It may be that these stations were installed by Cambridge Community Development Department for $12K a pop.

freddy, I'm not sure I follow. A new Dero Fixit repair station costs $1,000-$2,200 each in single quantities, depending on configuration, a far cry from $12,000. But even if they cost $12K, so what? Replacement parts of the pump are available and historically the City has had them in stock, they just need to know to get the work done. What concern were you raising?

No concern, only leaving a comment. Ok. I see: $12K/8. Thought the extra $10k was labor &c. So, it was issued to traffic - curious about how maintenance parts and labor are accounted.

I wonder if these stations have empirically proven useful for bike riders who don’t don’t carry a tool pouch and pump and aren't for more than a ribbon-cutting, glossy pr opportunity way back when they were installed? I was super psyched to see them pop up and they made me feel good to see- we live in a safe place where tools can be left out, but now my impression we can’t keep apace of the vandalism and they highlight how we’re not doing right helping alleviate social disfunction that leads to vandalism.

I have a number of comments, but I'm not sure this is the right forum, but:

• Having easy access to a PUMP is super-important for cyclists. Generally urban cyclists don't carry pumps, which are heavy and easily stolen off bikes, and having accessible pumps around the city is a great confidence builder, and pretty cheap.

• As a cyclist who has tools, I find the frame of these stations to be extremely helpful. I don't own a bicycle maintenance stand, and I think most apartment-dwellers don't — they are large and bulky and several hundred dollars. So I will sometimes bring my own tools to the public repair station just to make use of the ability to lift the bike up off the ground which is necessary to make adjustments that involve spinning the wheels.

• The final issue is the tools on the station. Those are a lot more hit-and-miss, since they are kind of annoying to use because they are locked down, but they still get stolen — see, e.g. https://seeclickfix.com/issues/14877384
Still, it's really nice to be able to go to one of the stations and use a tool you may not have, or might own but didn't carry with you. If you need to change a flat tire or do some other adjustment. For instance, I recently needed to remove a pedal and needed a pedal wrench, which I don't own, and the repair station was great for that.

I'm pleased to report this pump is now working and seems to hold pressure against my thumb. Yay! But it seems like staff isn't updating SCF when this happens, which is unfortunate.
(Alternatively, maybe vigilante tactical urbanists are running around fixing broken pumps without knowing about SCF.)

And, perhaps obviously, there is now a pump head.

This pump head has been replaced and the station pump is functional.

Closing this request as the pump head has been replaced.