% q+ o! s# i5 O% 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。 7 B4 F u+ t6 x6 ~$ o$ V % r, r) A S7 s8 E6 Q " }& h5 f% `9 r) c( XA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 7 L( h7 [. }% q2 }9 X$ B% s; F- v* ~: S9 O) [7 W7 t6 v5 u' Q" {
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 0 o) m8 n) D+ |7 n: c# p, \: f( X0 `( j' H# H5 t T
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 6 O9 M! ?* L- m& K: V/ t, A( y2 h2 V
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.) U5 o; C2 e. U9 P3 T( e4 }2 c
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All 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. & s. o, J( F9 i* ^7 x4 h5 @& f9 P+ |; {8 h8 Q4 D
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.% y6 _0 O9 t: N: V t
2 V6 U& s F# p: E: Z; K3 [! F"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. , _1 ?6 T& V( e: p8 m5 @$ |+ H" P( f) ?% S/ }
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