Air Zound

[BentMikey]

Posting against an AirZound based on aggressiveness or inability to use whilst braking is to me like posting how those with video cameras go around "looking for trouble".

An AirZound can be extremely useful:

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRnAqemC0cY

 

[magnatom]

Posting against an AirZound based on aggressiveness or inability to use whilst braking is to me like posting how those with video cameras go around "looking for trouble".

It's nothing to do with the ability to use an airzound whilst braking, although certainly do think that in an emergency your concentration should be fully focused on stopping avoiding a situation rather than hitting a horn, (remembering that from the time you have hit the horn there is a significant reaction time from the driver to react, i.e. normal reaction time, time to see where the noise is coming from and then time to actually do something about it).

However, MY main reason is because I know that I would be tempted to use it inappropriately. I don't want to and it would just be another stick for the 'magnatom haters' to hit me with.

All of my previous post was stated as my opinion. Anyone who follows that advices is making their own decision.

 

[Coco]

I've got an AirZound but use it infrequently. Mostly to get stupid pigeons out of my way when cycling through parks, or getting security to open the vehicle entrance at work.

I don't use it as much on cars as I thought I would, because it is (well I think it is) a very loud and sometimes agressive noise.

If you do get one, make sure you don't lean on it when putting your bike in the shed

 

[hackbike 666]

I took mine off after a few weeks. For one it's easy to make you trigger happy. But mainly because I found that if I didn't pump it up regularly, then when I got to a time when its use was justifiable it wasn't pressurised enough to be effective.

I still find that there are very few situations where a good shout isn't sufficient.

Just thinking about the airzound tonight.Great piece of kit but biggest disadvantage is it didn't really work when I needed it.I normally forgot to refill it.

At least my 12v horn combo on one bike is effective and reliable as is the 6v set on the other bike.Just charging the battery for my next 7 commutes and I reckon it will last 7 commutes.

 

[Browser]

According to the instructions supplies with it, one full charge of air @80 psi would be sufficient for one ten-second blast.
I still have a bell for warning peds, and my voice of course, the 'Zound is, as suggested by another poster, for situations where you are being squeezed/forced off the road and the caged-in feckwit seems to have forgotten you exist.

 

[hackbike 666]

I wouldn't fit it back on now with the setup I have got but the one advantage over my setup up is that the airzound is very light.

 

[fossyant]

I think they are pretty useful, but I am not cluttering the bike up any more than lights. I can be very loud...have lifted a driver off their seat (literally) with a loud 'OI' shouted through the window.

 

[hackbike 666]

I think they are pretty useful, but I am not cluttering the bike up any more than lights. I can be very loud...have lifted a driver off their seat (literally) with a loud 'OI' shouted through the window.

Trouble is in the heat of the moment I may be liable to swear so at least with my horn(s) im more likely to keep my gob shut.

 

[BentMikey]

Besides which, drivers are much more likely to pay attention to an airhorn than some w@nk*r shouting (which is probably how they will initially perceive us).

 

[hackbike 666]

Besides which, drivers are much more likely to pay attention to an airhorn than some w@nk*r shouting (which is probably how they will initially perceive us).

Got me there.

 

[thomas]

http://www.airzound.co.uk/

Has demos and things.

I have taken my airzound off, only because I'm back at UNI and don't really need it. If I was commuting daily it would be back on.

I can yell, loudly and have no problem doing that...but at times it can be nice just to use it, even if trigger happy, to be sure someone is aware of you.

 

[BentMikey]

At least my 12v horn combo on one bike is effective and reliable as is the 6v set on the other bike.Just charging the battery for my next 7 commutes and I reckon it will last 7 commutes.

I do like your horn setup!

 

[hackbike 666]

I do like your horn setup!

Thanks,im happy with it but I need to change the horn buttons (too sensitive) Usually when im walking over the concourse I set it off by accident.

 

[BentMikey]

LOL! Yeah, it's slightly embarassing when I bump the airzound button by accident.

 

[XmisterIS]

LOL! Yeah, it's slightly embarassing when I bump the airzound button by accident.

I have visions of early morning + XmissusIS + bowl of corn flakes in front of the TV + me with air zound creeping into the living room behind the sofa = cornflake explosion