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The 1st Customizable Digital Horn & Lights for Bikes

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Permalink Reply by Steve R on June 26, 2014 at 2:26pm

I will actually be in Chicago for a bit over a week in July. We don't have too many MYBELL prototypes, but I'm working on bringing one to demonstrate!

They work on Divvy bikes as well -- you can see this if you watch the Kickstarter video.

If anyone has been thinking about supporting MYBELL on Kickstarter, we really appreciate every contribution and are trying to keep the strong momentum going. For lower pledge amounts, the $25 level reflective t-shirts are really cool. I believe those will be shipping as soon as they can be made up after the campaign is funded, in plenty of time for warm weather night riding.

Permalink Reply by Steve R on June 26, 2014 at 6:19pm

Hi Serge,

We looked at a variety of options for attaching to the bars, and felt that the strap was the best combination of near-universal fit, ease of use, and durability. If there is enough demand, we could design a clamp attachment for standard handlebar diameters.

The link I sent from Backcountry.com contains reviews of those straps, which many people use a lot -- and I'm guessing some do use them daily, because they have a zillion uses. 69 out of 77 reviews are 5 stars, with words like "bullet proof", "burly", "durable", "take a ton of abuse", etc.

Best,

- Steve

Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on June 26, 2014 at 7:41pm

Hey Steve,

I would be keen on getting one in the shape of a skull to compliment the rear tail light I designed and built.

Thanks

Permalink Reply by Steve R on June 26, 2014 at 7:48pm

That is awesome! I think we can work something out...

Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on June 26, 2014 at 7:58pm

Thanks! we shall see.

Steve R said:

That is awesome! I think we can work something out...

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on June 27, 2014 at 7:41am

I share Serge's concern-- at a glance they look the same as the straps that come with these fenders:

http://ecom1.planetbike.com/7003.html

Which I have not found to be durable enough (sooner or later you need to replace them with zip ties.)



Steve R said:

Hi Serge,

We looked at a variety of options for attaching to the bars, and felt that the strap was the best combination of near-universal fit, ease of use, and durability. If there is enough demand, we could design a clamp attachment for standard handlebar diameters.

The link I sent from Backcountry.com contains reviews of those straps, which many people use a lot -- and I'm guessing some do use them daily, because they have a zillion uses. 69 out of 77 reviews are 5 stars, with words like "bullet proof", "burly", "durable", "take a ton of abuse", etc.

Best,

- Steve

Permalink Reply by daWillinChi on June 27, 2014 at 8:44am

Knoggs Blinders lights' rubbers suck. I've exchanged mine three times.

Hope this one is of a much better material than the ones Knoggs use.



h' 1.0 said:

I share Serge's concern-- at a glance they look the same as the straps that come with these fenders:

http://ecom1.planetbike.com/7003.html

Which I have not found to be durable enough (sooner or later you need to replace them with zip ties.)


Permalink Reply by Steve R on June 27, 2014 at 9:11am

Hi all,

This is great feedback on the strap attachment, thank you.

We are still finalizing the design and although we think the strap will be durable enough and we are planning to test the heck out of it, we can certainly consider a clamp attachment method as an alternate.

Best,

- Steve

Permalink Reply by Steve R on July 10, 2014 at 1:54pm

All,

I am planning to be at the Tour de Fat on Saturday with a MYBELL prototype. If anyone is interested in seeing it, please let me know or just stop by to say hello... I will be wearing a MYBELL t-shirt and showing off the prototype.

Thanks!

- Steve

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1537964498/mybell-the-1st-cust...

Permalink Reply by Irvin Steinert on July 11, 2014 at 7:11am

you could save a few bucks and simply shriek out any thing you'd like too...very customizable

Permalink Reply by Irvin Steinert on July 11, 2014 at 7:13am

i have a hornit ..... it's so loud that I am cautious about using it

Serge Lubomudrov said:

Wait, there's more . . . Though I like the "all-in-one" concept, no hanging wires, etc., this horn is not good for a flat handlebar with gear switches and break levers on inside of the grips.

A tiny trigger the HornIt comes with fits perfectly right next to the grip and doesn't get in the way when I want to break or shift gears:

Permalink Reply by Steve R on July 11, 2014 at 9:17am

That's the nice thing about MYBELL -- you can set the volume, and there are 2 tones you can select with the button push: you could set one to be loud (emergency) and the other to be friendlier (not so loud).

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