德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 + Y" J/ x5 p: L, d* k$ L& j% s, G 0 [' Z3 c# l$ w' U& V) `* {5 P/ F: t# h! b/ ^
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。 * w; V) ?3 o2 _/ v* X # m3 b7 {9 O, Q0 A$ M5 S' X 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。 p3 b+ I$ D0 b' ^* q% k4 | j a! i5 p. T1 z 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。 / {( \9 r5 Y2 `% r; y4 N- ^% {/ p
8 N' {/ t( h5 e: z# `" Z! F 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！” # t% _$ ~2 v0 d, }/ R- P: i" G0 Z) A
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。 1 F! v/ v/ h& H3 \2 x : Z- j( O M I& j 0 n. u! j- }* Y. P0 U0 j5 @A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 9 D& K! U5 N7 k8 d* G7 p, V$ Y m( q8 z9 r6 `& z H, JLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 3 x% B8 X- y$ X; ]/ w
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ' [6 a/ i9 F9 v. ?& G! j3 O0 d, Y) g& k/ W" [1 C) _
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.( U( L7 B% a; h* R/ j
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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 P8 l/ {( @- p2 M. ]$ O+ r
* p( }1 r$ X8 S, k2 @, _& xThough 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. ( `9 h+ `( Q- B' [ I- J9 f- P/ |- V+ a! T
"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. ' G3 Y3 E3 D( w/ h A0 a , a/ ~. }& W, k$ o" L[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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