德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 9 B$ q3 R3 W0 P6 S 3 `3 ?9 I+ Q3 p% s/ [% }% A! h4 D; k8 C- }" s# o! }
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。 9 t( J& l' C3 f! @ [ z9 ` 0 d% A4 T# W. M3 d4 q 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。 0 h- e2 x, l2 P/ x5 q/ g ( s9 K' J" @+ I3 F* v4 ? 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。 9 A, d6 v) ?) u9 m3 r! s 1 G+ |/ y& k& q& g* Q! v 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！” # |" s, h! D5 a9 ]- i5 l9 P$ i , [8 T, C/ M# ?' r7 p! g 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。8 f3 b) r E9 k) C
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding ( c" w5 n9 n& y1 S! v; {# x9 Q% c+ ^: r+ s/ w4 ^6 C& B
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. / R `4 e D4 \ 4 A/ Y i) x* F! _; ~- f9 Q. ]2 d2 U
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 0 A- S) J& c0 _0 J3 X) V( v
2 D. ]8 P( N6 b/ Z$ S% u8 WThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.$ J$ n( N( l9 z% L3 u
" @1 F- Z- k8 K: g% _: sAll 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., J( a; i9 f7 U* _# Z# H
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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.1 c$ y, F: T4 k/ C" J2 I! v9 r
# W9 P/ g/ _9 ]! P" E"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. - \4 m' J& q5 u; M2 |- _5 F9 C$ G7 g' H8 g
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