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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding( W! i, q' A9 @$ Z( m/ }& Y
5 v/ I r( U2 `London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. \$ G" X j- @6 ?0 Q
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* y1 e- o0 r( V8 Y3 N0 E$ s4 VThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ( K: ~0 w6 I2 z5 ?9 L. n
- P( _6 v6 h- Q( x- aThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.4 z( B& ?+ E- p6 J- d4 H
5 g: o* V! P) {6 r8 ?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.' w- m% j! X: L0 {' _! K( |' \
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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. 0 _( I& s1 D% t- q9 { & Q% Y0 F# d; K# j2 p- U"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. & I. W9 Z5 u. p5 N5 ~) g* ~) U; G( \
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