德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 8 c" Z- S' Q; i / C5 _" g4 u+ c7 R* w9 c2 U9 O6 E m. t+ l3 D: R8 I3 c一家德国公司最近制造出了一种具有7个座位的新型三轮自行车。 2 Q9 i! C, _4 _: n$ J0 e2 d; h0 E; H2 H
3 q; F' i8 T! x 据悉，这辆自行车拥有保时捷的方向盘、多个由踏板控制的水压刹车、一个停车刹以及车灯，这种7座自行车能够安全承载635公斤的重量，并以最高每小时24公里的速度行驶，所有7名骑车者都有脚踏板可以踩动，即使其中一两个乘客想偷懒休息一下，另外几人也能让这辆车继续前进。不过，7人中只能有一个人可以掌控方向盘。 . j( B" ~/ t1 k s $ \! f( c" l5 v+ z# d1 Y# `$ [ 由于骑车者围坐一圈就像开会一样，所以这种新型自行车也被戏称作是“会议自行车”。不过发明者斯泰勒更愿意将这种自行车称作是“微笑机器”，他认为这是最具有社交性的交通工具。 ' A" q, `4 Z0 Q, ~0 ?
: z8 H+ c6 }/ j4 U 斯泰勒称，由于骑这种车需要齐心协力，所以异性朋友们骑着它外出兜风时，甚至可能会彼此产生感情，坠入爱河。斯泰勒说：“这是一个将人们团结到一起的革命性方法，人们需要这种自行车，我认为好朋友们应该走出他们的汽车，离开他们的沙发，一起骑着这种自行车外出郊游！即使陌生人骑上这种车，不要几分钟也能成为朋友，异性朋友甚至能在骑车时坠入爱河，此外，你只需靠自己的能量———可重复更新的能量就能让它运转起来！” 6 A2 h* K* `; |$ N1 ~5 E r# ?
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不过，这种7座自行车的价格可不低，据悉，一辆“7座自行车”的价格要高达5500英镑。 % a. I1 f* G! [1 c! g" w p3 B5 G6 u* J0 I , k) U% Y* Z4 M% @* {; XA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 0 x6 y; W) w% h; n8 e ) a5 b1 X$ W4 _. sLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. / t' B8 L D' y+ J9 A% [+ {- A4 r( R1 @
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ; D, o: `6 Z& ?3 y 6 ~, l" O" Q7 D4 L7 F0 `The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights./ P9 E. p/ A4 T. |' i
9 S: J! \/ o8 y7 |% dAll seven riders can pedal, although the bike, which uses three motorbike wheels, can still move if one or more riders fancy a breather. But one of the riders always has to man the steering wheel.- Z' `1 `' d2 o: z! e
?' l; p# S! `& t' |7 x( N9 a) kThough the bike costs a whopping 5500 pounds plus shipping, Eric Staller, its inventor from Amsterdam believes it will be a success as it is the world's most sociable mode of transport. f" }, ?- @+ K+ H, W9 \
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"People need this bike. I think people are ready to get out of their cars and off their sofas and get silly. It lowers inhibitions and after a few minutes even complete strangers begin talking to each other. People have even fallen in love on these bikes. And you move along on your own energy - renewable energy," the Daily Mail quoted Staller as saying. , W) N! P$ c- `3 V1 n9 U" b, q( H7 W' Q
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