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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。 # i4 \+ G4 |5 X6 B* |- h( 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。 $ D. t! ?7 n! H5 ?( n
3 A1 Z; t. F1 k R 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。 - d/ [1 R1 y" w# z8 i 4 G3 s, |$ l: ^5 P; M2 S# K. S: ]7 h 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！” $ r, c9 _/ V4 g* M1 C
8 j1 `/ [& X! QA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding+ e& \ M6 |/ b6 b" o' a
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. * r) l+ ^1 P9 v
' e. S! w' \; I+ O6 P " o/ A2 J8 d9 K1 F7 s9 ZThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 5 D0 l. z) U1 `- W2 n' Q8 L * h$ a- ^) i9 \7 l1 uThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. l8 J% O5 r5 k c/ R4 y
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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. 8 _% d$ X* P- ^4 P7 h5 u* `$ [* ]( [$ p
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.; ~- b# m: e2 y* m* q4 h" ~
6 }& E' c6 a- w"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. . M9 D4 B! E8 v9 g * H0 Z+ l; F$ I* ]8 x" w/ L' a[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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