There are many things about cycling that make it convenient. The freedom of weaving in and out of traffic, ones ability to set their own pace and the flexibility of being able to get on and off, to name a few. Cycling one of the best ways to get from A to B.
But a frustrating thing about a two wheeled journey is something going wrong, like getting a flat tyre, a broken chain, loose brakes or even a bout of low blood sugar. While the idea of an AA for cyclists hasn’t fully taken off, other ideas have emerged like this delightful bike part vending machine.
Highly convenient and quite functional, the folks at Bike Fixtation, are on to a good thing. It’s a genius invention really. The area around the machine serves as a fixing station so that people can drop in and get what they need to continue on their journey. The pilot location for this vending machine is on a major commuter route in Minneapolis inside Uptown Station, with plans to roll it out to other locations. We can’t wait to see more of these popping up.
Ps- If you’re into cycling, check out Do The Bike Thing.
(Spotted on GOOD)
Katherine Hui is currently the Social site editor at Green Thing, a web-based public service in London that inspires people to lead greener lives through creative content.
Before this, she worked as the Development Manager at Social Innovation Camp, an organization that encourages people to use web and mobile-based technology to mobilise social change. She oversaw 300 ideas submission and helped build 20 prototypes – five of which have gone on to get further funding or investment.
Katherine’s came over to the UK form Canada in 2007 for an MSc program at the London School of Economics. Before arriving in London, she managed a small environmental start-up in Vancouver called the Canadian Climate Change Alliance.
Katherine is football mad. She is a loyal supporter of Arsenal FC, plays for Islington Borough Ladies FC and coaches for Gunners in Islington in her spare time. Her second favourite hobby is kite surfing and she can sometimes be found chasing the wind.
