' y. x/ ^) `7 K: r 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。 7 F+ v& [/ @* X; ^' S/ }5 g* t) e 9 N" N0 W: E1 D H2 t/ I 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。 ) X h! J4 I8 i3 @' G. T: C7 X% b" ]- J j) t
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！” 8 T3 d7 y4 {+ p# |6 e# }
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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。 " Y- n5 b4 p8 i ) L! j' @6 ~" X 9 `6 W2 Z4 S1 fA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding $ A5 d, M7 ?7 o 4 a9 F6 z8 i8 Z DLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 0 [! i( h& `% f
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8 }" ~1 y( G, GAll 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./ ~# ?+ f; R7 g1 B
' p: G: W. d" X5 S/ |( d& yThough 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. " k( y: l& n& E V . P* D0 H9 P$ c8 O"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. $ ~, f p5 P1 i- c- C4 [& | & U! d3 j+ `- _- C* X$ b- Y[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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