6 e, g3 J# d0 C) H% A6 `: l) D8 E5 { 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。 4 s+ C ^2 o3 ~6 f7 j: D& m n, W% O4 P
8 V0 r4 h- |2 i) i' I& L% p 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！” " R H* K2 d7 s6 l3 k 7 c9 s4 M. P9 S; k3 Q( O9 a 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。9 z/ E! L8 ]- _! k. N1 ~8 K$ S
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 6 j1 a# v% v& ^/ f 3 \/ S* l3 I/ f, o0 ?) C) @! ?. M7 u, u$ L5 y$ r- p* c H
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 9 i. c7 o. }# P # S; `5 Q @$ R( e# CThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.6 F4 b& }; O6 n- _. s) H# v
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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. * K8 m/ r$ I6 S! Q5 p- m; x* Z } + ?3 |! [: j3 k; ]; H# Y$ _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.( d+ u) l+ R7 u( h; w. {2 H* ?7 T
0 u. n o: \1 ~- r3 ]8 K3 m1 c/ p$ m- O"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. / H# H6 Z" k6 F' E5 D! C# q( n) r $ L4 z: V' ]: {2 Q9 O[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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