Bicycle bells in the distance

The bicycle was broken, but when I wanted to repair it, I found that the bicycle repair stalls that used to be all over the streets quietly disappeared, and it was difficult to find its trace again. In the era of material scarcity, bicycle is a very luxurious means of transportation. If anyone wants to marry a new relative, it is a shame to buy a bicycle without it. Speaking of bicycles, I clearly remember that the most famous brands when I was a child were "Phoenix" and "Forever". I remember when I was very young, I sat on the seat fixed on the bicycle beam and rang the bell from time to time. A string of ringing bicycle bells rang in my memory.

? There are several kinds of ringtones. One is monosyllabic, and the bell has a simple structure. It is flat and half-moon, made of stainless steel, with a small spring control assembly and a small bell handle inside. When a cyclist presses his thumb hard, it will crunch and then crunch. There is also a kind of bell, which can be called continuous ringing compared with the former. Make a metaphor that is not necessarily exact, just like the difference between the launch of soil and the launch of automatic rifles. Soil spears are fired once, while automatic rifles can be fired repeatedly. Therefore, the latter ringtone can better reflect the pride and domineering of the rider. This bell is a complete circle, two semicircles are combined into one, the middle is fixed by a stainless steel ring, and the small spring component in the middle is pressed by hand. The bell "Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin Tintin

Later, the styles of bicycles became more and more fashionable, and bells were introduced with innovation. One is a half-moon stainless steel cover the size of a coin without a bell handle. On the contrary, it is a hard plastic fixed on a hard spring. Under the action of the spring, the hard plastic is hit on the stainless steel cover, making a ding, ding, ding sound ... The other is also a flat half moon with a slightly larger diameter at the bottom. There is also a kind of bell, such as children's toys now, which is actually a piece of soft plastic. When you press the whistle at the opening, you will make a purring sound.

The enduring bell has created many enduring memories for me and left me with many enduring homesickness.

? Later, the figure of bicycles on the street gradually became scarce. After the glorious years of the bicycle, its last ray of light was covered by the whistle of the battery car, and the bell of the bicycle was gradually submerged in the exhaust of the car.

? In recent years, dazzling changes have taken place in the world. Bicycles that have almost entered history have developed brand-new functions with the changes of the times. Except for a few people who still use it as a means of transportation, more people give it a fresh connotation of the times, either riding a mountain bike to exercise, or riding a folding bike to and from work freely to avoid the troubles of traffic jams, or riding a bicycle for leisure shopping, and occasionally riding a bicycle together to breathe fresh air in the wild. This kind of relaxation and complacency is really irreplaceable by other means of transportation.

? Nowadays, however, bicycles seem to be a routine thing, and most of them have no bells. I don't know if it was not installed at the factory, or it was artificially disassembled after it was bought back. Without the bell, it is impossible to ring the crisp and sweet bell, and naturally it loses its unique charm belonging to the bicycle.

? If the bicycle is regarded as the material carrier of people's progress, then a string of crisp and melodious "Tintin ……" ringtones are undoubtedly the living soul, bright eyes and immortal spirit of this carrier.

? The fading bell just often echoes in dreams.