The Silver Chime

I squeezed beneath the screen door and scrambled straight up the spoke-ladder of a bicycle propped on the porch! Right beside the rubber grip sat a magnificent chrome dome with a tiny spring lever jutting out. Aha! A real mechanical bell! Bracing one hand on the handlebar, I swung my whole body and stomped my boot down onto that metal paddle. *PING-CLANG-RINGGG!* A deafening, silvery chime burst out and vibrated straight up into my goggles! I wobbled, threw my arms wide to keep my balance, and grinned as the dome hummed with leftover buzz. Oh, that was loud! I immediately cocked my heel back for another stomp!