德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 % F) m" o( V! {4 ^8 d7 k7 M7 J" s
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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。 1 o d+ H. z" y$ S" f, z! q
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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。 * `" h( H1 c( l9 u+ H; [" l; a% 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。 - X6 O7 H" {( V U+ B8 Z
1 m! H( D: x q: q7 @$ J6 N' q 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！” ( L, D0 D# [- N5 N s* D' H
9 o J1 T. m# r 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 x6 R% g. b$ H; v& _6 E6 R/ z: F6 s3 ]4 R9 h
3 W0 v$ [# O& o3 _$ |* tA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding $ @# _3 n# H/ @8 ?9 _ f. j! v& L! n* b
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ; O- E2 ~+ D: y9 W6 u6 |; m( } 2 S2 I. z* ?- W/ S, i3 M- z; Z/ R3 O( k; f* A8 e; }4 W; q
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ) Q, _. C( e5 \4 t' {4 k5 q- [. L4 Q) @' \6 m; t
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. % G* g- i! V3 g) o9 g* B+ d # w% K2 Z2 E1 O4 f- w) DAll 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. % [5 p/ A* Z* _7 b, D . m6 [ i1 K; xThough 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.5 `* i& K& Y' X) D2 @ X
; R! T7 d, ~! k4 s/ e" `- w' O! 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. & I$ p0 k" ~6 ~0 | ) K9 `: }. _( r/ n3 B, m! H0 [+ q3 I8 y[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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