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The Rock Bros knock-off from Amazon serves me fine - a few tweaks with pliers sometimes needed on the wire thumb lever as well as a spot of grease on the pivot

I have an ebay £4 Rock Bros bell on my towpath gnarr bike. It emits a cheery ting ting which always pleases me, and it echoes nicely under the bridges of which there are 16 each way on my route. I do prefer to shout a greeting first though if the walkers are just on the path.

I do prefer to shout a greeting first though if the walkers are just on the path.

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I have bought a few PDW bells for myself and for presents and I love them. Look good, nice clear ring

I have one of these, its a cheerful loud ding, and most importantly, unobtrusive when installed. You won't notice it when looking the bike.

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KNOG Oi https://www.knog.com.au/bike/accessories/oi-bike-bells/oi-bike-bell-small.html

Some reviews aren't great, but I like mine, the hammer bit might be a bit flimsy if you caught it, but I like the noise it makes, it's virtually invisible on the bars and does the job. Might not be loud enough on busy city commute maybe, but just to give a horse rider or walker advance warning on a path or back road it's perfect.

Those free ones they used to put on bikes can be bought for less than a quid
[url= https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B00H32OVNU/ref=sr_1_13_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1501750506&sr=8-13&keywords=bike+bell&condition=new ]Amazon[/url]
Any colour you can think of. Small, ping nicely.
Not sure why you'd pay more for a bell.

(or free from LBS (less colour choice the only downside 😉 ) )

My LBS gave me one for free. It works and was free.

https://www.merlincycles.com/hornit-db140-cycle-horn-56101.html

Don't forget to use a video camera to get footage of victims' responses! 😆

I have 3 of the rock bros bells (spurcycles knock off)

Good price for a good bell, even though it's a blatant copy

I really rate the Timber! bell from [url= http://www.cyclorise.com/store/p2/Timber-Mountain-Bike-Bell-MTB ]Cyclorise[/url]

I use Shimano brakes, ramblers hear me from several miles away and dive into the hedges with hands over their ears 😉

I quite fancy getting a Knog Oi. There's a lot of ebay rip-offs around of this bell & also the spurcycles one.

Another Timber bell user here.

I prefer the band on version having used both.

I like the bells that attach to a headset spacer, it saves space on the handlebars.
This one has a nice ping. http://www.laxzo.com/acor-headset-spacer-integrated-bell-with-black-clamp-12521-p.asp

Another for Rock Bros

stumpy01 - Member
I quite fancy getting a Knog Oi. There's a lot of ebay rip-offs around of this bell & also the spurcycles one.

I've got a Knog Oi. It lives on the shelf in the garage... It's a thing of beauty, superbly discreet on the bars. And the sound is... harmonic? It has a quality to it, the sound lingers much longer than the ping from a standard bell. It's a very polite sounding ping.

But it's just too quiet. I ended up having to slow down behind pedestrians because I had to get that close before they could hear it. Definitely a case of form over function.

I currently use one of the cheapo ones pointed out by DezB above on one side for pedestrians, and an AirZound on the other side for cars (and pedestrians with headphones in 😈 )

Thanks all, am favouring the Knog … Spurcycles is nice but too expensive, and I couldn't put a knock-off on my bike.

EDIT - just read Will's post above now I am unsure again.

I used to have an old skool honker on my commuter, it was great but died from too much rain, shame really, it was loud and noticeable! and quite amusing too

I like the timberbell but it needs to be able to be rung like a normal bell, so you can use it on the road too

Trigger bell is pretty good too imho.

Spurcycles is nice but too expensive

I've got two.

I have two Spurcycles. They are nice.

[url= https://soundcloud.com/cyclingtips-blogg/spurcycle-vs-oi-bell ]Bell comparison[/url]

Interesting wee tale [url= https://cyclingtips.com/2016/08/a-tale-of-two-bells-spurcycle-vs-the-counterfeiters/ ]here. [/url] Basically, Spurcycle cocked up.
I bought one of the kickstarter bells, wouldn't mind some more, but the cost is off-putting- so far I've resisted RockBros, but might get one sometime for comparison.

Another Timber beller here. sometimes I leave it on when there's no-one around, it's just a jolly sound! 😀

Not as good for round town though, unless your roads are rubbish or you don't mind waggling your bars if someone's about to step out.

Looking at the article, vinnyeh, it looks like you might get 5 rides out of it.

interesting article, cheers vinny.

Cannot recommend the Knog Oi. Certainly it looks nice and it makes a nice sound but 6 months down the line the spring is deformed so that the hammer isn't straight and is far enough from the bell that it doesn't always ring if you strike it.
Currently on the shelf waiting to see if Knog will honour the warranty.

Another timber user here, lives on the rigid mtb. Apart from a niggle with it sometimes getting stuck when fully retracted, i really like it. Good sound that people seem to hear well, and nice and...jangly.

Also have a PDW king of ding II on the town bike and that's good too, reverberates for some time after ringing, but not as easy to reach as the timber.

Not as good for round town though, unless your roads are rubbish or you don't mind waggling your bars if someone's about to step out.

I assume you have played with the angle of the bell on the bar to try to find the spot where it jangles the right amount around town?

Knog. Oi. just No.
Bought two as kickstarter project, tried one on my road bike (less room on bars).

Just too quiet and wobbly (the hammer mechanism).
Sold the still in box one to someone locally, and eventually offloaded the used (lightly) one as well, on eBay.

Spurcycle all the way. Don't mind paying for nice things made well that serve a purpose.

Timber! Bell for trail riding.
Switch it in approaching walkers.
Kelp your hands on the bars and not worrying about ringing the bell. Are you close enough for them to hear, are you too close, will them jump.
All they hear is an increasing tinkle and look around to see you in plenty of time.
Then...flick the switch off for blissful silence.
Winner.

faustus - Member
Another timber user here, lives on the rigid mtb. Apart from a niggle with it sometimes getting stuck when fully retracted, i really like it. Good sound that people seem to hear well, and nice and...jangly

Is yours the bolt on version?

Has to be a Spurcycle doesn't it?

Something to put on my Christmas list.

Normal man - Yes it is, i have to take a bit of care to not flick it to the very last click setting, otherwise it doesn't always release...

My rock bros bell has been very reliable so far. 90% as good as the real thing for 15% of the price. You miss the longer last ring and the warm feeling of smugness, that's it

faustus - Member
Normal man - Yes it is, i have to take a bit of care to not flick it to the very last click setting, otherwise it doesn't always release

Thought so. I've got both but it's only an issue with the bolt on version.

Got a Timber for my birthday (clamp on). Very good - made for a very subtle but hassle free and friendly crossing of Loughrigg Terrace on a sunny day (usually clogged with gormless walkers).

The slight variation in sound seems to be heard by everyone - my commuter has a high pitched normal ping type bell that seems too high a frequency for oldies to hear.

If anyone fancies a Timber! Bell from cyclorise, I have a discount code, which I think works on other stuff as well.
Not sure when it expires though so get in quick!

739228

Lion bellworks......

End of thread!

Rock Bros - imo tinny, quiet, get what you pay for. Edit, actually pretty good for a fiver but the sound isnt much good imo.
Crane Ene - nice loud old shop doorbell kind of ding. Way better, heard by more from further out. £25 I think.
Spur, looks great but just too expensive for me.

I've a Knog Oi! and so far I like it. Very subtle on the bar yet does the job on the trail.

Stedlock, they look ace. Noted. Ta!

Signed up early to the Knog Oi kickstarter project - liked the feedback they provided, the regular updates, smartly presented videos and what appeared to be a lot of thought that went into the project.

Two things that didn't work
1. The delivery dates kept on slipping, and slipping, and slipping. Eventually, months later than I had expected, the bells were shipped, first to US, then Germany, then to the UK - by which time I could have bought one from a supplier in Germany for less than I paid Knog X months earlier.
2. I've bought two of the bells - titanium and copper ones - lovely looking, unobtrusive but really too quiet. One is a lot quieter than the other.

I wouldn't recommend one to anyone who expects a bell to be heard - and won't use Knog again - the delays and the issue where they shipped to internet suppliers instead of to kickstarter backers first hacked me off. These internet suppliers were selling the same bell for cheaper than Knog - no way would i back Knog again for one of their products. YMMV

Comments from kickstarter [url= https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1951570531/oi-the-bike-bell-that-doesnt-look-like-a-bike-bell/comments ]Here[/url]

Another Timber! user here - got one on the Brompton and one on the fattie - a million times easier than a standard bell, especially down the inside of a line of traffic on a City cycle lane - I just leave it on!

Nice and loud, but you can switch it on early when approaching walkers and then off as soon as they've clocked you.

Still a bit dingy - I'd prefer a deeper goat-bell sound, and expensive for a bell, but it certainly works!

I bought the Rock Bro's bell, but it gave up on me after a couple of months, so I asked for the SpurCycles one as a birthday present - it's been brilliant.

Do fancy trying a Timber bell too, but with a lifetime guarantee on the Spurcycle's one, not sure I'll need another

Free with bike, or blagged as above, [s]Shirley[/s] Louise?

Although I did get one of these as a present recently:
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Tartage.
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Lion Bellworks, thank you Stedlocks. I think that's the one I'd seen, and didn't know who made it.

… but think i'll try a Timber, looks handy that

i found that the crane bells are pretty good. the larger versions have a lovely sound and long reverberation japanese quality https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KFCYUYK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1