Baruch Herzfeld, owner of Traif Bike Gesheft (Yiddish for ‘non-Kosher bike shop’) has installed New York City’s first bicycle parts vending machine. The 24/7 retail box carries things cyclists may need in an emergency, such as patch kits, pumps, brake pads and other things for general repairs (fresh tires for fixie hipsters?).
“We see somebody with a flat, we try to help them,†said Mr. Herzfeld in a NY Times article. “Now we have something that works 24 hours.â€Â
Herzfeld’s shop holds free weekend repair workshops run by the environmental group Time’s Up, so newbies can learn how to use the stuff sold in the vender.
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