. _: _7 E1 T3 @% Q" g- A% ` 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。 $ y3 ]( x9 l! V - T( \# g2 l2 _0 Z" u 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！” 1 q6 |0 w1 v3 B7 H+ S# P 0 T7 i Z) v: g; G8 M# { 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。0 P* T* F& Y* c6 d2 w
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8 [. f3 _; m6 F4 {9 } SLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 2 J, m4 F6 N# ^% d8 _
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. : L" V+ a+ d" G: z; v" A3 ~* v# `9 d6 L1 Z% k! R5 A8 s# ~+ B
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. & S& o! q8 D& _5 k- Z3 f5 s; y6 Q! m8 B: r
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.3 N0 |1 X" G3 n8 K7 L7 {9 v
1 Z; s( p# R& v( sThough 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." |$ [) D5 J1 d, R; W7 W$ F
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"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.& C3 T- n: E% P. j7 r
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