Originally Posted by
VicBC_Biker
About bell designs-
I have a no-name bell that I bought with the hybrid bike at the LBS years ago. It has a little handle I push (sideways) with my thumb, and it goes: "RRRRRRRINNNNNNNG" It's like the bells of the olden days - there's a spinning ringer inside.
I use one of those too... The brand name is "Charge" and it was about $6.99 at Dick's Sporting Goods. It is really loud and the familiar sound it makes is recognized by everyone as a bike bell.
I owned a Spurcycle bell for a couple weeks and hated it, so I returned it. Not because of the price, but because I didn't like the stupid
thwackDingggggggggg!! sound it made, the unnecessarily too-long sustain, the weird high pitch tone that same/many people don't recognize as coming from a bike... etc, etc. Sure, its a magnificent piece of craftsmanship made with great care in Oregon by men with beards, but when a cheap bell from a big-box store is LOUDER than the boutique bell, I have to go with the cheap bell.