德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友' a: z, D6 M( |5 E6 V# r) e
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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。 * t5 R6 ~& k) x 7 w" p. r4 c8 O0 j7 \* o 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。 * S6 U( l' A1 x% b( | X/ B1 f$ F3 M( c 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。 ! }" E- s, Q. i" F
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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！” 0 ?+ E3 L2 r3 F9 ^# d5 ~& j# K, t6 g+ D/ Q3 J, Z) F
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。/ g/ z5 ]/ z/ ~5 p
& o1 E# S+ g) H7 m * v- t% H& b9 F5 O9 A7 ]A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding * _& h- _( J0 ], [1 ?/ Y! |% Y6 Q q' N* q
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ) ]5 d6 l* h, s1 r4 |4 _
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. # t+ h8 d7 s% r+ u
& S+ o3 B8 Y+ F3 E$ n* qThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.3 [. z$ R$ v$ T [# q; H7 i6 j
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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. v: \8 k2 d9 i* p! B8 n! @
4 ]2 @) x- z# m* Z" pThough 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. , B+ a$ Z% G* Y' k" V 5 Z5 h+ l( m, t, t$ N( J( 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. ( y j) p/ K( ? 6 S, E- ^: f8 |[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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