When I was growing up (in the UK) I think the law was that you had to have a bell on your bicycle, so "racing" bikes often had the single-ting bells, lightweight of course!
Alan Lloyd (Schaumburg, Illinois, USA)
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> ... or whatever they are called.
>
> ... we have one an old Bianchi, on what else, an old
> Bianchi (thank you Ken
> Denny for da bell).
>
> ... but i just found two in "the old back closet"
> ... that came from Hill a
> bit back. one has a bicycle rider embosed in it, the
> other is a Vic-Tree.
>
> ... neat stuff. does anyone actually put these on a bike
> today ? Hill
> explained these for time riders in Great Britain to note
> that someone was
> about to pass.
>
> ... i may take one tomorrow at the gym to put on a
> stationary to signal
> we're still alive :)
>
> robert clair
> alexandria, va 22308