I recall some while back a fairly lengthy thread about bells, especially ones with a nice, sonorous tone. Blowed* if I can track it down now, though, so I'm reviving the topic to ask if folks would be able to recommend a bell that:
- Would fit on handlebars between 22mm and 32mm diameter;
- Alternatively, be available with a headset spacer type fitting;
- Be ear-catching enough to attract the attention of pedestrians, without being annoyingly loud or otherwise be likely to offend or surpise;
- If possible, not be a single ping.
Regarding that last point: my current bell, though a trifle weedy in tone, does have a double ping, with a push-and-release action, similar to a traditional 'ting-a-ling' bell. I find it easier to use, and it certainly seems to attract attention better than the cheaper, feeble single ping bells that typically have a fairly ramshackle pinger arrangement that always appears to be on the verge of 'pinging' off into the undergrowth never to be seen again. Oddly, though, the double ping seems to work best for attracting attention if I damp the second "ping" a fraction of a second after it sounds, rather than letting it ring out. Go figure.
* Although blowing would imply a horn rather than a bell, of course...
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