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dstepper · 02-27-2007, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by spookydave

Dean, I thought the sound of the bell disturbed your zen?

Picked up my bells at the end of last year in the Christmas section.

Yes you are right, that is why I dumped the bear bell. The incredibell is not too loud and has a rather pleasant ring...not the silver Zen like bell I want but much better than the bear bells clanking.

Shu · 02-27-2007, 04:14 PM

I was riding the single track at Turnbull down to Friends street when I came around a corner and there was 2 meditaters sitting in the middle of the trail in the lotus position chanting..has anyone else ever come across anything like that?

Bummer was they were sitting on top of a nice jump....

I don't have a bell...I just do a polite whistle and then say thank's...nice day to be outside huh...as I ride by

dstepper · 02-27-2007, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by gurp13

so that I didn't have to ring it as I went downhill. I like to keep both hands firmly gripped on the bars.

Note how my bell is mounted, just flick it with my thumb without changing my grip.

tkblazer · 02-27-2007, 04:32 PM

a guy i ride with does this funny ass noise that he says coyotes make... it goes like jjjjippp jiippp jiipp

andino · 02-27-2007, 04:58 PM

where can i order this bad boy

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Originally Posted by tkblazer

i usually bring my sumo dood with me when i ride.. hikers always turn around to see wtf that noise was and then start laughing at the sumo... or maybe at me

Schecky · 02-27-2007, 05:48 PM

Bells may disturb the Zen, but Fenceline was a zoo this weekend!
I'm going to have to visit REI too.

boboso · 02-27-2007, 06:22 PM

I have a bell from REI and the noise doesn't bother me. I have it on in places such as Aliso as well as outback areas (Colorado etc). Hikers and others have thanked me for having the bell.

Innes · 02-27-2007, 06:23 PM

I have bells on all of my bikes. I have my trusty CORBA bell on my mountain bike along with a bear bell that I only use at night.

Winger · 02-27-2007, 09:02 PM

LOL REI...I got my annual dividend check today. $5.

Don't cats chase balls with bells in them? At night, wouldn't we look like giant toys w/ bells & crazy lights? I prefer to go stealth at night and let my survival depend on how well I oiled my chain.

bobzrag · 02-27-2007, 09:44 PM

Cool Winger, you can afford a bear bell and a cliff bar - what'd that $5 cost you, about $4000 in spending at REI?

gurp13 · 02-27-2007, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dstepper

Note how my bell is mounted, just flick it with my thumb without changing my grip.

Er, you don't grip with your thumb? What're you? Some kind of monkey?

That's my point, though. To get at the bell, I have to move my thumb which means I'm not *really* gripping the bar anymore.

Maybe I should look at the pic again, but it looked standard to me.

*Edit*

Nope, I looked at it again. The dinger for the bell is still over the top of the bar. You do have to pull your thumb up to ring it. That, by definition, is changing your grip.

You owe me a dollar for being wrong and misleading. I accept credit and checks.

andino · 02-27-2007, 10:00 PM

i think his pic is upside down lol

gurp13 · 02-27-2007, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by andino

i think his pic is upside down lol

Is it seriously? I couldn't tell. I looked at it and tried to picture my hand on the grip. If it *is* upside-down then that's misleading too and he owes me two-dollars plus an apology.

roadkillross · 02-27-2007, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by andino

where can i order this bad boy

come into helens cycles. im pretty sure we got em. like 8-10 bucks. we also have other shapes/

andino · 02-27-2007, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by roadkillross

come into helens cycles. im pretty sure we got em. like 8-10 bucks. we also have other shapes/

humm alright ross...i'll come by this weekend...when do you work?

dstepper · 02-27-2007, 10:11 PM

Took picture from the front of the bike so you could read CORBA. A little gorrilla marketing for trail maintenance.

Kid A · 02-28-2007, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by dstepper

Took picture from the front of the bike so you could read CORBA. A little gorrilla marketing for trail maintenance.

steppie - Che(ck) spelling think s/b guerilla as in...

as compared to gorilla marketing

think this guy comes in bell size???

btw - do you use dials much on 7's. I have J 5's (like them) and always wondered if should have got 7's

tkblazer · 02-28-2007, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by andino

where can i order this bad boy

i got it off amazon for like $8 i think

roadkillross · 02-28-2007, 09:18 AM

andy come in on sunday

Frozen208 · 02-28-2007, 09:41 AM

If you really want the hikers to know your coming you can get an Air Horn...

I need to pick a bell too...

02-27-2007, 04:14 PM	#22 (permalink)
Shu Team Brittle	I was riding the single track at Turnbull down to Friends street when I came around a corner and there was 2 meditaters sitting in the middle of the trail in the lotus position chanting..has anyone else ever come across anything like that? Bummer was they were sitting on top of a nice jump.... I don't have a bell...I just do a polite whistle and then say thank's...nice day to be outside huh...as I ride by __________________ 07 Bionicon Golden Willow Rat Rod cruiser

02-27-2007, 04:32 PM	#24 (permalink)
tkblazer Ruining It For The 95%	a guy i ride with does this funny ass noise that he says coyotes make... it goes like jjjjippp jiippp jiipp __________________ Bananaseat: i'm hitting it on a regular basis Painfreak: Dstepper turned me on

02-27-2007, 05:48 PM	#26 (permalink)
Schecky SoCalMTBubbs	Bells may disturb the Zen, but Fenceline was a zoo this weekend! I'm going to have to visit REI too. __________________ tkblazer: it was Steven Jackson that led me to STR... http://www.ventanausa.com/

02-27-2007, 06:22 PM	#27 (permalink)
boboso Getting back on the bike.	I have a bell from REI and the noise doesn't bother me. I have it on in places such as Aliso as well as outback areas (Colorado etc). Hikers and others have thanked me for having the bell. __________________ "Welcome to All Things Scottish, if it's not Scottish, it's craaaapp!! Can I help ye?" - Stuart Rankin

02-27-2007, 06:23 PM	#28 (permalink)
Innes Senior Member	I have bells on all of my bikes. I have my trusty CORBA bell on my mountain bike along with a bear bell that I only use at night. __________________ "Nothing compares to the simple pleasures of a bike ride." - J.F.K

02-27-2007, 09:02 PM	#29 (permalink)
Winger STR Veteran	LOL REI...I got my annual dividend check today. $5. Don't cats chase balls with bells in them? At night, wouldn't we look like giant toys w/ bells & crazy lights? I prefer to go stealth at night and let my survival depend on how well I oiled my chain.

02-27-2007, 09:44 PM	#30 (permalink)
bobzrag bonedaddy	Cool Winger, you can afford a bear bell and a cliff bar - what'd that $5 cost you, about $4000 in spending at REI?

02-27-2007, 10:00 PM	#32 (permalink)
andino dirt tastes funny	i think his pic is upside down lol

02-27-2007, 10:11 PM	#36 (permalink)
dstepper Over the Hill	Took picture from the front of the bike so you could read CORBA. A little gorrilla marketing for trail maintenance. __________________ If I'm not lost or getting bushwacked, the trail was too easy. Prescott Valley Houses The Path

02-28-2007, 09:18 AM	#39 (permalink)
roadkillross Throw some Dee's on it	andy come in on sunday __________________ Offroadie-"I ride a fixed gear, but I'm no hipster." dirttorpedo- "i like the runs..........:

02-28-2007, 09:41 AM	#40 (permalink)
Frozen208 No pain no gain	If you really want the hikers to know your coming you can get an Air Horn... I need to pick a bell too...

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