Does your bike have a bell or a horn?

[Kona-Ian]

Got two cheap bells and a better Cateye one, Cateye is much louder.

 

[grahame]

My main riding bikes all have bells. Mostly ones I bought on holiday in Crested Butte to help support the Crested Butte Mountainbike Association.

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[jimo746]

A regular bell on one bike, works ok unless folk are jogging with their earphones on.
A Hornit DB140 for around town, although people seem offended when I use it
The traditional bike bell gets a warmer reception imo.

 

[kermisking]

My mountain bike does and I have a zeal pump with the bell mounted on it Belgian style . Riding multi user paths its nice to give advanced warning of your passing and stops shitting people up.

 

[Tiger]

Never noticed a bike with a horn. Although in NYC a loud air horn on a bike might be more effective than a bell.

 

[Imlach]

People usually know I'm just around the corner when they hear the heavy breathing. From pedaling, of course - I'm 300 lbs after all.

 

[dyna-ti]

Bell. A single light 'ping' 20m back so as not to sound too aggressive.

Not that it is usually needed thanks to Hope freehub. A couple of rapid back pedals is usually loud enough to announce theres a bike coming.

 

[Woz]

A regular bell on one bike, works ok unless folk are jogging with their earphones on.

Riding about 10cm from them ringing and pinging like a lunatic usually works.

 

[Imlach]

Riding about 10cm from them ringing and pinging like a lunatic usually works.

I find that howling loudly when you're right behind them usually makes them either run faster or pull their ear plugs out, swiftly turn around to behold the beast, that is I.

Grand tune though

 

[dyna-ti]

Saying 'Tring Tring Virtual bell' usually raises a smile.