德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 0 c& l. g, o. O, c' t8 _3 e- G3 r- T( l, j- V3 C5 D
3 V; a+ Y$ b. C+ m7 p0 y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。 5 _8 g# R7 C( X: F6 n6 D( e9 c% u ! l8 m2 L; i3 {: \3 f 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。 7 L1 Q# ?) B$ P, i d7 {5 P8 V3 _: i0 k' D) o) d4 `+ b7 P- p/ x6 Q* l
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 a" q8 j5 g$ v3 f# i, q
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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！” , C$ ]! X0 d1 y ' F$ M( L4 G" H 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。0 e% n( D! w' d) Y& E6 ^
; p- S6 {: Q& Z6 z% Q ; k6 `9 z% S' p! M. UA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 4 s$ J) b/ ^/ c$ s) i% x; ^3 K6 W5 t5 T! A$ m) J$ x" d/ S1 Y
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. / Z" `4 w% }7 t+ U( y* ]. T3 ]/ d4 X- n$ g" z* ~
! j+ w( M- ~+ R# s/ P- EThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. . R+ `# q) L8 C2 W& F
7 _5 t# C; r: R$ ?0 eThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.6 j& ?6 W& R0 S; F2 r" F9 F
; A9 _" U/ \( [% x: G' IAll 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., X5 P" a9 |/ A- b9 O, R3 _2 \" w
0 B5 U' d6 ?4 H/ z% C4 Z% }* ]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. Q+ v; B0 m$ [' ~2 m. a5 K
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"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. % u8 j! ^" O, h7 D }, Q. T* ~% r, }; @- G* E
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