. M2 U& B* Q o, _! D # @ U( `/ T' X. q1 ]( 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。 5 h: e: R0 Z! c# G ; w6 A4 Q& q7 V! ?# p( h" m 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。 5 A4 p6 @9 P! Q! ^+ A3 C . q. s- h0 P; i! r/ N 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。 ) h. u5 n. J% ]( A0 _# J5 j
( v* Y6 Y" C) @* M* 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！” ( L2 U! h; s R8 b0 X W3 u) p! v* D6 b! P! t, {
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。 % a6 N) x( ]0 A# t# O$ d/ `2 j- Q 1 X; \% j0 d3 E P3 k * u; f% t# R9 e& QA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding& B7 y. w& Y- Q d7 v7 ?
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 7 R- A8 }3 ?( H% z, y, u6 {, W/ ? 7 z, v( ] y4 | V6 N ' J6 R! \! [+ q* {9 @, zThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ( [. y k3 x( R# j0 z 7 [9 h4 u1 K1 Y9 N6 hThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 7 {( H E0 f( i% t; w( Z+ J3 p$ v3 O& k& D6 m6 [' D
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. 4 u$ e7 P, G$ p1 M % z9 o5 w' S2 q0 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. 4 d+ Z+ B+ J* r" H9 N" ~5 S, X) a 1 O, q2 U% ~/ K"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. ( B- e. f% `4 P0 T " u% L; Z) K w& P# V1 e[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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