This inner-tube vending machine is outside a bike store in Cologne, Germany, and a new tube will cost €6 ($8.50) — a pretty normal price in Europe. It’s certainly handy — If you need a new tube, you don’t want to wait for the store to open. It would be even handier if there was an air pump underneath it, but sadly the photograph doesn’t go down that far.
Writing this reminded me of last year’s post, “The World’s Weirdest Vending Machines”, and I re-read it while grabbing the link. Head over and take a look at the comments. You’ll find out that in Austria, you can buy whole bike tires from an automat, in Germany you can buy sausages (hot or cold, “I ate one once and didn’t die, although it was far from being delicious.” says reader Erica), and un upstate New York you can buy live bait. Vending machines are truly the pinnacle of modern civilization.
Biketube Vending Machine Cologne [PresleyJesus/Flickr]
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