德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 / v, a& n* g1 R [. J# W$ x0 E2 P2 s6 q2 V: G& G: [0 F/ B7 h1 L* E) S. w
0 z# }* ?" o+ A2 I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。 3 F$ `+ f" c5 p3 v8 w5 o+ ?: R4 {% c! P0 N5 R+ Z6 z% Y+ W+ e' [
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。 $ @# C- w! S9 i5 H" b' j & }7 N. o6 ]7 P& U) S 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。 " S! X9 r0 T! y
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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！” # ~$ j k, H7 F p 9 i: Z& c# e1 j+ {/ B' b 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。# W1 ] h% s( ~/ D, h
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding $ F: P* \* l9 Y+ O' n4 g. @2 } P; }( r3 X; R, i+ _
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. " c) q' Q4 p' I) [6 W- V 1 }* ]- d g! [5 R; e/ j& ? : K2 r, A2 F0 s' j$ o1 W" bThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ! k: l4 p& b% j& P
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights./ I8 o3 {3 V R
* k5 g# x& f2 X5 Z0 D. vAll 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.6 y( W4 W& Z6 D8 s
" z9 a H' g5 l# R6 C* Y I1 LThough 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. 2 j% k% }+ ~, u/ c' Q . h C4 p' n( Q"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.1 s3 L2 P# B+ i0 r+ l# z
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