Originally Posted by
FBinNY
The question should be, how much of a reason there is to have one, and sadly (for bells) there's isn't much of one.
I think it depends a lot on where you ride. If I rode mostly in the country and only encountered cars, yeah, it's kind of pointless. But given that I ride mostly in the city and have to deal with a lot of pedestrians, I find a bell useful and effective. Probably more so than in your MUP example, because regular pedestrians are probably less likely to have earphones in.
I do agree that most of them are way too quiet. IMO two of the best are the old-school Crane Suze bell, which is loud and clear, and the newish Spurcycle bell, which is also good and loud. Most other bells I have tried have been disappointing at best.
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