Best upgrade per dollar?
- Thread starter herzalot
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doublewide
iMTB Rockstah
herzalot
iMTB Hooligan
I am picking the awareness bell as the front runner in my book - if you ride crowded SoCal multiuse, multi direction trails.
And not the thumb actuated bell - that relies on you seeing the person first. We’re talking the constant tinkling bell (that you can silence) that hikers hear before they see you. Not only are the hikers comfortably clear when you get to them, but they are happy as well! None of that “oh Sh!t” panic scrambling.
it’s a stretch to say it improves your riding, but wow does it improve the experience!
And not the thumb actuated bell - that relies on you seeing the person first. We’re talking the constant tinkling bell (that you can silence) that hikers hear before they see you. Not only are the hikers comfortably clear when you get to them, but they are happy as well! None of that “oh Sh!t” panic scrambling.
it’s a stretch to say it improves your riding, but wow does it improve the experience!
littlewave
Well-Known Member
Sandbagger....those who have ridden with me know that none of the improvements being discussed in this thread have helped me as a rider in any noticeable way.
mike
iMTB Hooligan
Held back, no. Pitched forward OTB, yes.
Think that would have happed with a dropper? Many people are saying no. 
mtnbikej
J-Zilla
Held back, no. Pitched forward OTB, yes.
Pitched forward.....oh yes, how could I forget.
Yeah, that would have still happened. The way the bar was grabbed, dropper or not....I was going down. 
DangerDirtyD
iMTB Hooligan
- Carbon Bars
- POWERFUL brakes (unless you’re little or slow)
- Reliable Dropper post
- 29er bikes
- Awareness bell (free at Nix Nature Center, just ask the attendant)
- www.imtbtrails.com
Redman
iMTB Rockstah
Awesome to see some folks are giving bells some love. I've had one all of my bikes going back to the 90's. AND, every single one of them have a been jingle bells that are zip tied to the cables. ALWAYS ON, no silencing allowed. Ask anyone that has ridden with me, they know the bell is always jingling!
Cyclotourist
iMTB Hooligan
Dropper for sure. Makes everything so much more comfortable and easy. The bell is a great point though, and I would argue it helps you go faster. Trail users (without headphones) 99% of the time get out of your way, so you can go faster!
SnakeCharmer
iMTB Hooligan
Hey, can that contraption double as a means of clearing chunks of food in a person who is choking?
Luis
iMTB Addict
Just yank harder
