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Bicycle Sounder / Noise-maker: For continous aural-visibility, soundprint, hear-me-coming full time bell/horn/roar

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  • March 24, 2015 at 10:05 pm #23587
    timtak

    For a longest time I have wanted an electrical/electronic
    sounding, sounder, noise-making device that would make a sound
    all the time that my bike is in motion, to improve car and pedestrian
    awareness of my presence when cycling in towns. Broom Broom.

    Does anyone know of any such product?

    It should be about as loud as a small motorbike and not sound too much like a horn because I don’t want to annoy people. A horn sounds like it is calling out to people, I want more of a noise.

    A sound like that of an electric bike would be cool and appropriate

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1WZSghnh5M
    but any sound would do.

    Mechanical devices like playing cards
    https://youtu.be/CT2EIL-5bKA?t=2m40s
    plastic bottles
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKe_VVJL8Mk
    or the kids “Spokester”
    http://spokester.com/
    “Turbospoke”
    http://www.turbospoke.com/
    Spokey Dokes

    would I think add too much resistance I think, so I would like an electrical / electronic noise-maker.

    The Wiko Noise Maker has a button that looks like a rev guage. It is not available where I am.
    http://www.wilko.com/bike-parts+accessories/wilko-nee-naa-noise-maker-bicycle-red/invt/0344489

    There is however a product for fitting on scooters to make them louder

    It’s Official . . . Loud Bikes Save Lives


    Loud bikes do save lives, especially in comparison with our SILENT ‘push’ bikes.

    Why does this not exist already?

    Tim

    PS How does one find ones own posts to road.cc? I have asked this question somewhere before, years ago I think.

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  • March 25, 2015 at 11:31 pm #838949
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    chokofingrz

    You think a playing card in
    You think a playing card in your spokes is going to add “too much resistance”?

    Who are you riding for, Fabian Cancellara?

    March 25, 2015 at 2:07 pm #838947
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    jacknorell

    If you’re going to add to the
    If you’re going to add to the noise pollution, just buy a motorbike instead. They’re fun.

    Bikes are silent, that’s a good thing.

    March 25, 2015 at 1:43 pm #838945
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    pants

    A BOOM BOX
    A BOOM BOX

    March 25, 2015 at 1:40 pm #838943
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    Stumps

    Attach a playing card to your
    Attach a playing card to your frame and when the wheel goes round it catches the spokes and makes a clacking noise.

    I had one when i was a young un, happy days đŸ˜€

    March 25, 2015 at 1:26 pm #838941
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    Olionabike

    http://www.trotify.com
    http://www.trotify.com

    March 25, 2015 at 10:22 am #838939
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    bashthebox

    To each their own, of course,
    To each their own, of course, but that would drive me mental.
    For me, part of the joy of bikes is their silence. I spend forever making sure there’s no creaks or squeaks coming from mine. And of course, the pollution of motorised vehicles is not just harmful fumes – the endless noise is awful too. I’m not sure I could condone making bikes part of that noise.

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