JustinTW

Gonna get me a small black one.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...f=home_popular

usedbutnotup

Doesn't look like a hamburger. Not interested.

ColonelSanders

Thank you for bringing this to my attention, I'm gonna get me self one of them.

travbikeman

I'm thinking on it too. That is much better looking than the hamburger bell!

Arizona Nights

I really like the sound of this, and the design is wonderful too. I wish them success. Unfortunately, I've had fancy bike bells before and everyone seems to ignore them. I found that people only pay attention to the old ching-ching bells because that's what they most associate with a bike.

kickstart

I fully admit no bell works as well as the giant Dutch ding-dong bells, but they are the size of a small Weber BBQ grill........

Marcus_Ti

Sucker.

BTW Knog is a multinational corporation...in absolutely NO need of crowdfunding to build and sell anything. Knog is pretty much the antithesis of what Kickstarter is supposed to be about. Congrats on being the exact kind of person Knog was banking on (literally) with this pretty sleazy schtick.

Grey.

That's capitalism, get over it. Wether they fund it themselves or get the money from Kickstarter, the end result to the buyer is the same.

Marcus_Ti

Not really at all in the short or long-term.

Kickstarter is not a supermarket to buy stuff. It is a place to back projects. You go to a bike shop and buy a bell-you know exactly what you get and you get it. Further the company selling it needs a quality product to keep selling and make money. A kickstarter project-lord knows what you'll get, even if you get anything at all. Saying "the end result to the buyer is the same", demonstrates a lack of knowledge of what Kickstarters are.

Further this kind of crap helps the vulture capitalists gouge prices even higher. Would you honestly buy a $50 bell on Amazon? No. Evidently people are happy to be gouged $50 for a bell "kickstarter" from a multinational brand.

Grey.

I wouldn't buy a bell at all because if I need someone to move I can just ask them politely. You seem to be flipping your arguement, is your problem with Kickstarter or with Knog for using it? Since Knog is, as you say, a large corporation (and this product is right in their wheel house) I have no doubts they'll follow through on their Kickstarter, but feel free to speculate if you'd like.

I've spent more money on things that made less sense because to me, they were worth it. If you want to sit on the sidelines and take potshots at what people choose to spend their money on because you disagree with the system, go for it. You think people bought it just because it was on Kickstarter? That's an assumption. If somebody is gonna pay $50 for a bell, I think they'll do it wether it's on Amazon or Kickstarter or in a bike shop, if they want it bad enough. Granted, that's also an assumption, but i'm not calling anyone a "sucker" for it.

giantcfr1

The Australian company has used this as a clever way to advertise and good luck to them. They have created a bell that blends into your bars which to many (especially road bike with drop bars) is desirable. In Australia and especially New South Wales, police are now targeting riders in particular Roadies, and fining them for failing to have a bell or id. These bells blend in nicely to the clean lines of handlebars. The 'expensive' Bell is cheaper than the fine. Here in Australia, the bell is $26.

I have the old style (small) which I have hidden under my Garmin.

JustinTW

Congrats on being an @ss.

Staypuft1652

I think this is the third thread about this bell. Not trying to be rude, it does look cool, no matter the companies motives.

avidone1

I never really understood the need for a bell. When riding and wanting to let someone know I'm coming, I call out "Hello, passing on the left"
Does some stupid bell really make us safer?

Marcus_Ti

In a mid-range scientific study I studiously performed on my local MUT over the years....

1) Approximately 90% of people have headphones jammed in their ears so loud you can hear them 10m away...and will never hear "on your left". But typically will react to a freewheel or bell.

2) Of the remaining 10% almost all have no idea what "on your left" actually means in traffic law, and when you say "on your left" do the perfectly natural thing of then leaping to their left into oncoming traffic.



Which means around here, saying "on your left" is the equivalent of going to the zoo and saying "Hi, Mr. Alligator do you want to eat me?". At best, the alligator will ignore you, and at worst it might misunderstand you.

Grey.

Never needed one here, people are generally polite and will move when asked in a non-aggressive manner.

mrodgers

Everyone says this but I have never seen it. Most either can't hear because they are listening to earbuds of which the majority of those folks are walking or running on the right side anyways. Those who are not listening to earbuds, the ones that are blocking the path are usually older couples (older as in 60's) and jump when they hear you call out and split jumping off of the path into the grass.

A bell would serve as an early warning sound so that they are not surprised. Ring it before you come and they will know someone is coming before you are there. Calling out, you have to be almost on top of them for them to hear a voice which is why they jump out of their skin when you call out. The sound of a bell is distinct and it will travel further than the human voice, unless you like screaming it at the top of your lungs when still at a distance away.

kickstart

This pretty much reflects my experiences too, some are confused by unexpected encounters regardless of the source.

To most people a bell equates a bicycle, and understand its meaning, where as verbal greetings, and warnings are more ambiguous. Having a bell doesn't render one mute, it just gives one the option to use it.

avidone1

I still say it's a conspiracy by LBS cartel to force us to buy more product.

ColonelSanders

Yep, also a bell sounds like a friendly reminder whereas sometimes you may end up sounding more aggressive than you mean to, as you try to give a verbal notification that you are around.

ColonelSanders

This is the first one I have seen and I am grateful for that, as I missed the other two.

Kindaslow

I just got bells for the first time this year, and I have been amazed how positively people respond to them.

The Crane E-ne bells are awesome!

Staypuft1652

:-) Glad you saw this then, @ColonelSanders there seems to be alot of interest in this, there was one more new one yesterday as well. :-p

altondavis2

I've been using the Incredibell for several years.
Its quite durable and has an easily recognizable tone.
The ringer is also rotatible which makes it ez to rotate to a comfortable place.
https://www.rei.com/product/723524/m...c:cse_PLA_GOOG

travbikeman

Normally I would agree with some of you about just politely saying...........yelling GET OUT OF MY WAY!

But, I was recently told that some trails since they are so busy has a bell mandate for pedestrian traffic.