德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 1 m: d2 a. l, j& @: t9 y6 V$ F: f' k/ A# ~$ a
# v" X# ]. J/ p: W" O. c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。 ! O8 ~3 x8 {# Z! C
& Y" H8 }1 r. w. f& x# q 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。 4 X: y0 U& h8 ~2 O
M9 H& o$ C+ L, f4 t \ 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: F# U0 z2 H. D) j( o+ g! A 7 W3 e0 S6 r3 |4 j 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！” " q' [) ^' A4 ^* R! c6 t% p6 A$ }0 P1 u& U/ _# P& V
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 H: d: X* J+ K7 r* C2 |- W
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding # a& n- S; i- y2 f0 i, j& H( G8 K / s U1 Z- K; R, V; N; ?8 t6 cLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 1 G b) L$ x) z/ H
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 5 I4 H$ e$ |, J6 ~5 {* C" w$ t
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.; W2 Z: H) {% V d2 R6 \
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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. & T2 L2 ~# I2 P5 V; A3 F, n. e % _- |, V9 Q7 Z3 z" W( 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. * C5 r3 {* V; d6 W# T1 O, ]& A9 d) c/ s
"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. . p+ Y. ~1 |$ B { 4 ?. A5 F8 m# z h[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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