德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友( s E6 y: M. T0 F" P9 t
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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。 9 d2 g$ P6 b8 {' K5 k
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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。 $ D- v% D% S& ^8 F
* V) m5 z5 T* q 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。 % b) {9 H! L) ^" u) X- n
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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!” 5 Q$ l! T+ H/ X- Z+ e9 n4 X" n$ N+ H8 U+ n( Q! j. j6 ^
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。* C, K4 K* Z4 C" W. O
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% M9 Z8 o- g' F/ Q( o, G# VA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding * _4 m0 X- o) s1 Q) N. f6 T' v, Z# |6 W3 C7 [0 X u
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ' k& k6 Z3 k0 Q4 `. j
; O1 C! x4 P4 u) [+ R 5 j9 b s0 h0 I+ Z4 AThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. # o" y* [' a Z- o# ~
0 D# _/ V' p* o( v' [4 WThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 3 \4 ~& o6 q# x- _+ |; H* ] 5 q; A7 N& k5 Z: {; @' FAll 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.$ E" G7 _3 ?$ L1 H+ A: a
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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. + i7 p% l9 l0 b1 K7 j0 f5 I) h 7 ^. c0 c& j) k; S"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. % B( j) H8 P/ K3 p6 B- _% } . `( D4 t0 W3 q# B5 `1 R% ?" R[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]