I was out for a walk up Mt Eden the other day and there was this totally obnoxious guy riding a mountain bike with 4 bells and a horrible alarm thing. Gosh he was so annoying.
I tried lots of bells including the Rockbros electronic bell. Around my neighborhood the paved shared trails are half full of elderly and they often would stop and turn with the siren noise instead of step to the right.
one of the most melodic sounding bells is the Lion Bell Works from England . a very pleasant tone that lingers quite long . similar to the Crane bells .
I find a nice, "ping" or a classic, "tring" to be more polite than the sounding of a siren a me, I have a classic bell, it is a little larger but the tring sound seems to get peoples attention better, a siren or horn seems a bit rude to me- I don't like it when I am the pedestrian! For bad drivers or those with loud ear buds, a car horn on your bike is ideal, but for normal polite requests to pass, I like the classic bike bell as it has more sustain and is louder than most bells.
Thanks, all my bikes before today didn't come with a bell so I'd never used a cheap stock bell before today. The bell I got on my other bike uses a pull lever & as it looked similar I thought the lever was broken. It wasn't until I watched you just now that I realized it's a flick hammer. I feel silly now but at least I know how to use the bell now & I don't have to pay $ to replace the bell especially after dropping $ on a new bike.
I tried a similar electric bell a few years ago but most people thought that it was a bird and often looked up to find it. I stopped using it and got a more conventional bell.
I used to use one of those electric horns for a year but people never responded to it so I switched over back to the good old bell! Not sure if it was cuse people thought it was maybe an alarm, car or something else though but I wouldnt use them despite how loud they are.
Hi Richard, yes but they sound so different to a normal bell that people didn't react, I think they may have reacted more to the whistle sound than the other sounds.
I ordered the knog oi luxe bell but large after measuring the handle bars of my Aventon Adventure 2. According to Amazon, regular size one fit. Can you confirm the size of your handle bar? We prefer the small size sound compared to large.
Using Crane bells. Brass dome best. I just got a painted Crane black paint with white bird $28 Amazon, but aluminun dome does not resonate or as load as brass. Acceptable though. Crane has a youtube video all their bells. Cranes are large and heavier.
@@jaselikesbikes Old school attachment. Possibly no desire for retooling assembly lone. Use a thin rubber piece to protect handlebar. Smaller dome Crane now has a 1980's style aluminum mounting system.
Great vid. Interesting location (by the coast?) with paths next to motorways. Mainly flat, tarmac paths, so a basic non-mountain bike would be fine here!
Thanks! Yes very fine here. I have a road bike and MTB. I like the MTB for road rides sometimes as yes it is slower but I can get a workout in without having to do a longer route. It is Auckland, New Zealand.
i feel modern bike bells should have a visual factor to them too, for the headphones users or the deaf, you know just a short flash of a bright light or laser .
Hoooaaa... I don’t understand why pedestrians and runners have headphones on. I am based in South Korea and there are a lot of pedestrians and bicycle newbies do that as well here. I don’t want to ring them with the annoying electric sound, but I must do it to avoid further trouble. I hope pedestrians let their ears open so I can ring them with the gentle brass bell or say hello and everyone's happy out there.
So there are all these rules for people riding bikes on paths, they should 100% make a rule that pedestrians on paths can only use pass-though headphones (should be a law when being a pedestrian anywhere actually). It is sooo damn dangerous for people to be around any other moving objects when they can't hear what is going on around them!!!
Do you know what the best bike bell really is? An air horn. I put one on my bike and it's really loud, moreover it scares people out of the way whether they have headphones on or not because they think it is an articulated lorry coming up behind them.🔈🚲🔉🚙🔊🚆
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I saw a guy with 5 different bells he dinged two and sounded like a doorbell… I loved it
Ha ha. Maybe that is the answer. Not very aero though.
I have been searching for a bell and my hearing is so bad I never heard one in your video. I also have my hearing aids on. Thanks for your video.
Wow, sorry about that. The high pitched brass bells might work best for you.
You can’t beat a lovely bit of brass!
It sustains longer.
You sure can't, that crisp ring.
I was out for a walk up Mt Eden the other day and there was this totally obnoxious guy riding a mountain bike with 4 bells and a horrible alarm thing. Gosh he was so annoying.
Ha ha. At least you knew he was coming.
🤣
Good for him!
I'm rocking the Rockbros electric bell with the whistle sound. Its a hit with me and very effective.😎
Great, yes the whistle sound is probably the most natural of the sounds and might grab pedestrians attention.
I tried lots of bells including the Rockbros electronic bell.
Around my neighborhood the paved shared trails are half full of elderly and they often would stop and turn with the siren noise instead of step to the right.
It is tricky what some people are alerted by. The sirens might affect their hearing aids 🙂
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Hopefully more than a bell Sophie, I hope the weather is getting better over in the UK?
one of the most melodic sounding bells is the Lion Bell Works from England . a very pleasant tone that lingers quite long . similar to the Crane bells .
Thanks, I will try to check that one out.
Great video. Yeah, I need something louder on my bike. Thank you for sharing this information.
@@daveyJ213 you are most welcome.
Me too ! Just got mine ! Thank you !
@@olegpetelevitch4443 my pleasure.
I find a nice, "ping" or a classic, "tring" to be more polite than the sounding of a siren a me, I have a classic bell, it is a little larger but the tring sound seems to get peoples attention better, a siren or horn seems a bit rude to me- I don't like it when I am the pedestrian! For bad drivers or those with loud ear buds, a car horn on your bike is ideal, but for normal polite requests to pass, I like the classic bike bell as it has more sustain and is louder than most bells.
Hi Gamble, yes I think I agree with you. A nice classic "ping or tring" seems somehow less aggressive.
Thanks, all my bikes before today didn't come with a bell so I'd never used a cheap stock bell before today. The bell I got on my other bike uses a pull lever & as it looked similar I thought the lever was broken. It wasn't until I watched you just now that I realized it's a flick hammer. I feel silly now but at least I know how to use the bell now & I don't have to pay $ to replace the bell especially after dropping $ on a new bike.
Glad it helped, enjoy some pedestrian free rides.
I actually use 2 bells. Normal one for pedestrians and electronic for cars
That electronic one must be loud! I guess you will also need it for those wearing headphones.
I lost my bell when I had to turn it upside down to put the chain back on in the field. So, I need one that will stay on! What are your suggestions?
I think the knog oi luxe bell is the one for you, looks neat and fits around the bars.
Me, searching for bike bell videos: "Oh I know that guy!" Still liking the Kogg? I'm struggling to find a bell that works on a roadie. :/
Ha ha. Hi Justin. Yes the Kogg I rate. It is the sleekest and sounds pretty good.
Good stuff. Must admit I have resorted to some road rides recently. Must get a bell.
I do find just getting out there, even on the road helps my mental health.
@@jaselikesbikes I agree. If I don't ride I get very grumpy.
I tried a similar electric bell a few years ago but most people thought that it was a bird and often looked up to find it. I stopped using it and got a more conventional bell.
Agreed, the electric bells
did that conventional
all the way for me.
I like sound of the free one best.
The free one is pretty good I must admit!
Purest tone, best price, stealth look
I used to use one of those electric horns for a year but people never responded to it so I switched over back to the good old bell!
Not sure if it was cuse people thought it was maybe an alarm, car or something else though but I wouldnt use them despite how loud they are.
Yes I agree they don't really sound like a bell.
I use to have a clown horn on my mountain bike. It warned ppl and made then smile 😂
Ha ha. Perfect, I want one!
Did you test all 3 sounds the Rockbros bell had on people
Hi Richard, yes but they sound so different to a normal bell that people didn't react, I think they may have reacted more to the whistle sound than the other sounds.
I ordered the knog oi luxe bell but large after measuring the handle bars of my Aventon Adventure 2. According to Amazon, regular size one fit. Can you confirm the size of your handle bar? We prefer the small size sound compared to large.
My bars ar 35mm on the video.
Good video but the best horn is the motorbike horn... It's the only one that makes people pay attention... Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴 👍🏻 😃
Greetings Carlos. I bet they would take notice!
Using Crane bells. Brass dome best. I just got a painted Crane black paint with white bird $28 Amazon, but aluminun dome does not resonate or as load as brass. Acceptable though. Crane has a youtube video all their bells. Cranes are large and heavier.
Yes brass is definately better. I did have a Crane bell but didn't like the fiddly system it used to mount it.
@@jaselikesbikes Old school attachment. Possibly no desire for retooling assembly lone. Use a thin rubber piece to protect handlebar. Smaller dome Crane now has a 1980's style aluminum mounting system.
Great vid. Interesting location (by the coast?) with paths next to motorways. Mainly flat, tarmac paths, so a basic non-mountain bike would be fine here!
Thanks! Yes very fine here. I have a road bike and MTB. I like the MTB for road rides sometimes as yes it is slower but I can get a workout in without having to do a longer route. It is Auckland, New Zealand.
i feel modern bike bells should have a visual factor to them too, for the headphones users or the deaf, you know just a short flash of a bright light or laser .
I couldn’t agree more. A lot of the time a bell is useless when a pedestrian has headphones on.
To be fair the free one performed well enough!
Yes surprisingly so!
which one of these will still work in the rain? that's a pretty big problem for most bells!
The rain may well drown out thre noise but the brass bells should still work.
In New York if you ring that siren behind somebody they're probably going to stand right in your way. Or walk slower.
Ha ha, you are
probably right. In fact I find they sonetimes do it here. It ia now a normal ring bell for me/
Hoooaaa... I don’t understand why pedestrians and runners have headphones on. I am based in South Korea and there are a lot of pedestrians and bicycle newbies do that as well here. I don’t want to ring them with the annoying electric sound, but I must do it to avoid further trouble. I hope pedestrians let their ears open so I can ring them with the gentle brass bell or say hello and everyone's happy out there.
@fadedletter00 agreed. We get the stern looks when we give them a fright. Maybe the bone conducting headphones would work for them too.
For sure!
Anyway, you remind me John Cena.. if you don’t mind 😂
Ha ha. I like that dude. @@zWjwR8biM_st
Unfortunately with so many pedestrians wearing head phones or seemingly hard of hearing, all those bells are barely adequate.
Hi Heath, that is very true but they will still complain if you don't use one. We can't win.
Who else is watching this like why the f*** am I here?
UA-cam just sucks you in man.
That Knog looks compact.
@Fred Mad, yes you can hardley tell that it is on the bike with black bars.
I cycle and recently started running, first thing I changed after the first run..... I now run with only 1 earbud in
Good work, the bone conducting headphones are good also.
I feel like ALL of these are being ignored. 🤣🤣
Ha Ha, very true!
I feel that none of them is good enough. Better design and functional bell yet needs to be invented.
Probably true.
The free bell I received broke the 2nd day. The ringer is plastic and not durable.
Yes a big downside to the Freebie!
Pedestrians often have headphones on or distracted.....or the zombie apocalypse has begun.....😀
That is very true, it is sometimes not worth having a bell!
I'll just use a bullhorn
That would work!
Love the design and looks of that electronic one, but has the dumbest sound 😂
Yes it does, but it also gives you a few sounds to choosee from.
So there are all these rules for people riding bikes on paths, they should 100% make a rule that pedestrians on paths can only use pass-though headphones (should be a law when being a pedestrian anywhere actually). It is sooo damn dangerous for people to be around any other moving objects when they can't hear what is going on around them!!!
Yes agreed it is so difficult for a cyclist when pedestrians are talking, walking their dogs and using headphones.
Non, its not been re invented yet
Probably true.
Black caps
Ha Ha, yes go the Black Caps.
The digital one is horrible. Unless you want to give a pedestrian a heart attack
Ha ha. Yes, it didn't stay on the bike.
Aircan horn only acceptable one 😂
Ha ha.
My voice is better than any of these ringer bell’s!!
That is probably true!
i bought a rockbros horn and thay are crap 1 out of 10 people hear it thay are a waste of money mate
Ha ha. Yes I mostly agree with you, it seems as loud as the others but the noise doesn’t alert people like a normal bell sound.
Mechanical bike bells are only ornamental. They serve no effective purpose.
Interesting. What makes youn say that?
I despise headphones on people walking or jogging -- it's unwise and unsafe to intentionally delete one's hearing on a bikeway or roadway.
Yes very true unless they have bone conducting or similar.
I just bought the original spurcyle bell to be attached to my electric scooter 🛴.
Good choice.
Do you know what the best bike bell really is? An air horn. I put one on my bike and it's really loud, moreover it scares people out of the way whether they have headphones on or not because they think it is an articulated lorry coming up behind them.🔈🚲🔉🚙🔊🚆
Ha ha. I bet you make a load of friends with that horn.