德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 3 ~4 m8 I- g% w6 O8 n* g( f! J& L. u; R- Q: K
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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。 4 S; j' t( M; | s+ _: k
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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。 8 m/ Q4 s6 l3 V* u% K * I' b1 r+ k, k: o( s3 i 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。 2 h) C7 u) U* q5 M x7 D2 ]7 C( v0 [: G1 \) Y- l4 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!” 6 B0 s- ^2 Q- G [$ B& Y6 u8 d3 e' O' s$ f& r
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。 * q+ |$ i- Z8 _. F 5 T- r1 j( B3 G" a9 S4 D, @5 X+ E G& J, Z* c7 G
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding, n" {- {9 [( t% {4 w, z
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. * e! Y$ r8 ~2 h6 x! J" h! A2 ?& Y
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 4 R* B& Z6 [: Y4 k# k & m+ M5 H- \+ `$ [. D* DThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.5 I9 b& ^6 r/ C" c: ~
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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. $ e& [$ m6 N( Q3 k$ d0 C3 @8 c# T $ L2 ?4 ~! H. C, iThough 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. 0 ^* \+ J, _ n8 l+ ~% H; O8 ?, R7 w1 i9 \" J% g
"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. $ m( r$ [$ L# s- J/ c7 t4 e$ T9 S# f$ E' q, z0 s/ Q% I) J, H
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