德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 " {# s; T3 Q5 P8 D% p8 {! g7 U1 h n0 N x1 k# A4 K' d) U+ B
3 R/ {) B" h4 f" Y# Q4 H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。 $ w0 L0 a+ i5 L5 {* l . o- z4 }* w0 U/ }0 E 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。 + e" c/ P! C) ~' t# o8 S. V& Q; z* L2 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。 6 w" i# x6 l/ a# S3 T/ r, s# u( |) Z8 J- x. N9 @9 t. Y( 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！” * J0 s1 |& ], [# T# Q- J " T& F5 d- g2 u& `% r6 Y 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。 D) o2 K' p' v4 Z0 `7 l
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$ i7 p% _' D8 A: y2 x0 g4 U7 f1 iLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 5 v: i/ {: Z; `8 p/ E ( _2 S2 D V2 x( p o" Y4 n+ a: E J' {3 k6 J. w. L+ c8 o/ ?
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. $ B5 n0 ]4 n" @/ i: ]! k
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. + Y" S+ @) d* o6 Y P2 I! H% J( x# f* @+ a
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., n0 L6 z/ G5 s
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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. : g7 ~5 E3 B0 c1 k 5 {* ` k! \2 u' a" K"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. ) u* X: t6 T {8 B( Y- @ @. d. f* n$ O
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