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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。 2 K0 B5 N" o+ E0 X 9 I4 H6 M0 S% G9 Y- L8 B 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。 ' P3 w4 b! [ Z; a2 F3 p
% E* e, k" G4 j! s$ `& Q 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。 ) |, C2 c3 O" B& |, Y3 U7 P
8 b# s9 { L0 O2 a$ l. B& `7 K 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！” 9 j- o0 D" o! z; X/ ^3 `5 T8 v0 X- u _
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 c, e; \1 B2 i J" I* L& m7 p; D) N0 y
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ) l6 y& \) X% P8 S
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3 w$ Y# R# E7 w& p$ F; R) jThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 2 u5 X2 x& x E2 w! B4 [ W o9 O- P) e7 F7 JThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights., K! y1 P- f' S
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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." [1 _4 t4 \7 a. W6 m
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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. " h1 W6 b( t) V1 }. F# U. t& \/ _. n$ m
"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. + ]) Q1 ]( ?: K; ]1 ^! E $ ?! h$ @% Z9 b. r) r[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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