Strange case of the 'thing' on my handlebars

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Scoosh

Velocouchiste
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Location
Edinburgh
It's the kind of wee "ping" bell that I remember used to be fitted to 'racing' bikes ie drop bar bikes. IIRC, it used to be fitted just beside the down-tube shifters - hardly 'easily accessible' ! :ohmy:

If your bike is going to be ridden around town it might be worth considering a 'ting-a-ling' bell, which I find to be useful for alerting dozy pedestrians of my imminent arrival ! ^_^

Whether you bell or not - I hope you and the bike have many happy miles together. :bicycle: :wahhey:




... and you work out what all the other bits do ... :whistle:
 

Leodis

Veteran
Location
Moortown, Leeds
Your other half can buy my "pinger" for £2.50 if you want, matching!!!
 
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RedFeend

RedFeend

Well-Known Member
It's the kind of wee "ping" bell that I remember used to be fitted to 'racing' bikes ie drop bar bikes. IIRC, it used to be fitted just beside the down-tube shifters - hardly 'easily accessible' ! :ohmy:

If your bike is going to be ridden around town it might be worth considering a 'ting-a-ling' bell, which I find to be useful for alerting dozy pedestrians of my imminent arrival ! ^_^

Whether you bell or not - I hope you and the bike have many happy miles together. :bicycle: :wahhey:




... and you work out what all the other bits do ... :whistle:
I don't think I really need a bell at all. I live in a large village and once out of it there are no pedestrians to speak of, and even if there is someone in the road they can see a bike coming from about half a mile away. The Fens are flat, flat, flat. For the first two years I lived here I felt like I was going to fall off of the edge of the world.

Ironic that I know how all the other bits of my bike work. This woman even knows how an engine works, and differentials, governors etc. My old bike did not have a bell (commuted through SE London) and before last week I'd never seen one of these 'ping' things. See what a sheltered life I've led.
 

dizzi141

Regular
My bike had the same type of bell and it was quickly removed, I can shout louder than it pings. Years of yelling at kids in the swim pool was good for something!
 

Sara_H

Guru
When I was a student I worked in Burger King on weekends.

One day we had a new manager. He walked into the kitchen to find me in charge of a sink full of tomato's tomatos tomatoes. "Why do you put them in cold water? Is it to firm them up for slicing?" he asked. "No, to wash them :blink:" I replied.
 

youngoldbloke

The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
I've got a bell that goes "ping" in a really nice way. It's awesome! It's this one if you want to upgrade: http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/products/revolution-heritage-brass-bell
Note: 25.4 mm dia. (and smaller) bars only - though they do a similar looking bell that fits in place of a steerer spacer.
 
This happened to me some years ago.

I clearly recall thinking: "I have no idea what the shiny, miniature dome is, but the lever next to it rings a bell..."

Do you see what I did there?

Rings a bell?
 
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RedFeend

RedFeend

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make sure you use it loads
I will. I promise.
I might take it off the bike. Lie in bed all weekend, say I'm not well and ring or ping it frequently to alert my darling husband that I need: a cup of tea, a glass of water, some chocolate and so on.

Ah I'm dreaming. He would just go out to get away from having to wait on me.

OT and I risk a stoning, but funny how women run around after partners who are unwell, but not the other way around. Now I'm going to take cover.
 
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