Originally Posted by
ClarkinHawaii
Haha--Make a tape-recording of screeching tires and play it through a handlebar-mounted boombox!
You could have an idea there.
One Christmas, when I was doing motorcycle courier work, I came upon a junction that had a continuous stream of pedestrians flooding across in both directions. Knowing that;
A. I was in a hurry.
B. The pedestrians would ignore a horn.
As I approached I deliberately locked the back wheel. A satifying screech issued forth. I had complete control and could engage the front brake at any time to actually
stop, if required.
The pedestrians parted magically, as if they were the Red Sea and I was Moses.
I came to a halt between the divided masses of people, nodded, said thanks, and after briefly checking traffic, roared away.
It was most gratifying.
To get back to the discussion, I thought the bell I have was originally sourced from Velo Orange, but it is in fact different from the ones on their website, it has a nut on top. It appears identical to the one you originally posted. I find it quite loud enough. It is made by Crane.