德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友- F' T6 C! j3 D' c# p. S, v
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& j* _" Y* A6 E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" w; w6 r: @5 M. O& h7 [& @8 L
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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。 * D8 k" g% f7 s. r, y( y
) F a, j! O- o5 r8 H) U 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。 3 [1 M- _# b6 e5 ] 1 ]% C/ C! B6 w2 ` 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！” & R7 a) C. m- V/ B$ r4 ^# o% c- F( ]5 |+ X: k O( ?% Q) _7 S! 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。 $ O! B/ L7 q' R; ^ & s( ~& f! x' N4 W" L( M5 [+ o8 u* c$ G( i, o
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding - e) z6 P! x$ F* W* Z. `& ~% V 7 I& a5 C5 T' a0 i& D7 N* q+ v8 fLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. * _; G y* K% F2 G; Z) D
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. & I% i8 a' r6 d4 F0 m, W' E% y5 y; k4 @: q+ D- a' ?
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.3 C- [% O8 F# G' R' r- M
) e4 K, x& p% r6 h8 b" V0 a! z4 \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.7 c1 e! J1 ?% f
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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. # `/ \) t. @7 T. P5 S) G ) g* O+ r, d1 G4 E) N( }+ P"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. ! N3 r4 C& K) p 9 l# K4 @5 @3 W' Z, ~6 `: y[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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