TIMBER! Mountain Bike Bell - Bolt-On Model
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Many reviews for this bell are negative because the reviewer says they had to take everything off their handlebars in order to mount it. In fact, this is quite the contrary. It's unclear what exactly people are referring to, but I was easily able to open the clamp wide enough and, ironically, my bars are 35mm in diameter (which doesn't change the diameter at the grip) anyway. People are just afraid of opening the clamp wide enough that it would become a hazard.
You will need to buy a longer bolt. I used a M4 x 0 bolt to mount this on my 35mm bar. My home depot bought me a 70 x 22mm hex bolt.
The bar should be in a vertical position 2 inches above the ground.
A bike path, a street, or a road are not specific uses for this design. Hands-on, it's designed to provide you with a practical learning experience On a natural trail, the bell rings as your bike passes roots, rocks, and dips. When used within that environment, it is reliable and works as expected. The bike is absolutely fantastic and I strongly recommend it to anyone riding mountain bike trails. Greetings from John in
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It is a good article overall. Before I bought it on Amazon, I saw one of these at my local bicycle shop. This bell has a sliding lever that can be adjusted to gradually limit the amount of sound it could make. It had a very narrow range when I tried it in the store In other words, the lights were either off or on full time. Even though I was not happy with it, I suspected that it might be broken, so I decided to order it In my case, it appears there is more of a sliding scale of bell allowance, however it does not seem to be much beneath the midsection The sound is nice and loud and can even be pulled back a little softer, but the low end really doesn't work. The low end isn't being used as much as I'd like it to (a softer, more limited ringing), so I must abandon it for now. Lastly, I would like to add that some of the trails I ride often have hikers on them, and a lot of bikers zip along the trails without much regard for the hikers, often throwing them off by shocking them at turns. I can switch it on when I get close to pedestrians to warn them that I'm approaching. I have gotten many "thank yous" for showing some common courtesy with my bell. Because I live in Phoenix, Arizona, I ride at and just after sunrise when it's the coolest. Many people are out there first thing in the morning, so I prefer not to ride with a constant bell ringing to ruin their peaceful time with nature. Having a bell that can be turned off when I don't need it is a nicer feature for all of us.
My Phoenix-shaped heart is very similar to yours There are mountain trails in metro areas where bikers, hikers, and horseback riders can meet up with each other. It can be challenging to travel the trails and navigate the curves sometimes. When I was a kid, I used to use the standard single-spaced To alert others of my presence, I use a strike style bell. One of my biker buddies had this new style of bell that makes a soft steady clinking sound which is not as annoying as one single loud bang. A few years ago, I bought my first Timber Mtn bell. It's a bit steep for a simple product to be priced at $25. My experience with it was so positive that I purchased two more to give as gifts (though those guys have since stopped riding, so they cannot comment). Intended to be within 60 days The tensioner on 70 rides was worn out and could not be relied upon to silence the bell. Apparently, the tensioner is just too heavy for the striking mechanism inside the bell. If it can be easily fixed, the problem should be solved. Because I am a tightwad I did not want to shell out another $25 so I tolerated the inconvenience as long as possible. After giving up for a few weeks, I broke down and bought another Timber bell this time with an all-steel A nut seated inside the plastic body of the fixture was pulled out as I clamped it to the handlebars. One of the items I purchased had to be returned. My plan is to go back to my old single-track approach A striking mountain bike bell at an affordable price. While it might seem that this Timber bell is an excellent concept, it just suffers from design issues. The design is just too unreliable, especially for this price.
This product will not last. It has a bad I have updated The star rating has been decreased from 5 to 1. It took less than a year for the ball at the end to come off. As far as the warranty is concerned, you have to ship the item back to them for repair, but they will only do it if you purchased it from TIMBER did not sell me the bell, but I bought it on Amazon. To switch, I'm going to use a magnetic silencer on a bear bell. Sadly, this bell cannot be relied upon for years to come.
Original The sound can serve as an alert to small animals and humans of There is still no way to avoid the incredibly stupidity of rabbits. Despite that, they still end up obstructing me. However, it happens less when this bell is ringing.
It really isn't hard to get a specific setting this way, however I find it to be either an extremely noisy or very In this example, we will call the stops 0 for off and 3 for On the trail I ride most often are a fair number of rocky areas. The #1 setting is a good option when that happens, since the #2 setting will just ring like crazy and look The #1 ring, however, only appears on smooth sections you don't even have to shake the handlebars to hear it ring. The space provided is not often sufficient to inform those walkers who have taken up the whole trail that you expect them to share a small gap. As a result, you adjust it to #2, but then it rings obnoxiously loud. Nevertheless, this device is quite handy. It can be mounted easily, and it can be used to alert people and wildlife without having to manually ding something at them or startle them with "on your left" calls. It seems more polite and friendly 1) I dislike startingle people on the trail so this is an excellent.
was supposed to replace a cheap thumb-operated increasingly crowded in recent Despite a bell's ding being loud and clear, a "rider up" or a gentle "behind you" are not as effective. Observe and enjoy the timber! This bell fulfills all the requirements I think you should look for The sound is clear, the material feels solid, and the volume can be adjusted three ways. Being able to lock out on climbs or in the mornings when trails are As my heavy breathing/wheezing punctuates the sounds of nature, I can enjoy the music of nature. 1) The low setting is enough to hint you that you are around a blind corner while on a climb, it does not ring incessantly unless you are riding uneven surfaces or jerk the handlebars. "3) Full Ice cream truck operation. You open the bell all the way on your descent down the mountain and scream "ICE CREAM TRUCK!" adjustable (almost as easy as operating endured several crashes and is still working.
Full disclosure, my teenage son, who is part of the local high school mountain bike team, hates the Actually it's more that he dislikes this bell on my bike. He doesn't like it when I use it near blind corners or on When I chase him down the trail, bell ringing, yelling "the Ice Cream Man is coming" like in Eddy Murphy Raw, he absolutely hates it. The poor kid is so tortured by me.
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