Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
That little clapper bell came off a late 60's Bridgestone and has a wondrous tone... these bells are not hard to find and they do a nice job of covering the shifter boss. Mine is clamped on but they can be screwed into the boss itself for a cleaner install.
65, I have seen them on the Surly site, and smaller versions at Jitensha, V-O, and Surly. But mine is a Dutch or German Raiche, and I have never seen any bell of that brand, even modern ones, in my area, except in a pile of used parts at a swap. That one I bought, and it's what yours looks like. Big, clear, loud tone that makes people turn around. Some I've seen sound dinky, and some commenters have said the smaller bells sound damped and dull.
Are they for sale in Western Canuckistan? They're seemingly not, in Southeast Michiganistan.