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not resolvedIronically, I was waiting at the lights at the bottom of Leith Walk when a clatter announced the arrival of a guy with those things that slide up and down the spokes..!
The only problem is, surely they don't work once you've got a little pace on, they'll be held to the rim by the rotation?
"The only problem is, surely they don't work once you've got a little pace on, they'll be held to the rim by the rotation?"
'We' will have to do a test to see if it coincides with 'acceptable' pedestrian passing speed - and deters/attracts dogs...
count me out on this one, I hate the noise of those things
"I hate the noise of those things"
I always get amused when I see them on kids' bikes, as I actually think they are completely pointless.
Don't worry, I don't think they are about to catch on as an 'audible warning' system.
I share the uncertainty about bells in previous posts.
Noisy GripShifts (moved deliberately a few times) sometimes makes curious people look round.
There are some curious people on bike paths (or do I mean mixed-use Public Realm?)
I do like to drop a few gears with a loud crunch if I really feel I have to make myself known (as a precursor to having to stop behind an obstruction and ask them to move vocally). It's quite a distinctive sound and also very neutral, unlike the bell.
Used to have one of these on my bike when I was a courier.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KIDS-CYCLE%2fBIKE-ALARM%2fBELL-%2fSIREN%2fPOLICE%2fFIRE%2fAMBULANC_W0QQitemZ360215358777QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=&rvr_id=&cguid=c281bd231230a0aad4f52625fefe6a57#ht_876wt_1138
Ooh! I know someone who would like that for her trike!
I remember them!
Gembo...
When is a sidewalk fully dressed? When it's Waring Hudsucker!
Ohhh and those things are called spokey dokeys.
thanks folds for pointing out the reference by proxy
another string had quote from Ellwood Blues but I imagine that does not ever need pointing out
Oakey Doke was 1980s eco-telly prog. - the Friendliest of Folk was Mr Oakey Doke
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