Airzounds.....are they confrontational?

[simon the viking]

On my commute I ride across a narrow mile long pedestrian/cycle path bridge and pedestrians get in the cycle path bit a lot...... (especially in the dark)

If I shout "excuse me" from behind they think I'm another ped and still dither about in my way. A bell (on the old bike) worked a bit but most have got head phones and still can't hear bell.

So my question is would I get a round of effs off peds if I bought an Airzound and used it.... does anyone use one a lot on cyclepaths......Not to bothered about drivers I am happy to shout/mutter (depending severity of problem) obscenities at them.

I might go for another bell or perhaps a bulb horn for a laugh but was thinking about an airzound though

 

[ianrauk]

An Airzound is far too loud for peds. If you want to go out of your way to pee off people on shared paths then yes get one.
A bell is suffice.

 

[topcat1]

get a powerful light and a set of fulcrum wheels

 

[wiggydiggy]

Get one of these, makes them think a stray clown is approaching.....

 

[simon the viking]

An Airzound is far too loud for peds. If you want to go out of your way to pee off people on shared paths then yes get one.
A bell is suffice.

I did think that myself! but a bell only seems to work on half of them as most cant hear a bell

 

[simon the viking]

Get one of these, makes them think a stray clown is approaching.....

Thats what I was thinking of instead but would it look out of place on a Defy2

 

[wiggydiggy]

Thats what I was thinking of instead but would it look out of place on a Defy2

Spray it black and red and pretend its carbon lol

 

[Diggs]

Spray it black and red and pretend its carbon lol

*Heads to kickstarter with business plan for carbon fibre clown bike horn*

 

[simon the viking]

*Heads to kickstarter with business plan for carbon fibre clown bike horn*

Perhaps we could team up and go on Dragon's Den with it

 

[simon the viking]

Wife's gone into town.... (I'm at work) asked her to try and get me a clown horn..... after she stopped laughing and asking why the f..... I wanted one of them for.... she agreed to have a look

and I sell a carbon-fibre look a like sticky sheet.........

 

[cyberknight]

I had an airzound and i sold it, to loud for peds and i once had a driver pull up the road and jump out screaming when i peeped him for trying an overtake at a pinch point.

 

[simon the viking]

I think the consensus of opinion is...... that people will hear you with airzound but then try and start a fight about it

 

[Cycling Dan]

I stopped using mine as I got tired of the lack of mounting options on my road bike. I wanted to still be able to use my drops.
In fairness I found it useful. People seems to have a natural knack to move away from loud noises.
Never used it on peds though. Shouting seems to do the trick.

 

[cyberknight]

I stopped using mine as I got tired of the lack of mounting options on my road bike. I wanted to still be able to use my drops.
In fairness I found it useful. People seems to have a natural knack to move away from loud noises.
Never used it on peds though. Shouting seems to do the trick.

How i did mine.
http://www.airzound.co.uk/airzound-use-and-set-up/

 

[shouldbeinbed]

Not a fan of impersonal horns & bells, I tend to say hello or excuse me and then tell people which side I'm approaching and planning to overtake them on. Not had a problem & I always go at a pace that gives them chance to respond before getting to them.