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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding3 ]6 r1 A4 | B% [
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. # M6 k/ Q- j- c3 T8 } 8 u8 f# j5 Y$ W1 [1 ^' | $ Q2 h. Q4 x6 _; @The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 6 k# { i5 D1 P0 R0 e: `& I$ ~: B+ o( N5 z% |/ v o% L5 n# ^' Q& f
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.' X- w( H2 G% ~9 P% q
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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./ @) s% c4 x3 l9 g
) ]8 o& u6 ^5 P7 E5 g+ U4 \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.& e2 i$ R T2 @/ a8 x$ M3 ^
8 H4 k- X$ c% O. f9 |9 @# A"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./ `/ c7 W) m0 F
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