6 D8 d' y# l% Y) Z6 Z0 ^ 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！” , d6 l T3 f. g5 n; K+ t, B) K3 U
d% x+ y1 M( c' ~5 a3 k 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。 ) G. ^ z8 ^1 u' t1 h5 W% N & B( r2 n' a7 K' |/ a- \ / Q+ V) k8 W; Y9 oA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding2 L5 G, U" d4 `* b6 v0 C! M4 l
2 N5 W! g- ?. Z3 ^London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. . q% }( K q C& s# X6 k/ U; Q7 X/ o0 p0 f# X8 B- K! v3 S( B) E: D! M+ P/ {
3 ?0 v7 l. u! B# { L0 HThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 5 s' i& G& u" M, O1 R( J
) g% H G- H$ o8 E4 m, ?The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 5 R! y* X% U4 N6 Q: W 0 I7 [8 m9 ^" j5 I5 v% M, A: S% S8 l/ JAll 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. ; b6 M. {; n1 o# |& z% o$ }% a3 ?0 ^ 7 A% g8 ^- S: A' C. T$ sThough 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. ( Y& v" `) H3 K; ]. p% F " N6 Z9 }* Q) Z8 ]"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. + _2 I A ?& G+ P4 W3 P. t: a# |
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