I'm sorry to read that Knog's Oi Luxe bell has this same problem as their Classic bell that I have a copy of.
I really want to like this bell as the design allows for convenient placement right next to the grips on upright handlebars, and the Luxe solves a main problem of the Classic by being louder. Unfortunately, as with most of this type of parts, manufacturers need to understand that "utmost reliability despite prolonged negligence" is probably the most important characteristic by far. Fancy design may be cool, but if it's not reliable, well, it won't serve its primary purpose now, would it? On Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 4:45:46 PM UTC-7 Mike Rossi wrote: I had bought two of those luxe bells for my fixed gears, and I agree with Bernard. They’re finicky. I know have three Crane bells and the “bringgg, bringgg” one is my favorite. It gets the most smiles from people. Mike On Jun 14, 2025, at 4:18 PM, Andrew Scherer <[email protected]> wrote: Depends on the situation. When I ride on MUPs upstate folks react quickly and positively to a Crane Suzu-style bell. The single clear "ding" doesn't startle them and can be heard from far enough for folks to move aside if necessary. When I ride in the city either on streets or MUPs that kind of bell is hardly noticed, it's just another noise in the urban soundscape. I've found a Crane Riten-style "rrrring-rrrring" is noticed and recognized more often than not. Nothing works when folks have earphones. On Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 1:15:43 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: Tugging this thread in a slightly different but not irrelevant direction: what do others think are the most effective bells? By “most effective,” I mean, that most quickly get the attention of others on your route. I’ve used any number of bells, from Spurcycles to this thing. IME, big brass Crane bells with sideways striking arm are loudest (except for “this thing”*) but I do prefer the small size with, still, large noise capacity, of the Spurcycles. OTOH, for a while I greatly enjoyed using a !Zounds airhorn — pump up reservoir with a floor pump — which certainly made laggards on the bike path jump. But it was bulky and a hassle to keep charged and, really, not very nice for non-motorized traffic. *“This thing,” rotating bell, which weighs about a pound. [image: image.png] On Sat, Jun 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM Bernard Duhon <[email protected]> wrote: I purchased one new It had a great sound, but easily got out of whack It's too easy for something on the handlebars, touch the outer ring and if it gets off centered, it doesn't ring Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> ------------------------------ *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Kim H. <[email protected]> *Sent:* Saturday, June 14, 2025 10:51:48 AM *To:* RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> *Subject:* [RBW] Oi Luxe Bike Bell I came across this new to me bike bell on my social media feed yesterday. 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