德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 8 Q) K4 w6 E+ Q$ [ 0 d+ z& J, z& G2 `6 {, W) V & h1 S; k/ N$ d I4 }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。 & W5 V5 a) E' K' U( H4 X6 h' S% k G* |2 y6 {# }
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。 * f! V7 E5 K f0 t; L7 ^# y# ?; x/ B
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。 - r ^7 V) v4 h' e" S) M% a5 w. @: C0 K, C( c( s
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！” p! U9 L0 P6 t' Z+ n ( j% b R3 R7 z* @" t$ ^: t) 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。 4 I( R3 D5 G) N2 {2 r0 t 7 c4 y6 k* c+ g: S 1 P7 g. \, {5 y/ z) E8 QA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 0 Y! x9 m. v+ F 3 A4 N- I: |' O+ m7 G- r2 C; f& d' I' `3 ]London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 1 l5 T8 N6 {! j; l( K; J
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. + t$ ^2 |" L z1 U( i7 @5 W( K
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. : J1 ?, C# e) n' r5 i3 z. \9 f3 @" ?
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.. L4 f* w5 A4 H; M5 ]6 a9 r
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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. - h. f) R8 ]9 z# ]' ]) L: k, U, C. ~* f- e1 k1 c% y/ B* d4 ~
"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. 8 ]5 R" v8 j1 o* S0 V , T7 U. g- I5 \' Y# \4 K$ W+ J& z- Q. G[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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