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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。 & q4 E: Z, R, P/ }9 v! G1 k! K+ u, Y# B; A( @, z
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。 ' g- Z9 A4 W( Y- K; O
. [& P0 f4 V. i( r4 b8 } 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。 % K( _0 [" Y! r- |6 |- y: u/ H9 C& L4 ~# H8 h& k: }" f1 D+ T4 H; b9 t
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！” ; y7 Z1 D& I5 H0 ?3 ]& C: k5 A5 v: Z2 Z$ z/ u
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。 6 B {! M8 M; s& ^5 |: m9 S r# z' @+ L
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 6 _" U; r% X% i! S' W# l: |6 a0 u/ O! N0 L/ @7 O& _3 w5 U
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 2 X% G& A' _2 |2 x @& l
7 M" P, p+ }( T* f( V ( K; \9 h8 b: a, U4 F! i& V6 h7 bThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 1 C0 n4 k# V, r/ ]+ D. w 3 J0 u i* o* p+ O' |$ IThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 2 V+ g* s9 U4 J! {! s S+ e ( a7 u2 A) ?' PAll 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.; g4 d# H% _9 ]9 _- F! Z
# L$ d }5 g7 F$ O4 b( |( T/ {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. : F* c* F6 @9 A1 @+ M% t 5 C9 H. I0 R7 r9 R d1 G, Y) r7 R( k! M"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. & N) y+ ^$ y1 F7 j7 m" i) B$ g 3 e ^$ z. m1 G) I8 V* |- K p[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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