In the UK bikes are required to be sold with a bell, but there is no requirement to have one when riding. So bikes are often sold with the cheapest bell the man

In the UK bikes are required to be sold with a bell, but there is no requirement to have one when riding. So bikes are often sold with the cheapest bell the manufacturer can find, which the rider will remove when it inevitably breaks if not before. Oddly, here in the Netherlands the reverse seems to be true- it is illegal to ride a bike without a bell on public roads, but bikes are often sold without them...