德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 . q9 J; u0 S3 x+ } + c w4 d0 ^; c3 a) B% ] : @# V6 X5 D! M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。 3 i9 @! k& j4 |! p+ Y% _ M/ l8 `9 C& l3 F7 @7 l b& V' u 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。 - R) M" {; K: \1 u! e* Q7 [0 v 5 r! g# A* Y% y+ f: d 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。 ) ~ e8 [ ^! W1 m$ U: E, {+ i4 s7 \, @: A& ]2 {: s: d3 ~5 H& G U) `) O
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！” & y2 R7 z; x) @* m4 T9 X
+ x( B& ?* p- b& q. b 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。 " I( q( V# D7 N& J7 J& J1 X1 }0 J. w1 ^0 f9 A4 H# T
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding . b/ q" V0 [4 t1 A) s1 ?. Y K6 G, J7 E# W I: }8 V! g* y3 P7 m5 P
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. : R6 b& S* ]$ Y; \! Z& |8 L2 @3 }5 h. p
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 9 m: a; ^- E$ Q! ~" G: ~" U- b0 ^ r# s0 p- ~0 f9 Z, n& Q
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.6 E$ ?8 o1 t1 [& g
9 Q$ E" Z) s/ u8 [6 XAll 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 d4 i, A' n! f; y: r* A* [ ) T# ]/ D5 r O3 {% }% C/ AThough 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. 1 Y0 ~$ j0 {1 ~3 ] H# o4 C3 |! {7 ^6 B. 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. 5 u* b# `) }/ [- A; V6 g( j5 l) w. K1 C M- c# E
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