德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友7 u: U7 m7 B! @0 A) A
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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。 r+ l" v0 k% k. V* `
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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。 4 P2 ^8 W; D, h9 p5 L) N1 B- n; p* j
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。 6 ~$ u' [; s o
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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！” + L; @; c$ M& K7 X6 w
7 H. G% ?' w3 Y5 q* n7 Z' W: h- [ 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。 & P: C% K8 [% n6 j0 q% d( I 3 T O* h7 D1 W8 P% w & J0 [8 k6 p4 k. x6 N y& F% EA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding - W5 Q1 r7 ~; s5 K! q # ]) Y5 n9 p8 K6 |" ALondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. : Y1 U9 i5 w: h) y2 l4 W
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. , g4 O- q3 p; |4 k
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 1 l* i9 m! c8 ]$ b6 e; g# L0 ~. `: K
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.! u% Y: W3 E9 X# {
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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. 1 e2 p8 ^+ p' q4 }5 X2 f* T0 m* B; }
"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.& a \6 {% A3 W
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