Originally Posted by aplcr0331

works better than a bell or yelling “on your left” in my experience.

The buzz, particularly when i pedal backwards, really perks people up and they notice/turn when they hear it (walkers mostly, all the runners have ear buds in). It’s not a natural sound and walkers always notice. I got a lot of head tilts from my bell experiment (maybe i used the wrong bell or wasn’t loud enough)

plus it makes old farts so mad they try to use lame “insults” that might have worked on their dumb friends back in the 60’s.

Same thing holds true for hubs as does for music;

”if it’s too loud, you’re too old”.