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Are there any Edinburgh-friendly bells?

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  • Started 11 years ago by Wilmington's Cow
  • Latest reply from chdot

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  1. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Yesterday morning I took off my funky Pylones bike bell from the commuter, and oh, what rapturous joy, a cycle to work not accompanied by a constant poor-surface-induced dinging.

    That's the second bell I've removed because of that - my first was a gorgeous Sogreni number.

    I'm thinking I'm going for form over function in the bell stakes to be honest, and should maybe set my sights at a more utilitarian level. That said, in the few months the latest was on the bars I think I've used it 2 or 3 times. So maybe I'll just no bother...

    Posted 11 years ago #

  2. steveo
    Member

    Air zound?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  3. kaputnik
    Moderator

    I've gotten around this problem with 2 bells by mounting them vertically on the headtube or stem, rather than horizontally. The dinger still flaps up and down on rough surfaces or when you hit a pothole, but it flaps harmlessly into the air most of the time.

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  4. Iratesheep
    Member

    One of these?

    or,
    one of these?

    Too silly?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  5. amir
    Member

    Irate sheep talking about happy pigs.

    Surely a phone game app in that?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  6. Roibeard
    Member

    Laidback has had rotating (rather than striking) bells fitted (as standard?). Perhaps they won't be as prone to rattling as conventionally struck bells.

    Robert

    Posted 11 years ago #

  7. cb
    Member

    Are rotating bells not conventional rather than new-fangled struck bells?

    Posted 11 years ago #

  8. NiallA
    Member

    Yep, I've got one of those rotating bell things on my new Fuego - you rotate a knurled thumbwheel to make it go Ping... I think it is actually very effective, and haven't been aware of any resonance/ vibration from it yet.

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  9. crowriver
    Member

    It's just a bell. It's not a fancy Japanese brass designer fixie trixie bell. But it works. It costs than a fiver too.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  10. cc
    Member

    My old bike has a traditional dring-dring bell on it. It has a picture of Minnie Mouse on it and it works very well thank you. Very nice too.

    If I was buying one now I'd go for the Widek Ding Dong bell. Loud and lovely.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  11. amir
    Member

    Are there any nice and loud ones suitable for weight weenies with little handlebar space?

    I've got a wee pinger (oer) that I position on the crossbar but it isn't very effective at getting people's attention.

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  12. Darkerside
    Member

    Another vote for the ones with a rotating bezel (this is absolutely the right word).

    Mount underneath the bar for bonus utilisation of bar space.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  13. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Hmmmm, I have a rotating one that was original to the Sunbeam - will dig that out and gie it a whirl...

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  14. sallyhinch
    Member

    David Hembrow did an app that went on your phone based on a traditional Dutch Bell. You'd need a smart phone mounted on your handlebar, but assuming you already did that then it would effectively weigh nothing

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  15. Kirst
    Member

    I need a new bell. I had one of the small EBC ones with a dinger you flick with a thumb, but the dinger broke off. I need a proper bringbring one, I think. I gave my last one to my friend Colin's little boy for his kiddie seat so he could ring a bell with each hand as his dad pedalled. :-D

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  16. crowriver
    Member

    @amir, ever considered a stem/steerer* mounted bell?

    * Dependent on whether it's a quill stem or a threadless steerer, star nut thingimabob.

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  17. amir
    Member

    Are bells a good excuse for a PY meet?

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  18. Wilmington's Cow
    Member

    Bingo! (or ding-go?)

    We have the subject of the next PY meet!

    Posted 11 years ago #

  19. cb
    Member

    "David Hembrow did an app that went on your phone based on a traditional Dutch Bell. You'd need a smart phone mounted on your handlebar, but assuming you already did that then it would effectively weigh nothing "

    <Take off glove>
    <Unlock phone>
    <Locate Dutch bell app>
    <Start app>
    <Press Ring Bell button>

    Can't really see that working!

    Posted 11 years ago #

  20. sallyhinch
    Member

    @cb true!

    Posted 11 years ago #

  21. Uberuce
    Member

    I've got the rotating one from the iron horse on wee blue floofy. I almost never use it, but it's much cheerier sounding than the strikers.

    Posted 11 years ago #

  22. gembo
    Member

    @cb, new gloves in EBC for large spondulicks which allow you to work your I-phone without taking them off. Would appear to be the future

    Posted 11 years ago #

  23. Nelly
    Member

    gembo, I saw those gloves - although specialized seem to have forgotten to factor in any wind or waterproofing.

    Style v Substance again

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  24. gembo
    Member

    Yes Nelly, you point out a flaw which takes us back to the original objection. They will work in summer early autumn late spring but rest of time your will need to have waterproof / wind proof gloves over the top of them thus making electronic bell ringing difficult. You could opt for saying, ding, ding, I am sorry I can't get my gloves off to work my bell app so I am simulating the noise with my own voice, have a nice day, ding ding

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  25. crowriver
    Member

    "You could opt for saying, ding, ding, I am sorry I can't get my gloves off....." SCREECH, SQUEAL, SKID, STOP.

    FTFY

    Posted 11 years ago #

  26. chdot
    Admin

    Via Twitter -

    http://www.rbbell.com

    Posted 11 years ago #

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