德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 W, F/ c9 m G; Q2 c ( j9 Z- `: c$ B+ W6 i% L; x" F8 J) w
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。 % S+ u1 Y2 m! [: Q4 E4 f( v) |" k4 f+ z" o# s' x7 |
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。 " D7 ~8 R* M* @# D |8 ~" j ( a. y9 U* _# m( S 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。 " U7 k9 R' X, E . X- U. {& C& x3 k9 K 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！” 4 S G: l% T( R3 J) ?9 {
$ G! W z3 R2 }) C 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。5 f. r _ }5 x3 B) m/ B& y
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding / I2 ]2 W' B. L' i8 u / t5 E* T/ x' K) ALondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. : m# |- n/ b' l3 e
: k: u% a. c" {3 |0 K0 y) }0 y1 ~ z' W% O1 O7 o) k# v8 `* `The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 6 }5 X# k* B! z2 H
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights./ L/ `8 O1 H0 G/ F
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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.* u# R( X% C1 u7 g/ P6 a& p1 h
* C- a; ^) b4 I) k. a1 Y7 EThough 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. , \; P8 P+ n+ x' V1 Q+ Q3 _& ] 1 J! {( w% p$ T8 z( d"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. 4 P! l1 i9 i. Q x: T6 w " v8 O5 u0 T" A& ^7 X3 L[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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