[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

Excellent idea, Ian! The upside down "nest" the ball gets snugged into in stealth mode is plastic, the ball mettle. I wonder if cold temps cause different shrinkage for the two materials, making the ball too snug in the nest. With abandon, Patrick On Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 2:13:36 PM UTC-7

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

Have you tried filling it with whisky? That'll put hairs on its chest. -- 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...@googleg

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

Interesting you mention that one, Les. I saw it referenced in the MUP thread and bought it. Bizarrely, stealth mode works TOO well. Stealth mode works a marvel. No reverberation. However, the poor thing goes pre-adolescent boy and has to drop its ball ringer when I shift it to ring mode. But it

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

This looks interesting: http://www.mtbbell.com/ On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 11:38:22 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Bells are designed to reverberate. They take the vibration of a ride, even > when not intended to be rung, and “hum.” Anyone have suggestions for the > most silent, ste

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

I too keep seeing the title of this thread, and thinking of something different. I wonder if this could help, though: The only bell I have on any of my bikes is a "bear bell," kind of like one of THESE

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

Thanks, Ian! I can't navigate the site for the blowing snowflakes across the screen, but I listened to the sound file of the bells for a few seconds (generally the most I can listen to audio files), and it's the big version of the resonance I anticipate I may end up hearing. I've two bells on o

Re: [RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed/Using a bell

I rode mostly around town, it's rarely quiet enough that I would notice any bell "humming" even out on a deserted trail, between the derailleur click and tire contact noise bell vibration would not be a distraction at all as long as you were using a bell with a trigger. I like the Crane bells wi

Re: [RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed/Using a bell

I can vouch for Tim, I hear the voices in his head, too. On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 10:07:44 PM UTC-6, Tim wrote: > > On the other hand, the voices in my head may be drowning out the hum of > the bell :-) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW

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That was really cool, Ian, thanks for sharing. Patrick, of all the listers I can think of, you should put one of those on the Mammoth. But you may need Grant to design a special rack :-) Quote from Ian's link: “…when a bell rings it is only the sound of the bell listening to the sound of the be

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

I just keep reading the subject line as "Silent Bell Needed". So I did a Google search in that vein and was directed to a page about "the sounds of five Buddhist temple bells in Kyoto, Japan when they are not ringing" http://echosounddesign.com/media/HIgashi_Honganji.mp3 https://bolesblogs.com/2

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On the other hand, the voices in my head may be drowning out the hum of the bell :-) -- 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+unsubs

Re: [RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed/Using a bell

I think I'm fairly sensitive to extra noise on my bike. I have Crane bells from Riv and I have not noticed any hum or jingle to them while riding on rough roads or on the little bit of gravel I ride. I'd give them a try. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Gro

Re: [RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed/Using a bell

I had a conversation with a lady one day whose black thin yo-yo leash was more than corner-to-corner across a greenway intersection. It was invisible. Next time I saw her, it wasn't any shorter, but had a bright colored boa running from the dog. Yo-yo leashes are supposed to be outlawed on

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

I like the Spurcycle. But I LOVE the brass Lion bell from England. I like good bells; they have a mystical history On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 8:38:22 AM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Bells are designed to reverberate. They take the vibration of a ride, even > when not intended to be r

Re: [RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed/Using a bell

My excitement was with a dog not off-leash. Instead the dog was on one of those leashes on a reel that allow them to be 10 or 12 feet away from the owner. Came around a nearly blind corner (having slowed anyway out of caution) and there was the dog on one side of the trail, the owner on the o

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

Oh yeah, I have not owned this one but I do love the sound of it I find them more pleasing , more playful I guess that just a dong or ding dong. https://www.amazon.com/Mirrycle-Incredibell-Bicycle-Bell-Chrome/dp/B001CJVGRY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxizulSniIY -- You received thi

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Yep, the Brass Duet Incredibell . Never ever ever makes a peep unless I activate the lever, a nice brass tone,a higher pitch than the larger ones . I've used them for about 5 years or so without a hiccup. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017APNX6/ref=twister_B000YZ4CPU?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 a sho

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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

Re: [RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

>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 complet

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

spurcycles bell i have works well On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 11:38:22 AM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Bells are designed to reverberate. They take the vibration of a ride, even > when not intended to be rung, and “hum.” Anyone have suggestions for the > most silent, stealth bell you’

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

I'm not using one, but increasingly find more people on the trails (an excellent and yet selfishly disappointing thing. Sardonic grin.) and so see the need for it increasing. I have every confidence that I am far more sensitive to "hum" than anyone else on the planet. With abandon, Patrick On

Re: [RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed/Using a bell

+1 on the spring-mounted strikers making noise all the time. I have found that bells with the "trigger" style strikers stay quiet (to my ears) until I use them. Regarding using bells and/or calling out on the bike trail ... I use a bell, and over time I've reduced my bell-ringing to those cases

[RBW] Re: Silent bell until needed

It's quite possible that you are more aware of this than I am, what are you using that you find hums? That said, I find that the hammer strike bells that RBW sells stay quiet when not needed, and the spring mounted striker style (bell 26) that RBW also sells brings incessantly for moderate comb