Handy Tricks 7: Bike Mods and Projects

Step 16 Animal Stampede Bike Horn

Have you been searching for the best bike horn ever?

Turns out they're all mis-organized into the "Dog Toys" section at any walgreens.
I got this duck-horn duck there, and lashed it to my handlebars with strips of plastic shopping bag (note: another handy trick).

Leaving the store, I honked the duck, because I was riding down the sidewalk and didn't want to hit anyone. A homeless guy sleeping outside leapt up.

"Donny! Did you hear that!? It sounded like a duck!!"

Donny replied. "It IS a duck. IT IS a duck!" and pointed at me.

Get a bunch of friends together, each with a different animal, and it could be better than going to the zoo.

Comments

[mdlmusic]

What a great idea! I picked up a mallard squeaky toy at WalMart for $5.00 and wired it to my handlebars with twist ties. Got quite a few strange looks when I honked it as I came up behind pedestrians.

[Schaftt]

Shoulda used duct (duck) tape. (insert rimshot here)

[frogmeetcog]

Heeeey... I do like that. My dog tends to lose/hide for amusement his toys underneath our furniure, so we have a wealth of assorted dogtoys around our house. I recall last halloween the local Petsmart had a sale, and the dog aquired a softball-sized squeeky Frankenstein. Fairly smooth green rubber, and it made a piercing noise at close range. Even if it had not reeked like a chinese rubber-factory it would have made our dog deaf, but it would be pefect for my handlebars. I can't imagine we threw it away...