德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 5 G7 q/ }% y/ G# @" Z , _6 g! |* \. x% n y & v w! g- g, g* ]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。 & }+ `6 D4 [3 b7 w! C& d9 H
$ Y, c9 D' u7 e8 k5 T 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。 2 g3 j$ d9 `" S# P9 {# e : E% {0 b D) R5 W 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。 5 @' S7 d5 @4 J: ?, F" f9 f2 i* Q) R
* x% p/ D$ W' d0 K" O% ` 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！” * Q5 b. F3 p( W$ I' E N3 F& a" i x4 L5 e/ p0 U1 @2 }+ d: x P I& M8 { 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。2 B2 L7 q1 d+ k V; u9 e) S
) o8 @4 R/ P" [& a i* i 6 X- R+ e. D/ ~0 j: K: q6 \4 G d# C& IA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding3 O& R3 z8 r: {2 o/ e. w
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. " u$ U; _, Z2 p) w7 {; c8 } 9 E' r# q5 U9 y / v! W2 F, h( w: y- J1 y( NThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. $ T `7 s, j s+ O; Q7 {
3 _& v+ L" O2 [3 `+ HThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.8 O" z. b4 }: t, j3 R
+ m8 Z4 C% ?$ M9 J% _ M- IAll 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.% B5 j; B+ r3 Z- x L2 ?$ `
9 n9 {) `: a7 d' g# L9 }* uThough 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 N! R7 k6 U. x( C8 X
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"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. 2 T( K( E* t9 p8 ]* y- x! ~# D h$ ?2 V% J
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