德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 / l* |1 r: |- U& d+ [2 E1 ?$ i( X" J7 s' ?3 p) \
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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。 # [* q. y! I/ S, u6 a( h 9 R9 T# o" J6 y4 A 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。 * @: O1 r8 Y# S6 e 8 ~; \! D/ \0 ^$ y7 K 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。 & u2 y2 ^6 S& g8 b O: y( `% H
/ h; d8 a/ b Y$ ?. L+ G 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！” ( Z, V j: v0 ~8 @
7 i1 f+ L, i) e$ p3 R( g7 V 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。 + K7 Z/ `7 j4 u& `, \$ ~& O8 S- G2 v' c2 c' A9 l6 g
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 4 n! w+ A6 a M! B! ?2 Q $ [! A) O- K1 v2 aLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. $ H2 g0 h9 P9 o) X 9 g# B* {/ E& y/ R t' Q3 A; c" L
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. + G" U- t; ^$ D( p
$ X& y0 @. ~3 T* qThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. ) ?: y7 H. r5 V, V7 `, T3 ] z' D. [' N! y
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. 8 \, o; B( D' y6 \& s Z8 W3 H/ ~4 x& q% x, G3 M9 G4 ~, }" r, v3 a
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.5 ]# K0 [& N. r. _7 c/ N5 f
( v! m: Q! u( D"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.3 j2 l2 y3 N" \
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