@uxmark asks:
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@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
From pedestrians and other cyclists, I just say hello
If they have ear buds or otherwise cannot hear me, I just cruise along slowly behind them until they notice me. I am a patient person
For motor vehicles, I use a long flagpole with something silly attached to the end. Artificial flowers, a small stuffed animal.... Something that people might notice
I also will not cross in front of a vehicle until the driver meets my eyes. This is another thing that sometimes involves waiting
Somebody in the turn lane, and looking down at their phone, I absolutely do not trust them. I've been hit before, multiple times, by drivers who turn after stopping, and without looking. I can yell, bang on their hood, anything. They are clueless
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A7. Used to be using my bell, but the hubs in my Elite wheels are so loud that freewheeling as I approach often alerts pedestrians whom I'm approaching from behind.
Considering a fly-ahead drone with rock band volume megaphone mounted on it, for the special case of centre-of-path-wandering headphone-wearers.
@isol @ascentale @uxmark @bikenite Hah! This is something I like about riding on studded tires -- they're so loud they announce themselves.
When I used to ride my kids to daycare & school, I played music for them on a BT speaker. (I've since forgotten all the music they wanted to hear, but it definitely announced, "kids coming!").
I had a cheap battery-powered horn that made an "aaaOOOOgah" noise, but it was stolen last year along with my bar mitts.
And the spring hammer on my little dinger just stopped working, so I'm left with my voice. But I rarely use it on a shared path, I usually just slow way down and hover annoyingly until the pedestrian notices me.
#Bikenite A7
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@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
Bell and/or voice for pedestrians, an air horn strapped to my bike fork for "you nearly killed me you fucking moron"
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Bell and/or voice for pedestrians, an air horn strapped to my bike fork for "you nearly killed me you fucking moron"
@gbargoud @ascentale @uxmark @bikenite I am wondering what would have been a better option when that Labrador nipped me.
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@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @uxmark @bikenite A7. Depends a lot on context. Folks in cars can't hear anything so I don't bother outside of waving like a maniac. For folks riding I'll ues my voice to let them know I'm passing, and for pedestrians it's mostly if they're being erratic on a multi-use path or I'm going very fast that I call out.
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@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale@sfba.social @uxmark@mstdn.ca @bikenite@fedigroups.social A7: I always use a bell when I pass other road users (i.e. people walking and cycling) on trails and in cycle lanes. I know some people say that they don't let their presence be known because an audible signal causes those they try to pass to behave unpredictably. That's never been my experience. I try to give adequate space when passing, too. #BikeNite
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@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
A7: if coming from behind, call out "on your left," (or "right") and have my Timber bell dingling. If approaching them face to face, voice as well and a wave, and I might declare which side, or say something nice.
Timber Mountain Bike Bells
Timber mountain bike bells are the first bicycle bells designed for mountain biking. For mtb trail awareness Timber features cowbell style ringer system with dual modes and an easy on-off switch from ring to silent mode for warning hikers, horses, bears and mountain lions.
Timber Mountain Bike Bells (mtbbell.com)
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
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@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @uxmark @bikenite I had used my bell generally for alerting anyone I'm passing but I noticed it would frequently cause folks to jump and panic slightly until they realize they aren't about to be run over.
Now I'll just announce as I approach "on your left!" Which does the job of communicating that I will be passing, that I've observed them and that they can safely remain where they are. Folks still often jump, but it's a much less panicked jump usually
There is one narrow bit on one of my local trails where the trail hugs the edge of a river under a bridge. The bridge blocks view of any pedestrians or oncoming bikes, so I'll typically ring my bell on approach and of course slow significantly to be ready to stop. I'm not sure how helpful the bell is (it may simply not be audible enough to be heard past the blind corners), but if nothing else it's an excuse to ring my bell!
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@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @uxmark @bikenite #BikeNite A7. First of all, with always-on lighting.
Second, I have a bell that came with my ebike, although it's not a very good one, so I'd like to get Crane bells for both my bikes; my fitness bike doesn't have a bell.
I have also very seriously considered mounting a 12 V motorcycle horn to my ebike, because of motor vehicle drivers.
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@MarkBrigham @cainmark @bikenite @ascentale @uxmark A7 #bikeNite
I don't mind people on multiuse trails with headphones on, as long as they act like they are oblivious to their surroundings and kept to the far left and don't jump out. There are many who do it right, and some who are a menace.It might help that the trails I use the most also have frequent horses, so acting stupid is as likely to get you trampled by a ton of horse as a bike.
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@ascentale @uxmark @bikenite #BikeNite A7. First of all, with always-on lighting.
Second, I have a bell that came with my ebike, although it's not a very good one, so I'd like to get Crane bells for both my bikes; my fitness bike doesn't have a bell.
I have also very seriously considered mounting a 12 V motorcycle horn to my ebike, because of motor vehicle drivers.
@ascentale @uxmark @bikenite I forgot to mention that I ride in the street, so it's extremely rare for me to encounter anyone I would need to alert that isn't in a motor vehicle.
I haven't had access to a multiuse pathway since I moved out of Center City Philadelphia in 1997, when I used to regularly use the river drive paths along the Schuykill River and the trails in Wissahickon Valley Park.
Wait, I forgot my two years living in Seattle, 2012-2014, where I had access to the waterfront path.
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@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @uxmark @bikenite A7: I have a trail bell which I unlock for constant tolling very very early. Dogs hear that very easy and don‘t get surprised and aggressive. People often have earphones in the ear so I will add a long and strong „Fahrrad“ -German for Bicycle- on a shorter distance. This works out pretty much happy faces as it is very uncommon. As I have path less pedalled for many rides this works out very well. Bells tended to startle walkers.
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@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @uxmark @bikenite
#bikeNite
#bikeNiteA
A6
As most have said, bell and voice, depending.
I have a third mode for people stepping out unpredictably into the bike lane - squealing disk brakes. It's got a couple of advantages - it's immediate. There's no brain involved trying to remember where the bell is.
The other advantage is that it's LOUD and will cut through the best noise cancelling headphones. -
@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @uxmark @bikenite Bells are legally required here, so I use them. I didn’t have one on my race bike for a while, and I see why they are required—they do a good job without being obnoxious.
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@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @uxmark @bikenite A7. Oddly enough, I was just dealing with trying to order an AirZound from the US this week. I wish I had thought to bring mine with me, but I didn't know what would be easy or hard to get in Albania, nor that shipping would be so incredibly expensive, hard, or even impossible.
I use a combo of bell and AirZound. Bell for alerting pedestrians...more gentle. Airhorn for drivers. #BikeNite
What you can do with a bulb horn: https://youtu.be/hgCqz3l33kU?si=_aKzhAo2clQVeDZc&t=108
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@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @uxmark @bikenite
A7: I use different notices by levels
1. a bell if I'm at a prudent distance
2. shouting a phrase if I get dangerously close
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@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @uxmark @bikenite A7 #BikeNite A bell or a yell. Followed by a cheery hello, and an even cheerier one if they're looking sour faced about sharing the space.
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@ascentale @uxmark @bikenite A7) Bell, book and candle #BikeNite
@lopta @ascentale @uxmark @bikenite
We're looking to communicate our presence not excommunicate...
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@ascentale @uxmark @bikenite A7: I have a trail bell which I unlock for constant tolling very very early. Dogs hear that very easy and don‘t get surprised and aggressive. People often have earphones in the ear so I will add a long and strong „Fahrrad“ -German for Bicycle- on a shorter distance. This works out pretty much happy faces as it is very uncommon. As I have path less pedalled for many rides this works out very well. Bells tended to startle walkers.
@Jay23Jay @ascentale @uxmark @bikenite
More Cowbell!
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@uxmark asks:
Q7. When you’re cycling, how and when do you alert others to your presence?
Others can be people walking, other people cycling, or people driving motor vehicles. A bell? Your voice? A bulb horn? An air horn? Something else?
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
I have actually been told off for using my bell not speaking AND for calling out hello not ringing my bell - on the same short ride.
I ride a lot on shared paths so now do this
1. Slow Down
2. Ding Ding (spurcycle bell - very pure high pitched pings)
3. "Hello There!" As friendly as I can make it
4. If indecision showing in action of ped "ok if I come past on your..."
5. "Thanks! Enjoy your walk"My voice is sometimes as tired as my legs
