德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友( y5 X* X0 Q; x( t" T
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' v* N" r9 t7 W! t: y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。 & L! @* B3 h0 I$ l8 R
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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。 ! }2 n! v( s) [. A1 }& ]& J9 k 5 \$ d: D U% |; z4 b' x6 B8 `$ 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。 5 Z& X0 n' f* J5 J : N5 ^' H8 ^4 H9 n! H/ Y8 o 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！” f4 Y% s1 s" U( ]. B- N' y- [+ ?$ Y$ 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。) j- k; v6 S4 c" F
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding * J M7 b0 U" s4 S# Z H! ~ : ^8 P$ f: ~- F, yLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. / [8 o5 L' Z; ~3 d0 f( }* | $ l% \/ ?6 V) K3 w 0 ?9 Y9 s% z+ \+ | bThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. & B$ M, H l: @* v6 R) J8 f1 b) r9 L 2 k: a3 l( r+ K- P% }The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.4 Y+ K8 h, [5 l& z
6 v( p$ d) m* \( CAll 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. J0 e( H, V: D0 x y$ o9 [9 Z
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Though 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.* B0 }4 \; A& M7 H4 c2 G3 y8 ]
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"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. + E8 q9 F% \/ S- W! g) g- Q5 }8 a. {7 X8 P
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