德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友: N% p4 e9 e' M/ v8 o
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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。 1 N$ T# z! \0 ^
6 x- {2 D6 m: t$ j 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。 9 W1 F/ I5 ^" T! {+ O9 {2 I6 _& Z1 c! q, N
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。 3 y! m& d3 X ]0 o+ }# u0 k( v , m- w; j% S8 h( U J, K5 g 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！” 3 P) j) [. ^# y- O' ?
; i) c5 G1 O2 s5 }8 k8 ? 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。2 c+ w) b ~8 A7 v E
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding$ Z+ z+ M2 T i, i! Z! M2 G
( Z/ q i1 H& [; z( \* HLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. + O+ E! g. H) P R) U& @, k, e+ ?, R9 M9 Z" O( w4 f& @
$ k3 P1 k) A, AThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. . I3 U, g. \* G$ }, e
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 0 S+ T/ D. w e; k, }: C$ s( _+ p5 E1 g6 u( l6 w Z9 I( _
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. 7 F5 C4 w2 ?, {* J : b0 S7 {0 h& g% T3 m A0 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. 3 {- i' h7 ]8 _" d! j6 ? ( N3 o/ I% N5 ~/ ^* v% t* a"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. ( s* S) _, h; @ l ; B k+ G- c* Q g- z/ X6 s) s[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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