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The British inventor John Richard Dedicoat designed the bike bell in the late 19th century. His vision—a simple rounded piece of metal with a small lever the rider flicks to produce a tinny “ding”—has endured for more than a century. Despite its basic form and, frankly, irritating sound, Dedicoat’s design has become the de-facto bike bell for old beaters and sleek road bikes alike.
Hugo Davidson is not a fan of the bike bell. “No one wants to put a $5 Chinese bell on an $8,000 carbon fiber road bike,” he says. He’s got a point. Davidson is the co-founder of and lead designer at Knog, the Australian bike accessories company known for its ubiquitous bendy Frog light. The company’s latest accessory is the Oi, a bike bell that doesn’t look anything like a bike bell. It’s a sleek bit of metal that wraps around the handlebar like a bracelet.
