- Location
- Glasgow
Well, why do they? 
Why do bike bells stop working when they get wet?
- Thread starter Pat "5mph"
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rogerzilla
Legendary Member
The weight of the raindrops clinging to the bell dampens the ringing (literally!). The Knog Oi bell seems a bit more immune to this than the usual "ping" bells.
Salty seadog
Space Cadet...(3rd Class...)
Well, why do they?
How wet Pat, if your bike is completely submerged I think I have an answer for you.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
'Oi' - nope still works, unless I'm drinking a drink
OP
OP
- Location
- Glasgow
All of the ones I tried, sorry I can't be more specific.
The latest one is my extravagant purchase (£10 for a bike bell???) a CatEye brass (don't know if real or fake brass) that is already fit for the recycling heap.
Thank you, great answer!
Will look into Knog Oi bells!
I do live in Scotland: very, very wet!How wet Pat, if your bike is completely submerged I think I have an answer for you.
classic33
Leg End Member
OP
OP
- Location
- Glasgow
@classic33 my CatEye is not the same, but you gave me an idea 
Drago
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- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Because pedestrians dont go out jn the rain, thus there is no need for a bell that works in such conditions.
classic33
Leg End Member
I was out in the rain, as a pedestrian, today!
classic33
Leg End Member
https://fromtheedges.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/the-sound-of-sunken-bells/How wet Pat, if your bike is completely submerged I think I have an answer for you.
OP
OP
- Location
- Glasgow
One sensible answer so far: I'm doing not bad here with this thread
OP
OP
- Location
- Glasgow
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
I'm surprised manufacturers dont combine a bell into a helmet.
Andy in Germany
Guru
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- Rottenburg am Neckar
Well, why do they?
I'm glad it isn't just me: I thought it was just that I had a cheapo bell.
My best guess was that the raindrops kill the vibration of the bell, but bear in mind I'm a social worker not a physicist, so I can't really help in this sort of thing. (unless the Bell really wants to ping...)
You don't count: the rain goes clean through the bones.
