3 G; n0 I# Y" \/ i$ U! @ 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。 o! n8 v+ _7 `" a- J; a! @* ]# Y ( u, o* i8 F6 w) @7 X% w 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。 # W, m; w/ _. t- W! c/ r- \' o0 C+ u( B * ?) w- C b; ]$ 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！” ) `, @ }% j3 V* b
( I6 N1 ^$ \) ^; 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。; B; \! I3 E; W/ M
* h* r; P8 h s, N& V) e8 p, V $ N5 }- I) W5 bA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding * x! C; H( \, J- e1 e J " A1 }$ V# |5 X7 P8 @London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. l) E ?3 ~ F2 t- i
, V. w( ~" H w# T: x : r% ` A7 J0 }% A! iThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. . M- ^1 s- H1 h3 |# D2 W g7 q, z3 W; @1 F
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.0 h9 m" ]( U( l' t. f
. s# @( ?; y( \" ~1 vAll 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. 0 p' P, Y8 [ j$ W 7 ], _4 W. I2 V4 |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.' ]. h. u, W$ y) C- E
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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. # a7 z4 ~* c/ n: l; H- k 7 |/ G& K7 I6 a- d[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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