I assume the cateye you have is a ping bell?

You could try a more traditional style bell, the sort with the screw on top and mechanism inside which produces several rings in one movement.

Something like this

dotcomgiftshop Classic Chrome Bicycle Bell: Amazon.co.uk: Sports & Outdoors

 

Yup, it's a ping bell.

Thanks. I'll google your suggestions

 

I use the incredibell. It's loud!

 

Crane Hammer Strike bells are about as loud as a mechanical bell can get. They are not offensive by any means, but they are quite loud.

 

I have had the best luck with the Incredibell Brass Duet. It's loud, clear, and sounds undeniably like a bike Bell.

 

IME, there's a large proportion of people who will ignore anything, including yelling at them to pay attention.

I have a Spurcycle. It's a nice-sounding bell. I ding it twice when I use it. I often get appreciative comments from folks who DO pay attention, so I know it's audible.

I wish I still had the battery-powered handlebar-mounted machine squirt gun my uncle bought me when I was a kid for the people who don't pay attention.

 

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I wish I still had the battery-powered handlebar-mounted machine squirt gun my uncle bought me when I was a kid for the people who don't pay attention.

How's this? A little heavy when loaded, but...
http://www.amazon.com/Sky-Rocket-Cyclone-Water-Blaster/dp/B00O5ZO066

 

I had one of the perpetually oblivious yesterday. Group of 3 slow leisure riders on a mup i was using for my evening commute. Double ding on my bell and 2 riders in the group condensed to the right. 3rd rider continued ON the center line. I moved left to pass, double-dinged again, no response. One of her friends proceeded to yell at her, no response. Oncoming rider, so I had to stay close to the middle of the trail. At this point, I was continuously dinging while the rider's friend continued to yell at her.

Amazingly, no earbuds. Just dead to the world. My 140db airzound horn probably would not have been enough had it been installed.

 

I picked up a Go Pro last week and used it yesterday for the first time to try to capture the senerity of my ride. Instead, I had two near crashes because of idiots suddenly doing U-turns without looking / signalling beforehand. There were also quite a few people who swung from the left to the right of the lane for no apparent reason despite me dinging my bell as I approached to overtake. I suspect they lost balance.

I recall when I was growing up in the UK, my schools offered free cycling proficiency courses. Not sure if that had a major impact but I recall my generation were all alert cyclists and had a very good sense of road safety and ettiquette.

On my regular cycle route now, amubulances and motorbike medics are a very frequent site. I've seen quite a few people completely lose the bike and crash riding on a wide flat tarmac surface with no imperfections. The people behind them then add to the crash as they panic an cannot stop.

Back to bells, I bought a different bell which allows for more rapid dinging like a firebell. It seems louder but as you say, I don't think loudness is the issue here

I checked out the Spurcycle. Very nice but very pricey at my LBS.

 

yeah, the spurcycle bell is a little spendy. But the sound of it is so pleasant, it has a nice volume, and a good, sustained ring. it was worth the cost, IMO.

I have a couple of Knog Oi bells coming from the Kickstarter, too. I needed some more bells, and those look and sound good, too. I like how they have a cable pass-through for road bike cables, so one of them is going on my wife's roadie for sure. Not sure if I'll put the other on my commuter, or my mtb.

 

I am partial to the "ring-ring" bells. I like the Mirrycle Incredibell Big Bell. However, it does not fit on 31.8mm (drop) bar. Can anyone recommend a similar bell with 31.8 capability or and idea to retro fit?

 

+1 for the Incredibell Brass Duet. Have had good experiences with that.

I wouldn't advise the Spurcycle bell due to it's bullsh*t price. Good idea but ridiculous pricing...I went ahead and got one of those Rock Bros Chinese made copies of the Spurcycle bell just to be spiteful. Works pretty well, and it was a decent price...more realistic than the real-thing at $9.69 shipped...from China!

I would fully support those Spurcycle guys if they had priced their bell reasonably...not at Rapha pricing levels! I remember them even setting an estimate of the pricing for their bell at a stupid high $35 when in Kickstarter...when it hit production it rose to $50! A hand painted Suzu Crane bell can be had for $25!

I love the Knog Oi. $20 or $35 for a titanium version...still cheaper than the bullsh*t Spurcycle.

 

+1 for the Incredibell Brass Duet. Have had good experiences with that.

I wouldn't advise the Spurcycle bell due to it's bullsh*t price. Good idea but ridiculous pricing...I went ahead and got one of those Rock Bros Chinese made copies of the Spurcycle bell just to be spiteful. Works pretty well, and it was a decent price...more realistic than the real-thing at $9.69 shipped...from China!

I would fully support those Spurcycle guys if they had priced their bell reasonably...not at Rapha pricing levels! I remember them even setting an estimate of the pricing for their bell at a stupid high $35 when in Kickstarter...when it hit production it rose to $50! A hand painted Suzu Crane bell can be had for $25!

I love the Knog Oi. $20 or $35 for a titanium version...still cheaper than the bullsh*t Spurcycle.

Guess you must hate the small guy doing something well, huh? Okay, so you aren't their market. Move along. You gonna pi$$ and moan about the price of a hand-painted Silca Superpista pump, too? It's way out of my league, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate it.

 

I just yell "DING!" really loud. :lol:

 

This is my favorite.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A211HNQ/ref=twister_B00A211O16?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

I'm a fan of the classic multi-ring bike bells, but ultimately, you have a bell on your bike. Legally, you're compliant. If people are idiots who can't pay attention to what's going on around them, so be it.

If you really want to be obnoxious though, a bullhorn with the annoying musical songs.

 

I'm a fan of the classic multi-ring bike bells, but ultimately, you have a bell on your bike. Legally, you're compliant. If people are idiots who can't pay attention to what's going on around them, so be it.

If you really want to be obnoxious though, a bullhorn with the annoying musical songs.

honky honky

 

I use a crane brass bell, work just fine.

 

I purchased a Cateye Volt 1600 and tried using the Hyper Constant mode. The flash seems to grab alot of people's attention even during the day and stops them in their tracks. The flash is intense. Seems much better to have a visual and audible alert rather than one on its own

 

I use a light on a flash mode, too. I generally DON'T use it on the greenway paths during the daytime. I just don't find that oncoming traffic on the greenway is as much of an issue as same-way traffic, which is where the audible alert really comes into play. The light gets used all the time on the roads, though. I find it invaluable there, even during daylight, and ESPECIALLY in dawn/dusk and on overcast/foggy days. I use it enough to the point where the next thing I do to my commuter (after this year's drivetrain overhaul) will be to buy a Schmidt dynamo hub and lights and have my front wheel rebuilt. Once I get that done, I will probably be running lights 100% of the time.