德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友: z: T% w/ ^0 T3 j% u- n
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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。 & P4 X$ f7 X, B( a1 c( H$ f7 l + Q4 I7 Z* B! K0 m" F7 `3 M1 S 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。 - }/ N3 a; q% R# O6 O% t! F& `9 Z; w2 i. d
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。 / o2 K4 F$ b+ I( V! W , i8 z6 c6 \7 @1 E 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！” & S6 v( |/ S1 `( J) Z+ S. R
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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。 % `1 C0 k3 l& D+ L2 [- K) A / K4 w& K# j) Y/ H# |- a4 g5 A, O0 Z& z
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding ~) v: T; l, [% z; Z0 ~) A- r) K/ K r6 t
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 0 N+ C1 u) u" F0 L9 p
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ' {: N9 E: f/ a/ U8 ~; S
* o+ S5 o l! F) z+ N6 X# T/ z4 d5 W) GThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. * a1 }) v5 t: z O( X# U 9 {8 v4 d# U) tAll 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 [% L/ p& y0 M) L5 N& \ ! H; ~; A8 O/ i- C9 dThough 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., x. U2 U: u6 u, x T9 R6 D
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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. $ h4 X0 M5 E i; A+ ~* C8 L: f4 N3 H5 e" u
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