德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友: t7 _* J# m5 C) D, H; G6 U# N+ n
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2 z: o, o% J* n8 P+ S N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。 5 L, U. n! x1 f% F p! s
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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。 3 [' @* e' B. a) D! [1 _! J
* A7 z! B4 v1 }. @ 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。 % e) `7 c) V* F) P8 l / i( N6 s o9 ^6 t' \6 | 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 l2 d/ ~, @5 i; B0 ~* N
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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。 , o) B$ F7 f) ?! `2 g T4 U1 t. Y
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding/ g( a' ]5 s$ _1 c( t; x
) j6 b+ ?6 X3 _ }7 @$ e8 B* NLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. + d$ z* D0 l5 m3 B1 D. U. B% K
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. " l" T1 U1 h, m) r4 t& l2 _: Y K4 D" a
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. " H/ P* K" B/ z: J( V5 c* `% _7 k s' e7 W: e& J# i' I* e
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.9 \+ G8 s2 r0 J* c9 n5 ]
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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. ( a5 h1 T' D# E% }1 Q 3 [/ r1 u% o& h- y4 v"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. / L- }* \2 h! N% w4 P( V t. N3 K- t; J
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