Bike Bell Recommendations

My trails don't have a ton of hiker traffic, but in the interest of being a good trail user I'm looking for a new bell. I have a small bell on my handlebars but it doesn't seem to be doing the job. I stopped and asked a biker I met if he could hear me coming and he said barely. Any recommendations for a bike bell? I was thinking the kind that dangle and ring as I ride but I'm open to the others as well.

I use a bear bell off my saddle pack. Not for bears but for humans. That and a DT Swiss hub with minimal grease, my own grunting will warn other users that they are not alone. I also go slow unless I have line of sight on multi use trails.

Thanks. I have a pretty small bear bell now so maybe it's just a matter of getting a bigger one and grunting a bit more lol.

Something like this: http://www.mtbbell.com/about.html ?

You can stop it ringing too: http://reviews.mtbr.com/timber-mountain-bike-bell-the-polite-way-to-pass

Use loud hub hand free bell.

Thanks for the recommendation. I'll have to check out the Timber bells. I've seen a lot of the hand activated bells but the Timber style was more what I was looking for. I like that it's constantly ringing as I ride. I have i9 hubs so they're pretty loud, but I guess not loud enough.

I just tend to swear a lot...and loudly, when i ride. 

Seems to do the trick.

Posted by: sjshaw672

Something like this: http://www.mtbbell.com/about.html ?

You can stop it ringing too: http://reviews.mtbr.com/timber-mountain-bike-bell-the-polite-way-to-pass

Thanks!