德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 : u- i* `# l, I8 e& A2 C" g5 `" C& P4 u, }4 y
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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。 , @% D G/ I/ _
K) e5 _: L$ f; N% h 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。 8 |; I! A! c) p0 t% b8 l
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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。 : ~# d4 g. a L- T. [2 @' u6 |% k8 n
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！” & H& Z# `/ f+ h; _( m5 a9 a0 p( S; i3 B5 |8 m1 h! Y( y; R
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。 % |2 G! y" d6 X# O( q# v * R/ n7 |- t' [5 O X1 [) R8 n/ ]8 e
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding$ ?/ ~* E5 v# P! g0 M e ~/ D% Q
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ; d/ O% `& }7 b: O3 f8 R1 P$ _
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 8 p# f& p$ K& c" y$ b4 ~, p p' j3 q5 L
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. * W0 E. f1 D' o- f% d/ f+ s& T* L# q! f* N
All 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. 4 g1 ]* G6 x0 U9 a) I) D% ^9 _: E5 j" B9 g
Though 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. 5 c5 ~7 }6 u( y7 M+ G8 a' h* J4 p5 N2 d" `# }
"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. 4 Z) ^7 e2 L7 v , P2 o: L2 A5 V! y5 e4 x5 \6 O* g/ [[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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