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Old 07-11-08, 11:29 AM
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Has anyone seen one of these? What a great idea.
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Pretty neat idea.
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That's rad.
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That is the coolest thing ever.
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Old 07-11-08, 11:36 AM
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LBS has one here. Not all fancy, just an old candy machine, but it's got tubes, patches, cliff blocks, etc.
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I was in Kaysville Utah for work and saw a candy-type machine outside a shop there filled with tubes and whatnot... I thought it was a pretty cool idea...
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The bike station (indoor bike parking) here in downtown seattle has one too (not trek branded), tubes, brake pads, etc.
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Virtually any spiral driven glassfront machine can be used to vend bike specific items. We have been playing around with the setup for a while now. The key is to get the right size coil for the stuff you want to sell. As previously stated Japan sell almsot everything out of vending machines.
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I approve! Can't wait to see these things all over....
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The Bike Barn here in Houston has one of these. They call it the 24-hr bike shop.
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Ive seen those things in the stix selling live bait even. Its a closed front model and I believe refridgerated though...
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Sure, press A1 for a 08' Madone, B12 for Hybrid FX.....
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Lawsuit time.
www.trekstop.com
Maybe I'll get some of the money that comes in from it since I work there
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Does this still count as LBS?
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More coverage; great idea, but they probably won't sell most of the stuff I use like Conti tires, DumondeTech lube or park tools.



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