The Original Bell on Your Trek

[MrLibraryMan]

Just curious. How many of you kept the bell that came with your Trek ebike? If you replaced it, what bell did you get as a replacement?

 

[archerlc]

Just curious. How many of you kept the bell that came with your Trek ebike? If you replaced it, what bell did you get as a replacement?

I removed it with no replacement

 

[Oberst]

Bike Bells - Knog

The revolutionary Oi bike bell. A bell with beautiful style and tone, designed to embody a riders personality.

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These are very low profile and audible. They are on all our bikes.

 

[Dallant]

Just curious. How many of you kept the bell that came with your Trek ebike? If you replaced it, what bell did you get as a replacement?

No bell has ever been put on a bike of mine. I have a few still in their original packaging.

 

[Nwtravler]

One of the first things removed, replaced with the spurcycle bell.

 

[Dallant]

IMHO, bells are worthless vs my booming voice. A bell tells the intended audience nothing specific about where the bell owner is going. “On your left” or ”on your right” or ”get out of the middle of the damn path!” voice warnings are far more useful than any bell. My voice also takes up no room on my handlebar.

 

[Jimbo08]

You might want to check the basic necessary equipment needed in your area on any bike. Usually a bell (noise signalling device) is on that list.
I have a Crane brand bell on a couple of bikes. Really nice ringing tone that people turn and look for the source.

 

[Tars Tarkas]

I don't know what's on Trek ebikes but the bells on my old Trek analog bikes and the stock bell on my Rad Rover are nothing to brag about. They get the job done though and I use them all the time. I'll certainly use my voice, as needed, but the little dings of the bells seem kind of friendly. I wouldn't be without a bell.

TT

 

[Dallant]

I almost never hear anyone use a bell as they’re passing me. Maybe it’s a Midwest thing.

 

[Nashcruiser]

I’ve never really considered replacing it. It’s served its purpose. I’ve only had it for a month now and it’s the first bell I’ve had on a bike since I was a kiddo. Mostly use it with pedestrians on greenways. At 63 yrs it seems most fellow bikers are passing me these days.

 

[gringo]

I'm a big fan of bells. If you ride a lot on busy multi-use paths (MUPs) I almost think they are essential. Yelling "on your left" is fine, but it gets old if you have to do it 100 times on a single ride. Plus I feel like a gentle sounding "ding ding" chime is a friendlier notice than some dude yelling "on your left" in between his gasps for breath as he pants. I've passed and been passed by both methods thousands of times and I prefer to be passed by a friendly "ding ding." It is a sound that is eternally linked to the bicycle (cue Queen's 1978 opus: "I want to ride my bicycle...I want to ride my bike...") and it brings the joy of this efficient beautiful machine to mind every time I hear it.


I kept my trek bell. I like it for its simplicity and am glad they include it by default. However, I do have one major complaint about the Trek bell. The design does not work well in the rain at all. When water drops accumulate on the bell, it has a dampening effect and does not ring out as it should. When wet it sounds more like "click click" instead of "ding ding."

I've had other bells (I think it was the incredi-bell) that worked pretty well in the rain. But I like the mechanism of the Trek bell better than the incredi-bell. One day I may splurge for a spurcycle, but I just can't bring myself to spend that much on a bell yet.

 

[Sparky731]

Like gringo I am a big fan of bells, especially on our crowded paths and trails. Voice doesn’t penetrate earphones as well as the ping of a bell.
I swapped the bell from my Verve to my Allant because it looks much better. Only problem has been on super cold days when the dinger is too cold to flexibly ding the bell.