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Ding Ding - I was wrong

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  • Started 10 years ago by Wilmington's Cow
  • Latest reply from Instography

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  1. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    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.

    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.

    It's brilliant. Forget every anti-bell post I've ever made!

    Posted 10 years ago #

  2. amir
    Member

    What bell was it again? Could you put a sound file up :)

    Posted 10 years ago #

  3. Two Tired
    Member

    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.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  4. chdot
    Admin

    It's here -

    Posted 10 years ago #

  5. DaveC
    Member

    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!

    Most people have headphones and can't hear you in any case... [gasp!!]

    Incidentally the title might sound better as 'Ding Dong, I was wrong'. :O)

    Posted 10 years ago #

  6. custard
    Member

    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.

    I fitted an EBC brass one to my Easton EA70 bars
    http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/products/revolution-heritage-brass-bell
    its a good fit
    bought on a whim with no research but I like it

    Posted 10 years ago #

  7. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    It's a Crane Suzu - 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).

    Posted 10 years ago #

  8. sallyhinch
    Member

    They look very pretty. Does it go 'ding' (single note) or does it go 'brrrring' like the ones with a lever?

    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.

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  9. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Single note, but very very crisp and clear and loud. Must do a sound file.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  10. custard
    Member

    bunch of cyclists comparing bell tones
    are we going too far? ;)

    Posted 10 years ago #

  11. neddie
    Member

    Crane brass bells are awesome. The 'ding' lasts for almost a minute before decaying completely (a bit like a tuning fork).

    They seem to be hard to come by now

    Posted 10 years ago #

  12. sallyhinch
    Member

    @custard, better this than h****** or indeed p***** g***s

    Posted 10 years ago #

  13. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    This one edd1e_h?

    Posted 10 years ago #

  14. neddie
    Member

    @WC. Yeah that one. In stock too. I'm buying another one...!

    Posted 10 years ago #

  15. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    :)

    Hubjub have amazingly quick delivery. Likely be here for Monday.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  16. Kenny
    Member

    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!!"

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  17. sallyhinch
    Member

    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

    Posted 10 years ago #

  18. neddie
    Member

    Brass may look silly, but alloy will sound silly ;)

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  19. sallyhinch
    Member

    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...

    Posted 10 years ago #

  20. Uberuce
    Member

    I got a teapot shaped bell from ruggtomcat at the weekend. Sounds cheery, but more to the point, it's a teapot.

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  21. wee folding bike
    Member

    I was using a Brompton bell on the Isle of Wight yesterday and it worked fine for warning the dog walkers etc.

    Route has been improved in Newport. The path south of there is still unsealed and then the next section has some tree root issues.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  22. gkgk
    Member

    The links show the painted Crane Suzu being 240g lighter than the unpainted versions - £7.50 extra well spent!

    Posted 10 years ago #

  23. sallyhinch
    Member

    Well, the alloy one works (once you've worked out where best to put it on the handlebars) http://cityexile.wordpress.com/2013/07/15/bell-installation-an-idiots-guide/

    Posted 10 years ago #

  24. Darkerside
    Member

    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.

    Brass bell on order...

    Posted 10 years ago #

  25. Tulyar
    Member

    Whatever happened to the old Adie 2.5" beastie bell (Chrome plated....)

    Posted 10 years ago #

  26. LaidBack
    Member

    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.

    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.

    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.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  27. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    This looks nice (On Kickstarter via Bike Snob).

    Posted 10 years ago #

  28. Instography
    Member

    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.

    Posted 10 years ago #

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