德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 ) I) ?5 }7 z) N4 v0 M* L, P% ` / @! J1 ]# s3 M" N: K : O/ v5 _& u2 Y# c+ e8 H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。 ' m5 N* f7 m+ g1 F) E4 Q, L $ a9 k' {# l0 e$ W9 G" n+ h0 O 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。 * j; P1 r, h* V! ]6 t/ v
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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。 # |: q6 N- _) `: G/ g* b: Z: q7 |5 C$ p% Z
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！” ) {) P1 Q# }* O. v. X; D$ s
+ f6 l& J3 [0 u; e$ 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。 ' G# j& P, a* Q4 w0 I4 _& c & w: H2 c$ V4 f7 J/ u# M" R* R) G! l: ~
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ) d9 P$ P2 d8 i9 J) O2 { - n5 Y$ ^! E9 c/ L . I! ^" M% L( B- ^8 d' @3 Y i6 NThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. " o6 |- t$ j! w! E" ?: P
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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 S+ Z& i& ^( P1 D. ~ ^0 x) B) t* |
x$ r3 D% ~& M* gThough 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. C( n& o f, Z0 u H4 P. D' M / I3 U: ?4 _+ H$ _"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.9 n/ y: }# @9 V$ r; l' }) Q4 v! Y
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