Anyone into regular cycling?

LeftieBiker said:

As for bells and horns, I find my voice works fine, and shouts of "don't do it" or "watch it" have prevented many a case of dooring, right hooking etc. Overtaking other bikes, a quiet "passing on your left" still works, although less experienced riders can be startled by it and swerve, so I say it before getting next to them. A bell is probably less startling, and sounds less threatening to some; a loud horn may cause them to crash.

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That's the difference between city/suburb riding and rural riding. No one hears you yell (or scream) in the country. I still have my voice to use when appropriate, but when entering a blind one lane underpass, for example, there is no substitute for loud noise. (Except when a train is going over, in which case it's down to the headlight strobe at night, or dumb luck in daylight.)

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KeiJidosha said:

I have about 20 different ejected bar end mirrors. I finally found this "Zefal Cyclop Rear Veiw Mirror" and bought 5 of them as they were going out of production. eBay still shows stock though. Plastic, adjustable, stable, decent convex balance of wide vs. distance. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Zefal-Cyclo...677299?hash=item566996ca33:g:YDsAAOxy4YdTVExA

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Okay, you've piqued my interest - why does "no one hears you yell (or scream) in the country", barring the specific extreme instance you describe? I need to do it far less often when riding in rural areas, but I've still been able to get people's attention.

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