德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 : n5 j1 p+ B9 q# e' J! U' d" c" Q \7 d: n( |+ y8 B, x% p
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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。 ( H$ s% M0 l/ L8 f" T+ ]: E; R
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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。 5 w5 G p2 U! K; c . }4 J& @) ?( t. g4 u' F3 q 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 `2 z% C) |0 o9 v
( f2 L" t5 r" a& Q Z( P 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！” 5 S) K( j! s3 H3 ^# S) V* g0 a, \9 t7 I
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。: d/ @- \: W b0 c7 g
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding7 ^' Q; d! W* A8 W5 L `4 p
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ' L& a! d# @( s1 g# ]! I! p/ c( U" O6 f2 @3 }; w1 u% ]% n5 ?
* ^# y+ p5 h8 E' B! \The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. " n; |3 W: P* d1 E& I3 g+ j" I 0 t! b' |" q8 @7 KThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 6 r3 S9 M7 _: L- ^. v; N ' o( }$ K, ]4 R4 J5 h! @7 c% _1 [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. 9 H3 I" z& Z) g! Z0 ~% u ' P8 r" n$ S! i+ WThough 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.4 r; O( B$ K3 X4 O5 y
. z! J: N# ~6 D 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.- a& N# x, s6 H4 Y6 |* ?0 X
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