Bells.

The Oldfellow said:

What do the team think about bells?

Mine has a Dennis-the-Menace cartoon on the top! I fitted it when I came
back to cycling, 'cos I thought they were a legal requirement (which
they ain't, unless you are a dealer).

I wouldn't be without it though, it's excellent for telling peds that
I'm about.

I have considered an air horn for the petrolheads though.

R.

The Dennis the Menace cartoon isn't a legal requirement.

;-)
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Michael MacClancy said:

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:51:18 GMT, The Oldfellow wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Mine has a Dennis-the-Menace cartoon on the top! I fitted it when I came
back to cycling, 'cos I thought they were a legal requirement (which
they ain't, unless you are a dealer).

I wouldn't be without it though, it's excellent for telling peds that
I'm about.

I have considered an air horn for the petrolheads though.

Quoted message said:

The Dennis the Menace cartoon isn't a legal requirement.

That's lucky, the one on the 8 Freight has Bart Simpson on it... ;-)

Onto bells, they're very useful if you're ever mixing it with foot
traffic. Mine gets used most in the pedestrianised centre of town,
which is /actually/ a no motor vehicles area so it's quite legal for me
to ride there. Part of it is actually a normal road frequented by buses
but lots of people wander across it like it was all pavement, and saying
"excuse me" to people who don't realise it's them you want to speak to
gets a bit tired after the first 10 or so.
Shared use cycle tracks are another handy place: where there's a road
alongside I'd use the road a lot of the time, but places like the Grassy
Beach route along the Tay are just much /nicer/ than the road, and
places like that are places where a bell is a real asset IME.

For alerting users of motor traffic they're basically no use whatsoever.
If I need to that I'll use my built in *OI!* system.

Pete.
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in message <[email hidden]>, The Oldfellow

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What do the team think about bells?

I like 'em. A polite 'ping' says 'bike' to pedestrians without otherwise
disturbing the peace.

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Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>, The Oldfellow

(') said:

What do the team think about bells?

I like 'em. A polite 'ping' says 'bike' to pedestrians without
otherwise disturbing the peace.

Wot Simon said, with the caveat that the environment needs to be quiet
enough for the "ping" to be audible. I use one on my MTB as it gets used
sometimes on the towpath; having one on the Speedmachine, whose environment
is 99.9% heavy traffic, would be a TWOT.

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World Domination?
Just find a world that's into that kind of thing, then chain to the
floor and walk up and down on it in high heels. (Mr. Sunshine)

Got rubbish ping bells and it's odd howpedestrians will remain standing in the way as though wondering what the noise is.

Ding-dong bells are the best but somewhat heavy.

A mate, Steve Andrews, has a german dynamo bell; looks like a dynamo but is actually a very noisy bell, lovely kit but you can't get them any more 'cos they got banned in Germany 'cos they were too loud.

Simon Brooke said:

I like 'em. A polite 'ping' says 'bike' to pedestrians without otherwise
disturbing the peace.

Ooh, I hate those little 'ping' bells with a passion. A proper bell
should go "dring dring". Best of all is a big bell that goes "DRING
DRING", though I'm quite happy with the big bell on my recumbent that
goes "DING DONG".

--
Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/>
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

The Oldfellow said:

What do the team think about bells?

Mine has a Dennis-the-Menace cartoon on the top! I fitted it when I
came back to cycling, 'cos I thought they were a legal requirement
(which they ain't, unless you are a dealer).

I wouldn't be without it though, it's excellent for telling peds that
I'm about.

I have considered an air horn for the petrolheads though.

R.

I don't have any bells on my bikes, when I am riding on towpaths though they
would be useful so as not to startle the peds. I simply whistle (just did it
then and the cat came running in !)

In message <[email hidden]>, The Oldfellow
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

What do the team think about bells?

Mine has a Dennis-the-Menace cartoon on the top! I fitted it when I
came back to cycling, 'cos I thought they were a legal requirement
(which they ain't, unless you are a dealer).

I have a ding-dong bell - the big advantage is that it make the peds
smile!
--
Jane

The Oldfellow <[email hidden]> wrote in news:a9okd.214$gs6.40
@newsfe2-win.ntli.net:

Quoted message said:

What do the team think about bells?

Good idea.

While cycling up the cycle track between Callander & Strathyre a few months
back, approacing a group of ramblers. Dinged the bell to be greeted:

"A boy with a bell on his bike! Good for you!" by one elderly rambler.

:-D

Could do with a better bell rather than one which makes a lame "ping"
sound.

--
Brian

Danny Colyer said:

Simon Brooke said:

I like 'em. A polite 'ping' says 'bike' to pedestrians without otherwise
disturbing the peace.

Ooh, I hate those little 'ping' bells with a passion. A proper bell
should go "dring dring". Best of all is a big bell that goes "DRING
DRING", though I'm quite happy with the big bell on my recumbent that
goes "DING DONG".

How about one of those hotel reception bells? One of those would be good
on a recumbent.

Colin

Danny Colyer said:

Simon Brooke said:

I like 'em. A polite 'ping' says 'bike' to pedestrians without otherwise
disturbing the peace.

Ooh, I hate those little 'ping' bells with a passion. A proper bell
should go "dring dring". Best of all is a big bell that goes "DRING
DRING", though I'm quite happy with the big bell on my recumbent that
goes "DING DONG".

I have a sort of rotary bell that pings or drings depending on how far
and hard you spin the operating anulus (ooh missus). You can discretely
ping a pedestrian on a quiet path or, at the other extreme, I have
succeeded in stopping a Range Rover in its tracks with a particularly
vigorous twirl.

Peter

On 11 Nov 2004 07:36:28 GMT someone who may be Brian
<[email hidden]> wrote this:-

Quoted message said:

While cycling up the cycle track between Callander & Strathyre a few months
back, approacing a group of ramblers. Dinged the bell to be greeted:

"A boy with a bell on his bike! Good for you!" by one elderly rambler.

That is one response.

Other responses are to ignore it completely (possibly due to
deafness), get upset that a mere cyclists dares to ring their bell
or behave like Corporal Jones (this last one is very rare).

--
David Hansen, Edinburgh | PGP email preferred-key number F566DA0E
I will always explain revoked keys, unless the UK government
prevents me by using the RIP Act 2000.

Danny Colyer said:

Ooh, I hate those little 'ping' bells with a passion. A proper bell
should go "dring dring". Best of all is a big bell that goes "DRING
DRING", though I'm quite happy with the big bell on my recumbent that
goes "DING DONG".

Alas, I don't have enough space on the MTB's handlebars for anything bigger.
This is because I had no need of handlebars two feet wide, saw sawed a
substantial quantity off the ends. The offucts have been used to fabricate
experimental seat mounts for the trike...

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Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/
World Domination?
Just find a world that's into that kind of thing, then chain to the
floor and walk up and down on it in high heels. (Mr. Sunshine)

The Oldfellow said:

What do the team think about bells?

Halfords sell a little "ping" bell for 99p. One came with the Subway 8
and I was sufficiently impressed to buy another for the Nomad. A 99p
bell on a £1100 bike, whatever next ;-)

Peter Amey said:

I have a sort of rotary bell that pings or drings depending on how far
and hard you spin the operating anulus (ooh missus). You can discretely
ping a pedestrian on a quiet path or, at the other extreme, I have
succeeded in stopping a Range Rover in its tracks with a particularly
vigorous twirl.

Yeah, I've got one of them in my bits box. I couldn't find a way to
mount it to the Street Machine so that I could ring it easily without
moving my hand too far from the brake, hence the "DING DONG" bell
instead. Maybe I should have another look at it.

--
Danny Colyer (the UK company has been laughed out of my reply address)
<URL:http://www.speedy5.freeserve.co.uk/danny/>
"He who dares not offend cannot be honest." - Thomas Paine

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What do the team think about bells?

Never touch the stuff - give me a good Malt any day.

druidh

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What do the team think about bells?

tricky one; useless on the road, but occasionally useful on s**trans routes,
but often it merely makes peds jump into your path, I find clicking the gear
levers a more subtle warning; and apparently horses prefer this.

Zog The Undeniable said:

Halfords sell a little "ping" bell for 99p. One came with the Subway 8
and I was sufficiently impressed to buy another for the Nomad. A 99p
bell on a £1100 bike, whatever next ;-)

One comes as standard on Street and Speed Machines. So with the right
options you could have a 99p bell delivered on a £3000 bike!

Pete.
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Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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The offucts have been used to fabricate...

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Typo or Larringtonism? :-)

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