Which side to fit bell…..

[simonineaston]

Another aspect to this complex and subtle topic (ting-a-ling...) is consistency across all the cycles. I've tried wherever poss. to keep everything the same across three Moultons and a Brompton and have largely succeeded. Muscle memory can work away unhindered that way!

[Cyclothesist]

Fit it where it's convenient and easily reached.
Next up, how to tell the left from the right with identical

[axel_knutt]

I've always taken the view that my right hand might be busy applying suitable force to the front brake and so the bells on my bikes always sit near my left hand.

I go for the hands-free option in case both my hands are occupied with both the brakes.

[Cyclothesist]

I go for the hands-free option in case both my hands are occupied with both the brakes.

+1

[Brucey]

like others I have gravitated towards LH bell operation, on the basis that this way, the front brake can be used at the same time. FWIW it seems to me that a bell designed for RHS mounting/RH thumb push operation could perhaps be LHS mounted and worked via a LH forefinger pull instead.

[rjb]

It's not difficult to have a remote bell rung from any convenient lever. This was common on tandems where the stoker was able to ring the bell mounted up front. Brake levers were often employed to operate the bell using a brake cable joining the pair.
Handy when the captain has his hands full.

[axel_knutt]

I go for the hands-free option in case both my hands are occupied with both the brakes.

+1

I can't think of a situation urgent enough to need a horn or bell that doesn't need brakes and steering more urgently, which is why I don't think I've ever used a car horn except for trivia.

[mattsccm]

Mines is on the seat pin. Out of the way as it is almost bever used and can be used with either hand.

[Nicholas]

If deciding which side of the bars to fit your bell is too much of a dilemma, you could fit it to the stem. Or the seat post....

Chortle!

My first thought was to reply to the OP with "who cares?" but that seemed a bit harsh. Honestly though, some of these posts ...

[gaz]

One on the left, one on the right and a "cowbell"* on the stem .

*Whilst I like the sound it's not loud enough for anyone else to hear, it serves little purpose.

[lankysnapper]

Aesthetically?

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[lankysnapper]

Sorry for the advert.

[Bmblbzzz]

If deciding which side of the bars to fit your bell is too much of a dilemma, you could fit it to the stem. Or the seat post....

Chortle!

My first thought was to reply to the OP with "who cares?" but that seemed a bit harsh. Honestly though, some of these posts ...

Seat post mounting is used. Seriously. Not by me, but by at least one person I know.

[Bmblbzzz]

I go for the hands-free option in case both my hands are occupied with both the brakes.

+1

I can't think of a situation urgent enough to need a horn or bell that doesn't need brakes and steering more urgently, which is why I don't think I've ever used a car horn except for trivia.

Need, maybe not. But benefit from? If you ride on shared paths, such as old railways or canal towpaths, a couple of pings can be useful – courteous even – to let people on foot know of your approach. Hence the "Two tings" notices sometimes seen on towpaths.

[Steve]

Somewhere on the internet I came across a smartbell, which rings when you say "Bell: ring".
[Not true]