I just wonder when someone is going to make a real spur bell. You know, like with real boot spurs that cow pokes actually use daily (hey, I lived in TX and OK for 20 years). Guess I'll pull out my invention sketch book.....
Indeed, the Crane Karen bell has the most clear, beautiful tone. Cheerful, even. I try to ring it a ways out so as not to startle people. Cheers, Bill in Roswell, GA former home of many horse farms that are now filled with houses On Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 7:33:53 AM UTC-4, Ron Mc wrote: > > And the Crane Karen (Bell 21) is even better, because you play it and it > flamms. From loud and percussive to a tiny ping. > > On Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 6:56:09 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> Well, I should have gone with the Rivenbell from the bell. I got their >> hammer strike bell, >> https://www.rivbike.com/products/hammer-strike-bell-brass >> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rivbike.com%2Fproducts%2Fhammer-strike-bell-brass&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEUyv1uw7LMwtIz_hOXlioPFHkuYg>, >> >> and this is a wonderfully deeper tone that nearly everyone but the deaf >> hear, even with wind, birds, conversation, and traffic in various >> combination. >> >> Usually one dig does it. First time on the MUP trail, I test rang it as >> it parallels the highway. DIIIIING! I rounded the top of the hill and >> dropped down to the horse barn to see a man smiling and waving and standing >> to the side of the trail. Wow. This beastie works! Didn't even know the lad >> was there. >> >> My own experience places the Rivenbell as much ahead of the SpurCycle >> bell as the SpurCycle bell is ahead of the other bells. Both are friendly, >> but the Rivenbell's deeper, louder tone gets heard and that makes all the >> difference. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> >> On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 3:35:10 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: >>> >>> Tourist hikers wear bells to warn bears of their impending presence. The >>> joke is bears come to know these as dinner bells. >>> >>> With abandon, >>> Patrick >>> >>> On Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 7:08:24 PM UTC-6, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>>> >>>> Crane bells are super cool and very classy. It's great they are made >>>> in Japan, and I love them. >>>> >>>> BUT >>>> >>>> Spur Cycle bells are by far the nicest bike bell I've ever seen. I >>>> bought one from Ocean Air Cycles, because Rob Perks is the man, and I was >>>> blown away at how nice this bell in. It's loud and pure and never makes a >>>> peep unless you want it to. I just picked up a second one from a tiny >>>> Berkeley Bike Boutique, just because they had it on the shelf, and I like >>>> buying local. Spur Cycle bells are MUSA and they kick butt. $50 for a >>>> bell may seem perverse to frugal riders, but when you can get the very >>>> best >>>> anything for $50, that's something. >>>> >>>> https://www.spurcycle.com/ >>>> >>>> Bill Lindsay >>>> El Cerrito, CA >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
