http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Ding Ding - I was wrong en Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:30:07 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-121845 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 22:21:36 +0000 Instography 121845@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That kickstarter bell is a thing of beauty and it sounds great but $50 for a bell? I've been known to overspend on knick knacks and purty toys but I couldn't bring myself. Although I do need a bell. And it is nice. And would look good beside the bar tape and little wooden end caps. And it's payday soon and I've been such a good boy cycling to work and everything and not breaking things. And I got rid of that car ... And it is nice. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-121843 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 22:13:32 +0000 Cyclingmollie 121843@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/139160027/a-better-bicycle-bell-made-in-the-usa?ref=live">This</a> looks nice (On Kickstarter via Bike Snob). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-121842 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 22:05:26 +0000 LaidBack 121842@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Darkersider - yes some Fuego kickstands seem to vibrate and have to be silenced with old innertubes. Not a problem now for you! They do work though.</p> <p>On the bell side though Nazca do fit a nice example. This uses a knurled wheel so the Nazca user can use one 'ding' or several in succession. Tone is nice although item looks plain.</p> <p>I don't have any extra at moment but.... got around 20 teapot bells as featured on Paper Bicycle. Choose black or silver. 4 pound. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-121822 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 15:37:32 +0000 Tulyar 121822@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Whatever happened to the old Adie 2.5" beastie bell (Chrome plated....) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-121785 Wed, 14 Aug 2013 09:37:42 +0000 Darkerside 121785@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>A problem I hand't really considered when switching to the MetaBike: the loss of the 'delightful rattle' from the Fuego's kickstand means that I'm now as silent as a silent thing. Which has spinny spikey bits at buttock height. And has to deal with the centre of Glasgow's pedestrians on the way home every night.</p> <p>Brass bell on order... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-118113 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:54:49 +0000 sallyhinch 118113@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well, the alloy one works (once you've worked out where best to put it on the handlebars) <a href="http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/bell-installation-an-idiots-guide/" rel="nofollow">http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/bell-installation-an-idiots-guide/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117648 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 01:24:36 +0000 gkgk 117648@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The links show the painted Crane Suzu being 240g lighter than the unpainted versions - £7.50 extra well spent! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117596 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:51:34 +0000 wee folding bike 117596@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was using a Brompton bell on the Isle of Wight yesterday and it worked fine for warning the dog walkers etc. </p> <p>Route has been improved in Newport. The path south of there is still unsealed and then the next section has some tree root issues. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117593 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 20:35:14 +0000 Uberuce 117593@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I got a teapot shaped bell from ruggtomcat at the weekend. Sounds cheery, but more to the point, it's a teapot. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117579 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:08:31 +0000 sallyhinch 117579@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>According to the you tube videos, the alloy sounds fine. Not so long sounding as the brass, but a nice round note. The copper one sounded a bit tinny, if that makes any sense... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117578 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 17:01:38 +0000 neddie 117578@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Brass may look silly, but alloy will sound silly ;) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117577 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 16:53:20 +0000 sallyhinch 117577@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>right well I'm sold, I've ordered one (an alloy one, brass would look silly on my bike). Let's see if it works on the good ambling people of Dumfries </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117125 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 22:32:53 +0000 Kenny 117125@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have the same type of bell in terms of noise, WC, and I agree 100%, it is excellent and doesn't make me sound like I'm shouting "GET OUT OF MY WAAAAY!!" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117090 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:46:00 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 117090@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>:)</p> <p>Hubjub have amazingly quick delivery. Likely be here for Monday. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117088 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:39:26 +0000 neddie 117088@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@WC. Yeah that one. In stock too. I'm buying another one...! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117086 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:25:41 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 117086@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.hubjub.co.uk/store/index.php/bells/crane-suzu-bell-detail">This one</a> edd1e_h? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117084 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:13:23 +0000 sallyhinch 117084@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@custard, better this than h****** or indeed p***** g***s </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117083 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:09:31 +0000 neddie 117083@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Crane <em>brass </em>bells are awesome. The 'ding' lasts for almost a minute before decaying completely (a bit like a tuning fork).</p> <p>They seem to be hard to come by now </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117076 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 15:43:43 +0000 custard 117076@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>bunch of cyclists comparing bell tones<br /> are we going too far? ;) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117075 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 15:29:21 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 117075@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Single note, but very very crisp and clear and loud. Must do a sound file. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117074 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 15:27:05 +0000 sallyhinch 117074@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>They look very pretty. Does it go 'ding' (single note) or does it go 'brrrring' like the ones with a lever?</p> <p>I find everyone ignores the ping bell on the Brompton. The dutch bells seem to go 'ding dong' like a doorbell, which confuses everyone, but at least makes them look round. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117071 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 14:34:39 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 117071@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's a <a href="http://www.hubjub.co.uk/store/index.php/component/customfilters/bells/no-manuf">Crane Suzu</a> - the plain metal versions are pretty and reasonable, the handpainted ones a little more extravagant and expensive. Naturally I went for one of the painted ones (and beginning to wonder if I should have got the Koi one, so might get that and swap the one I have onto my other half's bike). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117070 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 14:29:15 +0000 custard 117070@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>My bell broke after a solid year of canal commuting and I am yet to find one (granted I have not looked very hard) that fits well on my tapered bars. </em></p> <p>I fitted an EBC brass one to my Easton EA70 bars<br /> <a href="http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/products/revolution-heritage-brass-bell" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/products/revolution-heritage-brass-bell</a><br /> its a good fit<br /> bought on a whim with no research but I like it </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117042 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 13:13:30 +0000 DaveC 117042@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have a bell on my commuter bike. Its the more traditional ring ring, type which I prefer to the ting ting single spring bells and I find transmits sound further!</p> <p>Most people have headphones and can't hear you in any case... [gasp!!]</p> <p>Incidentally the title might sound better as 'Ding Dong, I was wrong'. :O) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117037 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:54:12 +0000 chdot 117037@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's here -</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/2492059466/"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3108/2492059466_f56d498fed.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117035 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:39:22 +0000 Two Tired 117035@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>My bell broke after a solid year of canal commuting and I am yet to find one (granted I have not looked very hard) that fits well on my tapered bars. Now I have to resort to yelling "excuse me" from far back and feel like Harry Potter asking the way to platform 9 and 3/4 every time. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117031 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:28:43 +0000 amir 117031@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What bell was it again? Could you put a sound file up :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10653#post-117024 Fri, 05 Jul 2013 12:10:58 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 117024@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We've had the bell debates on here. I was always in the camp of 'a voice is more friendly'. I have to say, now I've found a bell that doesn't ding at every (any!) pothole or rough surface, I'm totally converted, and couldn't hold a view any more different than that previously held.</p> <p>The bell I have has a very clear and very loud ding. So has been heard from a good distance away, meaning I'm not scaring anyone out of their skins, and for that personal touch I then simply thank people when I go by.</p> <p>It's brilliant. Forget every anti-bell post I've ever made! </p>