德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 7 a2 Y. [( z( q( g9 P9 k/ ~; K* A+ f: l) y" | U3 L
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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。 $ l( D+ x9 t* ?& y 8 E1 M' W; _( g: z7 Q9 ` 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。 ) X! t1 Z: N+ h( s* q! l$ c8 ~. w& m- B
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。 $ a f, x, ?( e, \
/ E) |7 ?. {/ f$ O) G6 I 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！” 6 T f* e3 T8 Z' \
( {5 I$ H) q8 R( t 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。 5 `9 @& Q( ~) s3 c3 u0 V; F) ~ " o: h+ P. j& L: d- U( n& ?/ F- N. l& q' M0 C
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 4 C- p- k) J: D! y1 h8 w ! A% a9 D9 I) U* |- GLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. * H" x! h( `% }8 z f, Z+ X + h8 E; k/ P4 v9 O' c Z; _. r
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 3 a' H! p; M- ? ' p+ h) Q- v3 P. ~/ o# K ~# ?( y' n: UThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.7 y/ z2 V% A P: _; V+ Q2 m, S; o
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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.% n2 p2 {4 Q5 N& q5 }
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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 H: X9 e2 x1 U N$ k 7 F5 L* D( U) 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. ; u: B* G" K7 H! Q7 K& {0 Y 5 |7 k3 b3 v( G% A5 [; w6 } J+ _+ t[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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