Recommendations for a bell

Joe S. said:

I need a really good bell to mount on my handlebars. I purchased a Wal-Mart
special but it lasted only a few days and now, instead of giving out with a
nice, clear, obnoxious "ring-ring," it barely makes a sound.

Recommendations, please. Price is no object.

http://www.mirrycle.com/original%20incredibell.htm

It seems to get peoples' attention just fine.

Neil Brooks said:

Joe S. said:

I need a really good bell to mount on my handlebars. I purchased a
Wal-Mart special but it lasted only a few days and now, instead of giving
out with a nice, clear, obnoxious "ring-ring," it barely makes a sound.

Recommendations, please. Price is no object.

http://www.mirrycle.com/original%20incredibell.htm

It seems to get peoples' attention just fine.

Got one of those on my roadie and it's teeny and handy.

For the OP I recommend a Chinese "Bumblebee" brand bell, which is what my
rod brake Raleigh has. I got mine at a small shop in Chicago years ago and
it's magnificent! Chrome, about 3" across and instead of "ping" or "ding"
or "ding dong" it goes:

"BRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING BRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!"

😄

Here's one just like it:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6547116513&category=420&rd=1

I'm not connected to that auction, just showing you what it looks like.

Magnificent!!

Joe S. said:

I need a really good bell to mount on my handlebars. I purchased a Wal-Mart
special but it lasted only a few days and now, instead of giving out with a
nice, clear, obnoxious "ring-ring," it barely makes a sound.

If you're looking for a friendly jingle, I can't help you. But if
you're looking for a way to make cagers hear you in a noisey environment,
I recommend one of those little canned-air horns that boaters use and
obnoxious people take to ball games. I found mine at the local military
surplus store. It's clamped to my handlebar with a couple of automobile
radiator clamps.

Bill

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On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 13:53:17 GMT, "Joe S." <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I need a really good bell to mount on my handlebars. I purchased a Wal-Mart
special but it lasted only a few days and now, instead of giving out with a
nice, clear, obnoxious "ring-ring," it barely makes a sound.

http://www.mirrycle.com/brassduet.htm

This bell matches my bikes black paint job, looks good in brass,
and the dual ring seems to make walkers almost jump off the path,
even got a few comments like, "nice bell" as I pass by. I like
it, good bell.

Ditto Neil's recommendation.

My KHS and all the KHS bikes I've seen come standard with one of these.
The cool thing was it would have been the bell I'd choosen if it hadn't come
with one.

Neat website Neil... "hear" before you buy. 😉

"Neil Brooks" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Joe S. said:

I need a really good bell to mount on my handlebars. I purchased a
Wal-Mart
special but it lasted only a few days and now, instead of giving out with
a
nice, clear, obnoxious "ring-ring," it barely makes a sound.

Recommendations, please. Price is no object.

http://www.mirrycle.com/original%20incredibell.htm

It seems to get peoples' attention just fine.

Neil Brooks said:

Joe S. said:

I need a really good bell to mount on my handlebars. I purchased a
Wal-Mart special but it lasted only a few days and now, instead of
giving out with a nice, clear, obnoxious "ring-ring," it barely
makes a sound.

Recommendations, please. Price is no object.

http://www.mirrycle.com/original%20incredibell.htm

It seems to get peoples' attention just fine.

Neil, he said price is no object! Shirley there must be a titanium bell out
there? Or some computer-controlled digital thing? (AH! I got it! An .MP3
player deal with various "beep" tones! "Outta my way, dumb-ass!" "Move it
or park it, lady!" "That thing got its own ZIP code, lard-butt?!?" Etc.)

Caffeinated Bill

C.J.Patten said:

Ditto Neil's recommendation.

My KHS and all the KHS bikes I've seen come standard with one of these.
The cool thing was it would have been the bell I'd choosen if it hadn't
come with one.

If I could choose again I'd probably get one of their "ding dong" brass
bells instead of the tiny original, though the bar-end bell is pretty
neato.

I average about five rings here before I get anybody's attention, and a
good portion of the time, I get giggled at. People in the US aren't
"trained" to what a bike bell sounds like. If I'm on a shared bike/ped
path in Gothenburg, Sweden and ring my bell, pedestrians seem to
automatically give way without looking back. Might be time for a more
powerful bell.

FWIW, if you have a traditional quill stemmed road bike, mounting the bell
on the stem keeps the look nice and neat. I even had a lyrcra clad rider
ask me the other day, "hey, what's that on your stem?" LOL

Ping Ping....

Joe S. said:

Recommendations, please. Price is no object.

there's always this:

http://www.sogreni.dk/Bells.php

if you like minimalist cool.

Joe S. said:

I need a really good bell to mount on my handlebars. I purchased a Wal-Mart
special but it lasted only a few days and now, instead of giving out with a
nice, clear, obnoxious "ring-ring," it barely makes a sound.

Recommendations, please. Price is no object.

See: http://store.yahoo.com/trains-4-tots/bikebell.html

This is the classic Chinese spinning bell. Much better sound than the
Wal-Mart bells, and better than the Mirrycle Incredibell, though much
larger.

Put a drop of Loctite on the bolt that the side screws onto.

Incredibell:
"http://www.lickbike.com/productpage.asp?PART_NUM_SUB='3237-00'"

Incredibell clone:
"http://gaerlan.com/bikeparts/acc/light/light.html"

You may want to look at "http://nordicgroup.us/s78/sound.html" for more
information on sound on bicycles.

In article <hZrEe.197149$nG6.99082@attbi_s22>,

Joe S. said:

I need a really good bell to mount on my handlebars. I purchased a Wal-Mart
special but it lasted only a few days and now, instead of giving out with a
nice, clear, obnoxious "ring-ring," it barely makes a sound.

Recommendations, please. Price is no object.

I like my Cateye Super Mini bell. It works well, it's
inexpensive, it's small, and black goes with anything.

If you want something more "officially" Euro, maybe
you can find a Widek supplier in your local area:
www.widek.nl

cheers,
Tom

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maxo said:

"BRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING BRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!"

😄

Durn it, I almost went to answer the phone!

😄 back at'cha

cheers,
Tom

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Quoted message said:

Joe S. said:

I need a really good bell to mount on my handlebars. I purchased a Wal-Mart
special but it lasted only a few days and now, instead of giving out with a
nice, clear, obnoxious "ring-ring," it barely makes a sound.

If you're looking for a friendly jingle, I can't help you. But if
you're looking for a way to make cagers hear you in a noisey environment,
I recommend one of those little canned-air horns that boaters use and
obnoxious people take to ball games. I found mine at the local military
surplus store. It's clamped to my handlebar with a couple of automobile
radiator clamps.

Problem with those, is that the cager runs you down looking for a big
truck, that doesn't exist.....

Only two vehicles use bells as warning devices, bicycles and
street-cars, and the "gong" of a streetcar sounds very different from a
bike bell, bike bells tend to be brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring, and streetcar
bells are more of a ding ding ding ding ding ding (cagers are clueless,
they can't see 60' long, 12' wide, 90 ton streetcars either) .....

W

The Wogster said:

Quoted message said:

Joe S. said:

I need a really good bell to mount on my handlebars. I purchased a Wal-Mart
special but it lasted only a few days and now, instead of giving out with a
nice, clear, obnoxious "ring-ring," it barely makes a sound.

If you're looking for a friendly jingle, I can't help you. But if
you're looking for a way to make cagers hear you in a noisey environment,
I recommend one of those little canned-air horns that boaters use and
obnoxious people take to ball games. I found mine at the local military
surplus store. It's clamped to my handlebar with a couple of automobile
radiator clamps.

Problem with those, is that the cager runs you down looking for a big
truck, that doesn't exist.....

Only two vehicles use bells as warning devices, bicycles and
street-cars, and the "gong" of a streetcar sounds very different from a
bike bell, bike bells tend to be brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring, and streetcar
bells are more of a ding ding ding ding ding ding (cagers are clueless,
they can't see 60' long, 12' wide, 90 ton streetcars either) .....

W

Don't be ridiculous. Thos airhorns work. When a cager hears it he stops -
he doesn't continue driving at speed and start looking around.

The problem with them is they're not that reliable. I've had about three
occasions to use them and in one of those it wouldn't go off at the time -
but then worked later testing it. I don't know if they eventually run out
of air, but the need to use them is extremely infrequent I've found - two
or three times in two years and one of those times was on a bike trail - I
was trying to scare away a persistent pup.

jj

http://www.deltacycle.com/airzound/hornframe.php?bodypage=hornbody1.php
very lound but check the pressure before each ride.

jj said:

Don't be ridiculous. Thos airhorns work. When a cager hears it he stops -
he doesn't continue driving at speed and start looking around.

The problem with them is they're not that reliable. I've had about three
occasions to use them and in one of those it wouldn't go off at the time -
but then worked later testing it. I don't know if they eventually run out
of air, but the need to use them is extremely infrequent I've found - two
or three times in two years and one of those times was on a bike trail - I
was trying to scare away a persistent pup.

Since I have a 12V lighting system anyway, I added a 12V powered sound
device.

See
"http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=search&item=ES-1&type=store"

It definitely works on clueless cagers. One blast and cars exiting
parking lots in front of you, or turning in front of you at a green
light, stop to try and figure out where the hell it's coming from.

The 12V horns are very reliable...as long as your battery is charged!

"maxo" wrote: there's always this: http://www.sogreni.dk/Bells.php
if you like minimalist cool.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
But did you see the price? $199. To me that ain't minimalist. Of course,
the OP did say "Price is no object." This will test whethr he really means
it. At that rate, no bell at all ought to price out at about $1000.

Leo Lichtman said:

"maxo" wrote: there's always this: http://www.sogreni.dk/Bells.php
if you like minimalist cool.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
But did you see the price? $199. To me that ain't minimalist. Of
course, the OP did say "Price is no object." This will test whethr he
really means it. At that rate, no bell at all ought to price out at about
$1000.

199DK or "Dansk Krona" 😉

Maybe thirty bucks or so. Pretty spendy, but short of truly obscene. :P

jj said:

The Wogster said:

Quoted message said:

Joe S. <[email hidden]> wrote:

>I need a really good bell to mount on my handlebars. I purchased a Wal-Mart
>special but it lasted only a few days and now, instead of giving out with a
>nice, clear, obnoxious "ring-ring," it barely makes a sound.

If you're looking for a friendly jingle, I can't help you. But if
you're looking for a way to make cagers hear you in a noisey environment,
I recommend one of those little canned-air horns that boaters use and
obnoxious people take to ball games. I found mine at the local military
surplus store. It's clamped to my handlebar with a couple of automobile
radiator clamps.

Problem with those, is that the cager runs you down looking for a big
truck, that doesn't exist.....

Only two vehicles use bells as warning devices, bicycles and
street-cars, and the "gong" of a streetcar sounds very different from a
bike bell, bike bells tend to be brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring, and streetcar
bells are more of a ding ding ding ding ding ding (cagers are clueless,
they can't see 60' long, 12' wide, 90 ton streetcars either) .....

W

Don't be ridiculous. Thos airhorns work. When a cager hears it he stops -
he doesn't continue driving at speed and start looking around.

The problem with them is they're not that reliable. I've had about three
occasions to use them and in one of those it wouldn't go off at the time -
but then worked later testing it. I don't know if they eventually run out
of air, but the need to use them is extremely infrequent I've found - two
or three times in two years and one of those times was on a bike trail - I
was trying to scare away a persistent pup.

Basically they are "canned" air under pressure, which means they are
only good as long as the air holds out, most of the disposable ones use
a compressed gas, it's possible for the gas to freeze... The other
issue, is where can you get at it quickly, having to reach down to a
water bottle rack, and grab it, might be too slow...... There are some
rechargable ones though.....

W

SMS said:

jj said:

Don't be ridiculous. Thos airhorns work. When a cager hears it he stops -
he doesn't continue driving at speed and start looking around.

The problem with them is they're not that reliable. I've had about three
occasions to use them and in one of those it wouldn't go off at the
time -
but then worked later testing it. I don't know if they eventually run out
of air, but the need to use them is extremely infrequent I've found - two
or three times in two years and one of those times was on a bike trail
- I
was trying to scare away a persistent pup.

Since I have a 12V lighting system anyway, I added a 12V powered sound
device.

See
"http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=search&item=ES-1&type=store"

It definitely works on clueless cagers. One blast and cars exiting
parking lots in front of you, or turning in front of you at a green
light, stop to try and figure out where the hell it's coming from.

The 12V horns are very reliable...as long as your battery is charged!

However it's big, heavy and UGLY, and you need a battery, which adds
even more weight. If a bell doesn't work, how about yelling "LOOK THE
@#!$% out $#@! for brains"

W