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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。 6 I! E0 _8 E7 S8 V* T2 p6 N U. |! s3 G9 \2 H& v
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。 , h5 m6 N* ^7 I z3 O8 c/ [8 a
$ @! V+ G$ Z+ R 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。 - Q5 h2 K( l; N" e4 f
9 H( C3 t& c5 L7 ~, E 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！” $ y+ u" m' J! M) a4 V
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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。& K% f5 z+ w8 T+ I# b# ^/ k
, |! l- G3 [" ]% }- i 9 H3 [2 m# l6 f% uA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding: R3 M y' R) s3 A6 ]/ y
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 8 G, u2 Q# D; I$ x" p2 W' f: G" z
; m: J' @% i: N- i/ k: D9 l$ Y " E' z1 ^6 F+ v6 dThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ( K0 Q' a. I T # F: i; W% X# i7 ]1 T+ _The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 3 _5 Z) R9 ^# F6 n2 h. U/ Y# F' E( ~ b. ]+ `6 G
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.3 ^* f2 ]! f2 s7 h( }. F7 w8 E
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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. 3 \$ }6 T; r) C. G T7 n* j n ; O" O, t8 G L+ b9 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. ) Y+ g" f2 d( D$ u6 p; C# q% z. _2 I# `8 R/ H: ~! J! }
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