德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友3 r( ~* u$ r! m! _. `' g' V
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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。 " ^$ C% @; m7 ~; S6 k3 g4 s & }; `2 J) s" ?( F& X1 a3 \ 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。 2 u5 M+ |4 }# Z/ Z5 @: K
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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。 5 E( I# g# [% l. w( i + }: O5 d8 b' A% C, X7 w- {- B 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！” ' x) g! x$ N" R$ h5 Y+ V2 _8 J) j4 }! V L/ f% K2 J3 M
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。1 l. Z( G: W- q5 [, h5 c! o& A
) R; b2 s) a7 q1 H4 _6 | 4 W. M. A5 c) O, o+ OA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding % p9 g. [$ I1 o* Z3 [4 |: W" Z1 K0 ~! \
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. % P+ h& X% E' h [3 ^$ F' Q& m+ `) D0 s) @7 H5 o' A# e6 d
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. : ?' S3 S" M: [- Q) H/ F! B/ N1 s - \8 B8 `' @% e' c) uThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.0 u; {" A) w7 S$ e6 v# Z# E# U
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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.! T" r/ U- ^* p: } A5 H& \; e3 R: ?
. I& F7 q3 }/ o3 ZThough 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.8 T S q9 z% r& U9 f
2 {! o4 X0 {1 ?4 ~4 n' W"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. 6 K o( a( V) _6 S# H G5 ~1 M0 y+ h( d! ^! W' ~
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