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I don’t know about the rest of you, but when I saw the first I-pod vending machine I thought for sure the Apocalypse was sure to happen within minutes. A vending machine for high priced electronics? Sorry, I grew up with machines that spit out gum balls that would lose their flavor in 30 seconds or small useless toys that were never the ones you hoped you would get. The thought of vending something that costs hundreds of dollars just did not compute.
Via Bicycle Design comes news of the Trek Stop - a bicycle part vending machine seen above. There’s a zillion comments on the post to follow that do a good job summing up the possible pros and cons. Next up I expect are vending machines with artificial human organs and do-it-yourself surgical kits.
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1 John // Jul 16, 2008 at 12:43 am
It has a workstand! Imagine the possibilities for en-commute tweaking!
2 Trek’s Bike Vending Machine « In The Spin // Aug 1, 2008 at 5:17 am
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3 adam // Sep 13, 2008 at 6:15 pm
The one pictured in Madison is kinda nice. The workstand is already messed up a bit from too much use (no surprise) and the compressor for the air is a little weaker than I would expect. Other than that the machine only takes cash, which a lot of people commuting don’t always have on them.
I had a tube blow literally a block away from the stand. Walked there, tried to buy a new one (store was closed) but I didn’t have cash. Went to a different store the next day to fix it.
Useful - yes, but only with cash. They should seriously accept cards.
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