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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。 , ~7 ?: B0 |8 m
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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。 " \5 |3 W, g. j4 e3 V
9 B& t' E* y' l. x1 O) F/ n, } 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。 7 ]9 b- \/ L5 u* B 8 p |) n9 f7 m2 O$ U 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！” 7 g2 a; K7 | J
+ F( c4 r( |( l n 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。 / u' S$ E# o# m+ }% y7 r. \ $ \4 W1 ~/ z9 C& g6 I0 [ : j" t1 L& w/ D% Q q) mA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding: l; z: s& h9 m% e
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. * f: G A: J1 }, V0 r' o% `+ B
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 8 R9 c% P4 n' k, I
9 b- ?" s4 V! b$ E# WThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. + r$ A+ c9 `0 \7 a) _* E: W 7 H. [0 {; D4 [# k& I* jAll 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.) U3 v6 g& Y; ^' p- m ^) K
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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.$ w9 h. F, O- q) A1 C. x: J" s/ P) O
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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. 2 \) Y% @, g* P' `, ?+ R+ E8 O 4 |" t& W( Q0 [[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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