Road bike bell

[3narf]

If you are happy to spend some money on a work of art, what about a Lion Bell?

Listen to us! The children of a heavily-capitalised society...

 

[mjr]

I've never owned a bike with a bell. I find that just flicking my brake levers makes enough noise to warn anyone (usually pedestrians walking three abreast along country lanes) of my presence.

As far as I've ever heard, people don't like that. If you really don't want a bell, please talk to them (how about "Excuse me, please"?)

 

[ANT 666]

I've never owned a bike with a bell. I find that just flicking my brake levers makes enough noise to warn anyone (usually pedestrians walking three abreast along country lanes) of my presence.

Whatever happened to manners?

 

[phantasmagoriana]

I have a nice brass one that fits on a headset spacer.

 

[On the huh]

As far as I've ever heard, people don't like that. If you really don't want a bell, please talk to them (how about "Excuse me, please"?)

I've never found it to be a problem, perhaps because I always thank them when they move over to let me pass.

 

[Elybazza61]

How about one of these;

https://www.ridepdw.com/goods/cockpit/alexander-graham

And this;

https://www.ridepdw.com/goods/cockpit/king-of-ding-ii

 

[Dogtrousers]

I've got one (from SJS I think but I can't find the link) that attaches with one of those O ring rubber bands. Its a tight fit but I attached it to the head tube, inside the front frame triangle. This is a useful bit of real estate not cluttered with GPSs, lights bar bag, etc.

@Drago I admire your stance on Mirrycle products. We need more people like you willing to take a principled stance on silly brand names.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I've never found it to be a problem, perhaps because I always thank them when they move over to let me pass.

Well why not really push the boat out and treat them with equal courtesy and respect as a fellow human being beforehand.

The art of conversation really isn't that dead is it?

 

[Pale Rider]

I use a mixture of my voice and a ping bell.

Problem with the latter is it doesn't work in the rain, although I've found my voice works in all weathers.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I prefer to use a bell than my voice. It seems more polite and get a better reaction.

I tend to find people react better to a little ping of a bell than me bellowing "WAKEY WAKEY! OUT OF MY WAY, PEASANT!". I don't know why this is, I suspect there may be some subtle psychology there that I just don't appreciate.

 

[totallyfixed]

On the commute the other day, the striker broke right off my bell! It was a cheap bell that came with the bike, so I shouldn't be surprised.

Now, I know that there's some debate over whether bells belong on road bikes, but there's a bridge with two blind corners on my commute, so a bell is pretty useful.

I tried to buy a knock-off crane bell at the LBS this week, but they said it wouldn't fit road bars--in fact, they said that none of their bells would fit road bars. So, any suggestions for a road bike bell?

That wouldn't be the one between Cherry Hinton and the bottom of Mill Rd would it? If it is then I agree you need to give warning. We almost had a collision with an idiot riding way too fast when we were on our touring bikes setting off for Harwich.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've got one (from SJS I think but I can't find the link) that attaches with one of those O ring rubber bands. Its a tight fit but I attached it to the head tube, inside the front frame triangle. This is a useful bit of real estate not cluttered with GPSs, lights bar bag, etc.

@Drago I admire your stance on Mirrycle products. We need more people like you willing to take a principled stance on silly brand names.

I have a similar 0 ring arrangement but the bell is on the top of the drops, positioned so that the dinger is under my thumb when I'm on the hoods (which is almost always).

 

[GrumpyGregry]

When riding off-road, around here, no matter how politely one speaks to ramblers and walking groups, what they seem to hear is

"Oi, you feckers, get out of my feckin way, feckwits, I'm comin' through!"

And if you ring your pinger bell they just stop and look up into the sky. What is that about?

A crane or a ding dong. But neither are going on my mtbs.

 

[snorri]

I tried to buy a knock-off crane bell at the LBS this week, but they said it wouldn't fit road bars--in fact, they said that none of their bells would fit road bars. So, any suggestions

Look for another LBS

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I prefer to use a bell than my voice. It seems more polite and get a better reaction.

I tend to find people react better to a little ping of a bell than me bellowing "WAKEY WAKEY! OUT OF MY WAY, PEASANT!". I don't know why this is, I suspect there may be some subtle psychology there that I just don't appreciate.