I am looking for a good bell.
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Postby europa » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:08 am
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Postby tinstaafl » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:44 pm
Thanks Akadoo,Akadoo wrote:Just a tiny bit (2c) of rocket science; louder is better, and higher pitch will cut through the ear buds better than low pitch. Go for the tiny steel bell, it is louder and high pitched compared to aluminium.
This is what I am looking for.
Something apparently obvious to experienced riders.
You are all welcome to assume that I am quite iggorant about some of the finer points of riding.
Robert
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Postby beauyboy » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:15 am
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Upgrade the NCL now QR!!!!!!
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Postby mikesbytes » Wed Feb 07, 2007 10:50 pm
Brakes slow you down, don't use them.beauyboy wrote:I have to admit I like the idea of a brake light. With my commute back from tafe being at night now it might be nice. Then again is it really needed?
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Postby heavymetal » Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:20 pm
I highly recommend getting one.
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Postby cludence » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:19 pm
"Bike horn. Imagine a souped-up rucksack complete with sub-woofer, mid range, tweeter AND horn speakers set to max volume playing sound effects. Genius. It was wicked fun to cycle up behind someone and press the lion-roar button!"
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Postby AUbicycles » Tue Feb 13, 2007 11:05 pm
For pedestrians a short quick tap will make them notice but not jump out of their skins.
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Postby Mulger bill » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:12 am
Dunno about mounting it, but we cyclists are nothing if not inventive
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Postby MJF » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:17 am
Why is it they could make decent bells 20 years ago, but all of the modern ones are crap?
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Postby Hotdog » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:37 am
It might be partly because they're compulsory. That's created a big marlet for super cheap crappy bells for bike manufacturers/retailers to put on new bikes so that they can comply with the letter of the law, if not the spirit, and at the same time reduced the demand for decent aftermarket bells because most people just make do with the one that came with their bike.MJF wrote: Why is it they could make decent bells 20 years ago, but all of the modern ones are crap?
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Postby tinstaafl » Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:42 pm
Are you talking about something like this?AUbicycles wrote:I have had a bike (air) horn for years... easy to pump up with a bicycle pump and load enough for car drivers to take notice.
For pedestrians a short quick tap will make them notice but not jump out of their skins.
Air Horn - RECOMMENDED !!
http://www.deltacycle.com/product.php?g=1
It looks brilliant. Does it scare dogs?
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