That grip shifter bell is very interesting - is that in your collection Dan?
Hi Geo'!
No, it isn't in my collection yet, but it came awfully close to finding a place on my Thorn Accessory T-bar! I use drop handlebars, so have my Rohloff shifter is mounted on a T-bar above the stem...and my HB bag mount on another T-bar below the stem. Accessories are divided between the two. In the end, I went with a bell that contains an accurate, fluid-filled compass for general direction confirmation (thus saving the Garmin batteries for that mundane task). Unfortunately, it seems to have been influenced by *something* and isn't accurate in the same location that worked just fine on Sherpa. I need to look into this further, as just a centimeter or two can make all the difference in placement. If the deviation is caused by a magnetized fastener, I can use one of my degaussers to solve the problem.
I've been meaning to record the sound of the bells and put the video up on YouTube so others can hear samples before buying. This is critical with bells. Mirrycle include sound samples of their offerings as part of each description, here:
https://www.mirrycle.com/ They've introduced several new models, among them one intended to mount to the stem cap, available as a spring model here:
https://www.mirrycle.com/spring.php ...and a striker version, here:
https://www.mirrycle.com/striker.phpIf I had the room for it and didn't mind the weight, the largest dome bell in my collection would go on the bike for sure. It makes a loud, low, long tone nearly everyone can hear. Lesser bells present a common problem on the bike path: Their pitch is often too high to register with older people and with younger people, both of whom seem to have a higher incidence of hearing loss in that frequency. Partly because of this, I'm finding a "single-dinger" bell just isn't enough, and may switch to one with a rolling peal. The Chinese Spinning Bee Bell is good in this regard. It has dual domes that rotate past the clappers.
Those grip-shifter bells are surely interesting, and the ones I played with on the store display worked well. I found myself wishing for a more rubbery surface to grip if it were wet, but it might not be a problem in practice. For sure, if my Rohloff shifter was installed on straight 'bars, it would be joined by one of these on the opposite side.
All the best in your own bell quest,
Dan.
