Originally Posted by
SJX426
Instead of shouting, I suppose you can always back pedal if your freewheel is noisy enough. Then combine the clacking of brake levers with skidding sounds from your rear tire. That way you don't need a bell or horn.
My preference is setting inadequate toe-in on my KoolStop brake shoes, so that they squeal like a stuck pig on the lightest application...
Originally Posted by
top506
My gut response is "make a hole, *******", but I realize that part of my life is behind me.
I HATE bells on bikes.
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In Europe, at least in my limited experience, bells are the norm, and well understood by the intended audience. I used one, during a recent stint in Switzerland, and it seemed to be effective enough that I had more cause to like it than dislike it.
As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, unfortunately, the intended audience in most of North America does not seem to be tuned into the bicycle bell and its significance to them. I guess a few more "bicycle enemas" will be needed, before the bell or something equivalent takes its proper place as a traffic safety device.