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Old 06-28-09, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Rick@OCRR
I have a bell on my fixed gear bike, which I ride a lot on MUP's and the one advantage of a bell is that it transcends language. Sometimes a Hipster or a Surfer (just to pick two examples) may have no idea what "On Your Left" means.

A bell, they understand.

Although, when I read the title of the Thread, I though the Beanzer had gone back to wearing an original 1976 edition Bell Biker and that's why he was laughed at. Guess not . . .

Rick / OCRR

PS: Beanz, we missed you on the Grand Tour Double this Sat. Sorry you missed it (again!).
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Old 06-28-09, 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Rick@OCRR
I have a bell on my fixed gear bike, which I ride a lot on MUP's and the one advantage of a bell is that it transcends language. Sometimes an Asian or Hispanic (just to pick two examples) may have no idea what "On Your Left" means.

A bell, they understand.

Although, when I read the title of the Thread, I though the Beanzer had gone back to wearing an original 1976 edition Bell Biker and that's why he was laughed at. Guess not . . .

Rick / OCRR

PS: Beanz, we missed you on the Grand Tour Double this Sat. Sorry you missed it (again!).
I thought the same thing
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Old 06-29-09, 12:42 PM
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bells rock, Beanz rockz!!
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Old 07-06-09, 09:33 AM
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What's fun is using a bell during a race. I have one on my fixed gear bike that I sometimes do triathlons with.
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Old 07-09-09, 02:43 PM
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Bells add weight. More weight = fail.
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Old 07-09-09, 02:53 PM
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Let's see...

Would it be a Pelaton of Roadies

a Commute of Freds

a Grimace of Triathletes?

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