Best bicycle bell test I have come across so far, clearly still unmatched 5 years after its publication! I love your straight forward approach and stern dedication to the job here, not shying back from getting rained on your parade of bells. Thank you, well done Sir!
Thank you. There is not much to be added I suppose, some models disappear, some appear, but the principles remain the same: Steel bells are generally the best in rain, ding dong bells have the nicest sound, tring bells are good always working bells etc. I bought a tring bell with aluminium dome and clapper activated from below the handlebar at Decathlon recently, first tring bell I've see with alunium dome. It will be interesting to see how well that works in the rain, and how well it works ergonomically...
This was very helpful. I wondered why my bell felt sometimes that it doesn't really work. Always thought i touched it with my glove. But now i know it wasn't just a feeling an not my glove. It was the water!! So thanks very much for your effort!!
Good to hear it was useful... I didn't expect myself that water has such a large influence but on one of my rides I had this issue of the bell that I used at the time sounding very muted in the rain, and so I investigated what was going on. Most aluminium bells are poor in or after rain, a couple of aluminium bells still work well just after rain, but since then my preference went to steel bells. I may some day try a titanium bell that a viewer/reader suggested, but that is still low on the list of priorities...
@@WHS_reviews I did now switch to an oldschool ringing bell from Electra Nr. 32872. It is a little more heavy than the single bells. But after all it is not that bad and it is quite loud and resistend against water. ;-)
In that case you really need this information as it has been raining a lot here, most days in the last 3 weeks since I returned to the Netherlands! (though that is not the norm here, thankfully)
@@ItsaJuraff : Good luck here! you will enjoy the cycle paths away from motorways on long rides (little or no traffic noise and usually through fairly green areas) and the separate cycling infrastructure (separate bike paths + clear and well timed traffic lights that mean you usually don't need to wait long) within cities. Within villages there is often no space for separate bike paths so it means riding with cars but that is relaxed too as speeds are usually limited there to 30, sometimes 50 km/h.
@@WHS_reviews Thank you! I've been watching some Bicycle Dutch videos and have been blown away by not just the quality of the infrastructure, but how consistent it is everywhere you go. I'm very excited to try it out.
No, see the link to my webpage on bells, which is an essential companion to these videos. There I give more details on all bells and mention which bells are of no interest, such as the Spurcycle (not just too expensive, also too small with a stainless dome this means a too high resonance frequency, and not enough sound energy being distributed, and I don't like the clapper), and the Knog Oi is no good either.
1. The Voxom KL 5 for working well under all circumstances (dry+rain), not rusting, having a nice tone. [ downside: You may need to put a bit of oil on the pivot point once a year or so or slightly adjust the clapper so it hits the dome with less force needed to push the buttong end of it ]. 2. A 60mm diameter ding-dong is my 2nd choice It would be first choice if I could find one from stainless steel. 3. Alternatives: Some people like brass bells, to me the tone of such bells sounds shrill. If you like them, there are ding-dong bells from brass, see if you can find one of those. I'm not sure if the rest is stainless or standard steel. Brass bells usually work well in the rain too, and if the rest of the hardware is from alu/stainless then they will not rust either.
The brass bell you bought should work fine (better than almost all aluminum bells in the rain), the main thing is the vibrating mass (there is the factor esp. of shape that makes some aluminium bells sound pretty good even when wet, i.e. water flows off the largest area). It will make its sound less long but just try it, pour water over it, and see what the sound is like then...
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Best bicycle bell test I have come across so far, clearly still unmatched 5 years after its publication! I love your straight forward approach and stern dedication to the job here, not shying back from getting rained on your parade of bells.
Thank you, well done Sir!
Thank you. There is not much to be added I suppose, some models disappear, some appear, but the principles remain the same: Steel bells are generally the best in rain, ding dong bells have the nicest sound, tring bells are good always working bells etc. I bought a tring bell with aluminium dome and clapper activated from below the handlebar at Decathlon recently, first tring bell I've see with alunium dome. It will be interesting to see how well that works in the rain, and how well it works ergonomically...
This was very helpful. I wondered why my bell felt sometimes that it doesn't really work. Always thought i touched it with my glove. But now i know it wasn't just a feeling an not my glove. It was the water!! So thanks very much for your effort!!
Good to hear it was useful... I didn't expect myself that water has such a large influence but on one of my rides I had this issue of the bell that I used at the time sounding very muted in the rain, and so I investigated what was going on. Most aluminium bells are poor in or after rain, a couple of aluminium bells still work well just after rain, but since then my preference went to steel bells. I may some day try a titanium bell that a viewer/reader suggested, but that is still low on the list of priorities...
@@WHS_reviews I did now switch to an oldschool ringing bell from Electra Nr. 32872. It is a little more heavy than the single bells. But after all it is not that bad and it is quite loud and resistend against water. ;-)
This is the kind of information I need! I'm moving to the Netherlands soon and your insight here is very helpful
In that case you really need this information as it has been raining a lot here, most days in the last 3 weeks since I returned to the Netherlands! (though that is not the norm here, thankfully)
@@WHS_reviews Absolutely. I am looking forward to biking a lot, but am definitely bracing for the rain.
@@ItsaJuraff : Good luck here! you will enjoy the cycle paths away from motorways on long rides (little or no traffic noise and usually through fairly green areas) and the separate cycling infrastructure (separate bike paths + clear and well timed traffic lights that mean you usually don't need to wait long) within cities. Within villages there is often no space for separate bike paths so it means riding with cars but that is relaxed too as speeds are usually limited there to 30, sometimes 50 km/h.
@@WHS_reviews Thank you! I've been watching some Bicycle Dutch videos and have been blown away by not just the quality of the infrastructure, but how consistent it is everywhere you go. I'm very excited to try it out.
Awesome video. Simple and helpful
Basil works the best! Thanks for the review!
Which one, the ding-dong bell?
@@WHS_reviews Yes!
@@WHS_reviews I had no idea it existed.
Lekker werk man
Missing Bells like the Spurcycle ;)
No, see the link to my webpage on bells, which is an essential companion to these videos. There I give more details on all bells and mention which bells are of no interest, such as the Spurcycle (not just too expensive, also too small with a stainless dome this means a too high resonance frequency, and not enough sound energy being distributed, and I don't like the clapper), and the Knog Oi is no good either.
If i HAD to choose one or two, which should i spend my money on?
1. The Voxom KL 5 for working well under all circumstances (dry+rain), not rusting, having a nice tone. [ downside: You may need to put a bit of oil on the pivot point once a year or so or slightly adjust the clapper so it hits the dome with less force needed to push the buttong end of it ]. 2. A 60mm diameter ding-dong is my 2nd choice It would be first choice if I could find one from stainless steel.
3. Alternatives: Some people like brass bells, to me the tone of such bells sounds shrill. If you like them, there are ding-dong bells from brass, see if you can find one of those. I'm not sure if the rest is stainless or standard steel. Brass bells usually work well in the rain too, and if the rest of the hardware is from alu/stainless then they will not rust either.
Well that settles it , i will never ride in the rain .😉 😂😂
The brass bell you bought should work fine (better than almost all aluminum bells in the rain), the main thing is the vibrating mass (there is the factor esp. of shape that makes some aluminium bells sound pretty good even when wet, i.e. water flows off the largest area). It will make its sound less long but just try it, pour water over it, and see what the sound is like then...