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Quick Fix

Arunima Singh, Claudia Ciarpella, Francesca Desmarais, Myoungeun Kim

Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design

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Project Overview

Quick Fix is a service designed for the Copenhagen Metro that provides cyclists with ease of transportation and reliable service while their bike is being fixed.

In a city of 650,000 bikes, where there are more bikes than people, we wondered how the Copenhagen Metro could better support the bicycle culture of the city. How might we make the metro the preferred form of travel when you're inconvenienced by a broken bike?

Through the Quick Fix service, a cyclist can submit a request to get their bike fixed and negotiate with a mechanic. The cyclist can then park their bike at a Quick Fix station, located at any Metro station, receive a Metro ticket, and comfortably continue on their travels. The traveling mechanic will come to the station, repair and service the bike, and then leave the bike with a personal message.

If the scope of the broken bike is too large, the mechanic can recommend that the cyclist drop their bike at a partner bike shop located near a Metro station instead of at the station. In turn, the partner bike shops review and approve the traveling mechanics to verify the quality and safety of their service.

Project Team

Arunima Singh

Claudia Ciarpella

Francesca Desmarais

Myoungeun Kim

Project Images

Two Separate Apps for Cyclists & Mechanics
Negotiation Interface
Quick Fix Service Blueprint
Traveling Mechanic Fixing a Tube
Prototyping User Experience of App With Mechanic
Service Blueprint In Progress
Prototyping in Copenhagen Cycle Shops
Paper Ticket Prototype for Cyclist
Prototyping in Copenhagen Cycle Shop
Prototyping Physical Drop-Off Locations
Demonstrating Quick Fix Service to Metro
Conducting Initial Research With Non-Metro Users

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Design Opportunity

For our initial research, we conducted short interviews with cyclists, general metro passengers, and connecting passengers from buses and trains. We found that passengers were generally satisfied with their Metro experience so we conducted 4 in-depth interviews with non-metro users to approach the research from a different angle. One of our key insights was that non-metro users use the metro when their conventional transit mode was broken. We also observed a number of broken bikes abandoned around metro stations.

Cycle shops in Copenhagen are generally open during working hours, not early in the morning, in the evening, late at night, or on Sundays. This can be an inconvenience when a cyclist has an emergency.


Service Prototypes

We conducted three service prototypes. For the first prototype we worked with two cycle shops located near Metro stations and, for the second prototype, we worked with a traveling mechanic who moved through various metro stations to fix bikes. We used a variety of different channels including paper service tickets, phone calls, SMS texts, and Tumblr image updates to communicate between the cyclists and the mechanics. For our third prototype we developed two high-fidelity applications, one for cyclists and one for mechanics, and tested the interfaces.

One of the biggest learnings we observed was the importance of communication and negotiation. For the cyclist, it was important that the communication with the mechanic happened before they dropped their bike at a metro station. This gave the cyclist a sense of control over, and trust in, the process (and price). For the mechanic, the communication was critical to inform the cyclist of all the nuances in a problem. We also observed that there were generally two negotiation phases, the initial negotiation before the bike was dropped at a Metro station, and a second negotiation once the mechanic physically looked at a bike.

From our first prototype we learned that while Metro stations are convenient locations for cyclists to drop their bikes, it is difficult to transport bikes to the cycle shops. Employing a traveling mechanic to instead come to the bikes was much more successful. Through our second prototype we learned that the most common types of bike problems, punctured tubes, changing tires, adjusting chains, and fixing brakes, can be fixed at the Metro stations. The bike cellars in particular were great locations with ample space and weather protection for the mechanic.


Value

For cyclists, Quick Fix provides 24/7, quick and safe bicycle repair. These are values which the Metro already has, making the service fit well with the Metro brand. Quick Fix also conveniently provides alternate travel plans for cyclists who have been inconvenienced by a broken bike.

For the Metro, Quick Fix extends the Metro brand outside of the physical stations, through a different mode of transit, and builds a positive relationship with cyclists. Quick Fix also creates a positive experience for non-metro users, particularly when they're in a stressful emergency. Lastly, Quick Fix increases the use of bike cellars and provides the Metro with additional revenue through a percentage of the mechanics' fee.

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Jury Commentary

I love the prototyping approach. A great project and I can't wait to use this in my own town.

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