Bicycle Bells.

[GrumpyGregry]

Many of the more serious cyclists consider a bell on a bike deeply uncool. I don't care so have this on my bike :

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I also tend to get thanked for ringing the bell at people.

You don't need a bell, you've got gripshifts. They're likely way noisier!

 

[Cyclopathic]

I like to carry a bell with me when I am a pedestrian for when people are dawdling in front of me.

 

[Christopher]

I usually go past people without saying anything, if I can pass wide and safely. Not an option on a narrow path or with wobbly-looking cyclists. Have a bell but broke it, just goes clonk-clonk. Use voice usually. Approaching blind bends on paths or crossing farmyards I whistle loud and flat - more of an i-am-here device than get out of my way. Also whistling flushes out dogs in yards so less liklihood of being bitten by one sneaking up behind me. Well, I am on their territory...

oh and loud freewheels (Campag and Reynolds in my case, had a Sun Ringle that was really loud) work a treat for warning, as does snivelling - the noise from a well-timed sniff carries a long way...

 

[gaz]

I find it amusing when people use their bell on cars. You think the driver can hear that thing? HAHA

Yeah, no bells for me thanks, and that goes for the helmets as well.

 

[TonyEnjoyD]

A skid-stop just behind them tends to get their attention too I find.

 

[cyberknight]

Airzound

 

[DRHysted]

I have yet to fit the bell, but reading this made me take it out the bag flick the striker and got a 'thud'. As a result I think this bike will be bell free as well.
I do tend to call out to people, horse riders, other cyclists, something along the line of "cyclist passing on your right hand side", most horse riders will call a thanks, the rest tend to ignore you.

 

[gaz]

I have yet to fit the bell, but reading this made me take it out the bag flick the striker and got a 'thud'. As a result I think this bike will be bell free as well.
I do tend to call out to people, horse riders, other cyclists, something along the line of "cyclist passing on your right hand side", most horse riders will call a thanks, the rest tend to ignore you.

Where you holding the bell?

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

You don't need a bell, you've got gripshifts. They're likely way noisier!

Believe me, they aren't compared to that bell.

 

[Mr Haematocrit]

I have a Zipp free hub, its seriously noisy.

 

[ianrauk]

I have a Zipp free hub, its seriously noisy.

Don't we bloody know it................

 

[chernij]

I prefer this:

 

[400bhp]

A bell


On my bike



WTF


NO

 

[Licramite]

its an odd world, people are horrified at the idea of a bell on their bike, yet you suggest they don't have brakes or pedals and they think your nuts.
its a tool, just like the other bits, it has a function, just like the other bits.

you could say , well lights are really uncool, so don't have any at night, - but then lights are for their protection, a bell is to warn other people, could that be it

 

[ianrauk]

its an odd world, people are horrified at the idea of a bell on their bike, yet you suggest they don't have brakes or pedals and they think your nuts.
its a tool, just like the other bits, it has a function, just like the other bits.

you could say , well lights are really uncool, so don't have any at night, - but then lights are for their protection, a bell is to warn other people, could that be it

Lights are needed.
Bells are not.

Oh yes... and they look so friggin uncool.