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submitted 3 months ago by njordomir@lemmy.world to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

When we were kids, you may have had a honky-horn with a bulb on the end, perhaps you had bells with gears that strike multiple times as they unwind like one of those self-propelled matchbox cars. Maybe you unscrew your bell halfway so the cracks on the trail ring it as you weave through a crowd of other trail users. Or maybe you ride a folding bike through the airport with a little electric horn. Perhaps you're the best kind of DIY redneck and have fitted a literal tugboat horn to a bike trailor so you can scare the bejeezus out of a coalroller after they dump a load of black smoke on you.

Whatever it is, I want to know about it and why you chose it.

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[-] BigPotato@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I've got a little Knog bike bell. You press it once and it lets out a "ding" once. I'll press it two or three times if I see someone wearing headphones who won't hear the "On your LEFT" as I come up on them.

Bonus, I can put my thumb on the bell real easy and it shuts up.

It was cheap, does the job, and is really small.

[-] Sebbe@lemmy.sebbem.se 2 points 3 months ago

I never thought I would be able to like a damn bike bell as much as I like the Knog Oi.

[-] gazter@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

They're such a sweet sound, but I feel like it's easy to ignore.

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