Loudest bike bell below $15CAD/$10USD
01-15-22, 06:03 PM
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A Concord horn will get peoples attention. It does look strange on a carbon wonderbike though😀
https://www.northstarbicycle.ca/prod...RoCpO8QAvD_BwE
Or a Hornster
https://newatlas.com/hornster-worlds...le-horn/22457/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...aking-off.html
https://www.northstarbicycle.ca/prod...RoCpO8QAvD_BwE
Or a Hornster
https://newatlas.com/hornster-worlds...le-horn/22457/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...aking-off.html
01-17-22, 09:46 AM
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If the Spurcycle was priced reasnably, I would buy it. There's no way the cost should be more than $20 or so. It's simply an overpriced boutique item - the Gucci bag marketing model at work: charge a lot more and empty-headed, status-conscious people will want it.
And, there's nothing very unique about that design either.
Please report on how you like your Spurcycle bell and why it is worth the price.
And, there's nothing very unique about that design either.
Please report on how you like your Spurcycle bell and why it is worth the price.
It's in part why Yeti got big- $40 tumbler cups are dumb, but are constantly given as name brand expensive presents.
I got a ParkTool pizza cutter a couple weeks ago as a present. I would never buy that for myself as the benefit isn't there based on cost, but will accept it as a present.
01-17-22, 11:17 AM
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Looking for recommendations on bike bells below $15CAD/$10USD. I heard a spurcycle and fell in love but $50 ($80CAD)??? Really???
So now I'm just looking for any bike bells that you know of that aren't super soft for the low low price of $15CAD/$10USD
EDIT: To be clear I'm not looking for a loud bike bell and being cheap about it, I'm looking for the loudest one amongst the multitude of $10 bells.
So now I'm just looking for any bike bells that you know of that aren't super soft for the low low price of $15CAD/$10USD
EDIT: To be clear I'm not looking for a loud bike bell and being cheap about it, I'm looking for the loudest one amongst the multitude of $10 bells.
I also did a bell search a few months back - thinking it might be better than having to 'vocalize' whenever passing someone on the MUP... (bells don;t mean anything out in city/street traffic - at least not out here in SoCal.)
Got a small assortment... all loud enough for the MUP.
but - in Europe, when you bell ring and pass, most know to just stay to their path and progress and the bicycle will pass without incident.
Here in SoCal/USA - Most Everyone decides they need to look back or suddenly veer directly into your path, when they hear a bell.. If on a bike, they look back and in doing so, veer into your passing path...
Bells are still on the bikes - but never used... LOL!
Found it best to vocalize and let them know I'm passing and on which side - still get many who don;t know which their 'left' or 'right' is... LOL!
Occasionally, they might also need STRONG vocal encourgement to reduce their entitlement of the entire MUP....
Ride On
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01-17-22, 01:02 PM
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The loudest cheap Bell I know is a 40mm noname Brass Bell. It looks like a Crane Mini Suzu, but ist far louder, but hard to find, Sometimes on Amazon or AliExpress.
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01-17-22, 01:31 PM
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I recently bought a Tooc for $9.00 as an alternative to the bottled air of my AirZound. Although the Tooc is rated at 120db, lacking a bell end it sounds less loud. It does have alternative sounds more useful around pedestrians. Smaller footprint on my bike, longer lasting on a charge, and doesn't suffer in cold weather. Still depends on electricity. Time will tell if I go back to my AirZound or not.
01-17-22, 02:53 PM
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My solution for a cheap but fairly loud bike bell (not horn) looks currently like this:
You can download the file for printing it on thingiverse:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5197246
You can download the file for printing it on thingiverse:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5197246
01-17-22, 03:25 PM
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in Europe, when you bell ring and pass, most know to just stay to their path and progress and the bicycle will pass without incident.
Here in SoCal/USA - Most Everyone decides they need to look back or suddenly veer directly into your path, when they hear a bell.. If on a bike, they look back and in doing so, veer into your passing path...
Bells are still on the bikes - but never used... LOL!
Found it best to vocalize and let them know I'm passing and on which side - still get many who don;t know which their 'left' or 'right' is... LOL!
Occasionally, they might also need STRONG vocal encourgement to reduce their entitlement of the entire MUP....
Ride On
Yuri
Here in SoCal/USA - Most Everyone decides they need to look back or suddenly veer directly into your path, when they hear a bell.. If on a bike, they look back and in doing so, veer into your passing path...
Bells are still on the bikes - but never used... LOL!
Found it best to vocalize and let them know I'm passing and on which side - still get many who don;t know which their 'left' or 'right' is... LOL!
Occasionally, they might also need STRONG vocal encourgement to reduce their entitlement of the entire MUP....
Ride On
Yuri
Most people here seem to appreciate the warning bell from a distance that gives more time to react. And I can usually tell the groups or individuals who aren’t regulars and I pretty much prepare for having to stop as I approach and pass, assuming they will be moving less predictably or perhaps slowly.
Otto
01-19-22, 02:22 PM
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I can yell louder than any bike bell and it is far more effective than a little tinkle, tinkle, tinkle. My voice cuts through when people are busy talking and oblivious to everything around them.
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01-20-22, 09:24 AM
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The bell is far superior in my opinion. Definitely more effective at getting people's attention well before I get close to them.
I prefer the Spurcycle bell, buy once cry once. Money well spent for me.
01-20-22, 01:19 PM
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I have found the Crane to be the best as the video validates. It is loud enough, right frequency, and long duration. When I commuted, the bell was used for the MUP and the Hornit for cars. The Hornet gives a choice of 140 dB or 100. It works. I had a driver give me the middle finger as he cut in front of me from a side street with a stop sign, he didn't pay attention to.
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Not to mention the great number of people who don't understand what "passing on your left" means. And for me, yelling at random people to move kills my whole vibe when out on a relaxing bike ride.
The bell is far superior in my opinion. Definitely more effective at getting people's attention well before I get close to them.
I prefer the Spurcycle bell, buy once cry once. Money well spent for me.
The bell is far superior in my opinion. Definitely more effective at getting people's attention well before I get close to them.
I prefer the Spurcycle bell, buy once cry once. Money well spent for me.
I do have a Mirrycle Incredibell and it's okay, but I still feel a solid Good Afternoon works better.
I imagine different people in different environments likely encounter different results.
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