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01-27-17, 10:58 PM
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01-27-17, 11:11 PM
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I've been on the fence on these bells for a couple of weeks now. I love the sound of a really well made bell but, dang, $45 bucks. Are they that much better than the Crane bells? Is the sound "prettier" or does it just last longer? The Crane's have a beautiful ring.
01-27-17, 11:30 PM
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no comparison. find a dealer in your area and test one out. they're made in the USA and have an excellent build quality and finish. they resonate well and have a nice tone- and more importantly a car can hear mine ring when they have the windows up.
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01-27-17, 11:32 PM
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You know, you folks on here have a bad influence on my wallet. I know I shouldn't have asked......
01-28-17, 08:01 AM
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genuine magicshine battery. I got their biggest one. this sucker should never leave me in the dark.
01-28-17, 11:30 AM
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01-28-17, 12:57 PM
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I remember the time I installed it on my bike. The first ring sent a shiver down my spine.
There are chinese lookalikes on ebay but quality aside, its the tone and pitch of the original are unable to be matched.
01-28-17, 01:15 PM
#3511
Your cog is slipping.
I have a knockoff Spurcycle bell on one of my bikes. Angie has a real one. They sound exactly the same.
01-28-17, 01:35 PM
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JFC. It's a bell. I have to yell at the dingbats anyway, and even then that's no guarantee.
I can tighten/loosen the mounting screw on my crane bell and it will change the ring tone. It's like having 8 bells in one.
I can tighten/loosen the mounting screw on my crane bell and it will change the ring tone. It's like having 8 bells in one.
01-29-17, 12:25 AM
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Most notable is the resonance of the spurcycle bell's ring. It's totally unmatched.
01-29-17, 08:07 AM
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One of my riding buddies got a Spurcycle bell from their kickstarter that he raves about. I prefer less obtrusive add-on bits for my bikes so have several smaller Crane Osaka roadie clips but I do have one E-Ne. I don't know if more recent Spurcycles are improved from the originals, but whenever we are on any of our local urban social rides together and get into a ringing duel - my E-Ne stands up just fine against my friend's bell...especially repetitive dingling
01-29-17, 08:25 AM
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Ive had a bell on my bike for 2 years and ive used it as many times
I could carry an air horn and people still wouldn't get the **** out of my way
I could carry an air horn and people still wouldn't get the **** out of my way
01-29-17, 08:44 AM
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Airhorn you say? Got a funny story for you about airhorns...
A few years ago after I had been hit by cars twice within a month and was pretty sick of it - I got one of those aerosol can airhorns from one of the marine stores around here and mounted it to my handlebar. The very next day - when a car drifted into the bike lane just a couple feet in front of me...I laid onto that thing. The driver swerved left and crashed into the car next to her. I kept riding, turned off that street as fast as I could, and pitched that horn as soon as I figured that I was far enough away from the incident to avoid any repercussions. Well maybe not so funny
A few years ago after I had been hit by cars twice within a month and was pretty sick of it - I got one of those aerosol can airhorns from one of the marine stores around here and mounted it to my handlebar. The very next day - when a car drifted into the bike lane just a couple feet in front of me...I laid onto that thing. The driver swerved left and crashed into the car next to her. I kept riding, turned off that street as fast as I could, and pitched that horn as soon as I figured that I was far enough away from the incident to avoid any repercussions. Well maybe not so funny
01-29-17, 09:18 AM
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Airhorn you say? Got a funny story for you about airhorns...
A few years ago after I had been hit by cars twice within a month and was pretty sick of it - I got one of those aerosol can airhorns from one of the marine stores around here and mounted it to my handlebar. The very next day - when a car drifted into the bike lane just a couple feet in front of me...I laid onto that thing. The driver swerved left and crashed into the car next to her. I kept riding, turned off that street as fast as I could, and pitched that horn as soon as I figured that I was far enough away from the incident to avoid any repercussions. Well maybe not so funny
A few years ago after I had been hit by cars twice within a month and was pretty sick of it - I got one of those aerosol can airhorns from one of the marine stores around here and mounted it to my handlebar. The very next day - when a car drifted into the bike lane just a couple feet in front of me...I laid onto that thing. The driver swerved left and crashed into the car next to her. I kept riding, turned off that street as fast as I could, and pitched that horn as soon as I figured that I was far enough away from the incident to avoid any repercussions. Well maybe not so funny
01-29-17, 10:54 AM
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Your cog is slipping.
01-29-17, 11:57 AM
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People have different hearing, so I'll let them be the judge.
Most notable is the resonance of the spurcycle bell's ring. It's totally unmatched.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYfn-n9ylVQ
Most notable is the resonance of the spurcycle bell's ring. It's totally unmatched.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYfn-n9ylVQ
01-29-17, 12:19 PM
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01-29-17, 12:41 PM
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All I did was post a video and share my owner experience. If that's being snobby you're a pretty sensitive guy.
01-29-17, 02:23 PM
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