德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友* V& B. Q# F( J$ v, M, N7 B
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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。 ( N2 n/ r' o: _7 E6 A- V
8 b! C" i& v( t+ P0 c# i W. j& E4 V 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。 4 ^, ?$ I Y7 v0 G/ x0 u$ [% v& @3 v
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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。 6 {; n2 Y+ F& F' z0 X
9 a0 s) N q/ h+ @. 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！” ' [7 i, S9 _9 E, }1 o, S% l+ N
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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。9 c/ C9 P4 T* y# s( k( Z- t; ^* j
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding , S# k9 P0 b8 u+ X5 k ! P) S/ m5 S# v+ [% f" g2 G- KLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. & i0 e0 I K- [5 @% m7 I7 N# L$ _5 Q" O: Y# v
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. L( n5 v _1 B5 v k$ B% S0 M6 Y7 e, ]$ h u u
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. / `# R9 q: o Z. l - `" O" r" N9 j, o) b% wAll 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.( @7 `& l5 d" V" v) U P: \" }
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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. 2 r6 Y+ F5 {" q+ A" C* W J. I6 I; s1 R
"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. ' m+ A# ~6 U4 C6 \$ q, S4 `1 y4 N! ?
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