Fashionista…..needs warning device!

Right ok

I commute to work – the initial section of my ride is farmtracks and don’t encounter anyone.

But

The last 4 miles is along a narrow canal towpath…and …..shock horror people blocking the way.

I don’t want to ruin the aesthetics of my bike with a bell :^)

So is there anything I can use that is small and effective ( I just know that this post is going to get hijacked and riddiculed)….

Oh dear here we go…

I use “Hello”. It seems to work for me.

is that a bell?

I don’t want to ruin the aesthetics of my bike with a bell

Choose another route, then!!

WTF is wrong with a little bell? It’s polite and considerate, to use one, I think. People seem to respond quite positively, to my little ping bell.

What is that???

its a bell, but a minimalist one, ben@kinetics sells them.

my experience of bells is equivocal – if you’re not on the street, many people will look around confusedly expecting the angel Gabriel to appear from the sky, jump a mile in panic, or just ignore their sudden onset tinnitus…

loud tie ?

i,ve got a dennis the menace and gnasher bell on my commuter!though it’s no use if you come up behind someone with earphones in.

£15 for a bell… I do like it though, would look good on my Brompton 🙂

I’ve got one of these on my RoadRat…

Flippin awesome it is too, far louder than most car horns…

Snigle
:o)

Word of warning though, I once leaned over the handlebars to undo the front quick release and leant on the button with my ear right next to the horn…
I heard bells for quite a while after that.

Snigle
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