel
    covers, disc cover, wheel disc, or spoke covers. I found two guides to
    help you make some
    http://www.biketcba.org/TRICORR/projects/disks/covers.html

    http://tinyurl.com/38w2px

    I think this one you can buy, but it'll probably be the wrong size.
    http://tinyurl.com/5fn8m

    Hope that is some help anyway.

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  3. thejdw
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    why would you want one?

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    This is great! Thanks a ton!

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  5. Danny Colyer
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    thejdw said:

    why would you want one?

    Playing hockey, the ball will very occasionally get stuck in someone's
    spokes. The rider whose wheel the ball gets stuck in is committing a
    foul. I had wheel disks on my Ringmaster for several years
    specifically to prevent hockey balls getting stuck in my spokes (it
    also stops anyone accidentally putting their stick through your
    spokes), and I used to see quite a few other riders playing hockey with
    wheel disks.

    I don't know where to get one from now. In the early '90s they were
    fashionable on cheap kids' bikes, and some shops that sold such bikes
    also sold cheap 20" disks. I found mine about 10 years ago in a LBS
    somewhere in the Manchester area that I just happened to be passing.
    Wheelchair suppliers apparently sometimes sell them, but they're likely
    to need some modification to fit a 20" wheel.

    My disks eventually failed at the attachment points. One day I might
    get round to making a new one - thanks for the link, Dan.

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