德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 8 A: s9 M# M6 j7 S; G3 \$ M- m# y9 }1 H
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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。 6 \5 N( G; f9 O! y0 A% M1 o . v6 q$ V+ e' r( c6 b* A6 Q& x 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。 " s! ` e5 [# c% t1 d) H6 R% Y' K) M: P5 d; W% E- g' b( t
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。 ! @: `) s0 B6 b3 N/ t$ j) D. W9 c$ P7 I) f8 T( C. m# u$ E) V" p8 ]
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！” " e* o9 d% q4 b5 i1 t2 g& G m0 q0 q: c( D, Q3 ~. C# a9 N! h
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。) T3 J1 ?, ^1 Y# ~" n J
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+ d0 M& A2 D( b0 E" p+ K/ F9 xA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding. K1 i" ^" d% }
) l' V- \( M+ mLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 6 {* p: G$ U; }; h. k! i2 |# w) `0 M& w, a4 d
6 V* w2 Y2 l q( w5 bThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 9 M: _8 ^' f4 O5 a7 r# @! F5 g0 ~7 T3 n) b2 z b
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.) F1 x8 m; E) C% F E/ z5 \3 O. D
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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.. [+ i9 N1 T4 b8 b( ^0 O
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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. % y L. Q g& q+ P1 @: `9 f; u 7 K( r& [# W" b- r, r( C"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. ' G. i( g! [+ h; F$ F ; y1 M: H+ n$ r* I0 v/ v[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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