In Australia, bells are mandatory, and courtesy is to ding when you’re riding past anyone, especially pedestrians, so they know you’re there. My partner has taken this to kooky-but-considerate levels and has TWO bells, a quiet, subtle one for when people can clearly see him, and a much louder one for people who aren’t paying attention and might accidentally wander out into the path of the bike. So, with you on the bells. — McKinley Valentine
Great suggestion for a bell. Everyone should have one. For an even better bell, check out
Trigger Bell. It’s designed so it fits near your gear selector/brakes. So you don’t lift you hand to operate it. Much safer. — John Mein
Well it goes without saying that a bicycle needs a bell. However, calling the Zotemo ‘loud’ fails to take account of those of us hard of hearing. “One quick ding” doesn’t always work on such bells, because they have a very high frequency, which is almost always very faint to me. They might be loud to YOU, because your hearing is good and you are right next to the bell. I have little hearing about 1khz. These bells go 'ting!’, but what’s really needed is a proper 'steel crown’ bell with double ringers. These have a more varied pitch, ringing several frequencies simultaneously, and ring longer and louder. Try the
Widek Steel Crown Bell instead. Spare a thought for us deafies and get a DRING! DRING! that frightens the horses and not a tiny 'ting’ which is only good for bats! — Andrew Denny