Choose the right sound for your bike
Ring-a-ding-ding: Click the links below to hear (from left) the Spurcycle Compact Bell, Incredibell Brass Duet, and Linus Sidestricker, among other bells. (Michael Frank/)This story originally featured on Cycle Volta.Like a lot of journalism, this guide was born of necessity. I needed a better bell. I’ve been ebiking a lot on a newly developed path in my town that makes it far easier and safer to head in for shopping and other errands, but during COVID-19 this cordoned pedestrian avenue has become a rush-hour interstate, a stand-in for an aerobics studio, a paved two-lane gym, and a social oasis for cooped-up dogs (and their masters).I’m happy that my neighbors are finally getting out and riding, trust me. But alerting them to my existence, particularly when I’m moving under electric boost and moving faster than the bulk of “traffic” has been a challenge. Shouting “On your left!” while wearing a mask...