The 2 faces of cycling

[gavroche]

I dont have a bell but saving up for one.

 

[Chris S]

"Are you English". Asked a lady in the group. "Yes I am but please dont hold it against me, we did get the Germans out of here at the end of the war for you" I replied. Actually, the Germans would have gone home by themselves, but it was good PR.

Steve

Don't mention the war!

 

[steveindenmark]

Don't mention the war!

No.....its Ok. The Danes were on our side.

The Danes have not forgotten the war though. Germans are not allowed to buy summer houses in Denmark.

Steve

 

[MisterStan]

It wasn't a BMW road bike by any chance?

..or an Audi?

That BMW one's quite nice!

 

[ufkacbln]

That BMW one's quite nice!

You just have to ride it irresponsibly

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I don't bother with a bell , I just use what I was born with - a voice and politeness .

Many Down Under do that too, except that some of them will end up getting booked by the police for not having a bell on their bike, as our road laws require. Also, for many reasons (exertion, flu, etc.) using your voice may not be practical, and so a bell comes in handy.

 

[nicholas]

I can remember being in Amsterdam and little worse for wear a hearing a bell on a bike before some mad man ran of down so maybe bells are a good thing truth be know it was my fault for being that out of it he went left so did I he went right so did I and bang

 

[Frood42]

I used to have a bell, but I found that some people used to jump out of their skin, or move to unexpected places at the sound of it. So after the screw fell out I never replaced it.

Instead I say "bike coming left" or "bike coming right" to any bikes or pedestrians I am passing in shared areas.
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