I've got several of the lever-arm "Crane" or "Universal"-type bells; 2 of 55 mm diameter and one of 45 mm. All brass. The larger ones are nice and loud and work fine on the paved and well-used bike path; but I the smaller one is much softer in sound, and I chose that one for the Matthews which is ridden as much as possible on our dirt roads and paths - the softer sound is more fitting for the bucolic ambience, where the larger ones jarred the sensibilities. I can always yell if I need more sound.
BTW, the larger ones can be modulated by the distance the striker is drawn back. My escalation is: bell lightly; bell louder; bell louder and repeated; "Cyclist!"; then "Heads UP!!!" It seems to work, though I do admit once to taking a shudderingly blissful delight in scaring the shit out of some clueless pedestrians, who had ignored my carefully calibrated warning escalations, with a !Zounds! air horn. I've flicked the Spurcycle in stores, and don't find them louder than my 55 mm Cranes/Unversals, or sweeter than my 45 mm one. On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 11:11 AM, René Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > From all the bells I've tried, the best by far, in both style, sound > quality and mounting versatility is the Spurcycle bell: > http://www.spurcycle.com/products/better-bicycle-bell > > It has completely replaced all my bicycle bells, has the most lovely yet > far reaching and lasting sound and is completely silent until rung. > > Not cheap, but highly recommended. > > René > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
