德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友7 U! x% J7 g) f* J- F( ?
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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。 : Z3 |3 n# m+ M3 e
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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。 " ]: N, j2 R7 ~, q: h ) {8 A) [: d, V; Z7 r6 h& t# a7 { 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。 " M% e; R' M1 ]) a5 ~0 I! t g3 L1 O+ |. N! h' v
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！” 7 K: q. |6 Z8 `# C+ O* |/ B4 c9 m8 b- i
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。 4 U" Q m' U h, k# V3 P( f ( s _4 k/ }& k1 a 1 N0 o. i+ A( Z0 PA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 5 a/ t6 g9 U6 s& i; {! ^# D3 o ) o! x4 z( k. oLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ' k1 ` @$ b* y H5 I% B
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. " ~) z* b" q \& H* v0 t4 e% i! h9 F9 J1 u2 q7 P! c
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 8 V( N& H; S) n; t9 L ) N: k6 X7 i6 k) f. ?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. ) I+ e( m; ]8 V/ E Q; g9 o7 M' m |
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.0 _; L6 j( a; U) ^. {
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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. % W0 `- [# }' {3 B& Q 5 ~1 V2 w# j' S" D[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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