德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友, s2 E0 W0 Q9 j0 G$ s1 _
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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。 ; j& [1 d- t( a5 R, P; e
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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。 ( \* m5 R* N u7 } 3 k0 f( I# ?4 L3 p; g$ d' E 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。 " E6 E( t, {& ~) W | $ h1 S7 G: U$ |7 M 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！” # A; p% r) f, ?
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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。 / T5 j* i% Y* x( H& u $ N& Z0 M) d! n$ w }5 ~( ?8 j4 U+ ]+ Q, O
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding) D+ G w; h* r7 s. @+ F
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. $ g# N ^3 F$ r- W0 \' N# Z- l: `9 G. X/ x
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. . D3 F8 f( `8 t Y ? ! ?- X3 r$ x S! K9 FThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. - F$ V+ H6 ?2 c- Q9 o* } 1 K$ n! B, p Z, |* n [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. ) \; i6 K9 ~$ C8 L8 k! e 0 Y: `3 m: B! a s: }- TThough 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. 7 @4 Q' ]5 _' l- l! r- X" U9 V; }% V ^% u# j, q6 q, ~) u! T( ~6 Q
"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. % d, R& R3 p1 q; w# x' `; Q 8 c8 }& F: X5 g$ J[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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