When you are shopping around for devices that will alert others of your presence, you might just automatically assume that the louder it is, the better it is. However, this isn’t always going to be the case. If you are riding in a highly congested and very loud area, then you are going to want to find something that is loud.
If you are riding around a senior citizen home or a Metallica concert, you also will want to find something that is pretty loud. However, sometimes incredibly loud devices are going to startle your fellow trail travelers that are just trying to enjoy a nice and peaceful afternoon around nature. In those cases, you may not need to select a design that is going to be so loud it will knock their helmet clear off of their head. For those instances, you might just want to try a half-ring to quietly nudge them to move over to the side, or simply select a device that doesn’t have a very loud ringer.