h/ a; @$ Y" C( L; u7 t2 Q 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。 # r% u# ]# l5 m; F" W4 t 4 s* F, N* J! V 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。 , C) T( t" _2 _' Q) t
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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！” ( B }- N1 B" d% R# J5 k c1 ? . Z q3 i+ M, X- s 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。* Y2 b; n {9 w+ O5 \( z
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0 w% \6 ~. h6 ^7 P2 A# l1 rA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 5 S7 N1 @# [! ?5 Q1 s' m& V4 ~' F3 _1 |- z! [/ F, l8 X' M/ X; A/ b1 V9 O4 ?
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. . m( a8 H( [- y1 R) A1 v1 Z0 r5 c# q8 H/ S4 M$ R$ J
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. * G7 V' _) C2 K" q 6 H: C9 Q0 ~+ I6 v+ N4 h2 U, g% FThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.) x1 J) @9 f+ [2 f: K" Y
% v3 V) n) ]* X: 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. 7 Y, d# M4 o4 N+ d, w: ~' t; s' c& N4 o1 H. F$ P+ T
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.) H) L- Y. b9 w/ G
7 I$ J2 b4 u# F$ ]$ @8 s: ]"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. 7 p; y" w1 k# I) Q ( F `9 p3 d% R5 S l& m" B+ Q[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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