Hasta La Ideas

Hipstomp recently picked up on Bike Fixtation’s bicycle vending machine, suggesting that these machines would be welcome in “cities that still have a bike messenger presence.”

The machine in March 2010; Colin Moynihan for The New York Times

It turns out that he’s right: New York City has a bike vending machine of it’s own, at Brooklyn’s Times Up! Bike Co-Op at 99 S 6th St, conveniently located near the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge.

Fast forward to July 2010… via bitchcakes’ Flickr

It ain’t as pretty as the fire engine (or is that Coca-Cola?) red BF version—the New York Times opts for choice adjectives “squat black”—but it’s got all of the necessary goods and more: sunglasses, t-shirts, a Blackberry (see video after the jump)… all of which may come in handy while you’re cruising around the ‘burg.

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