4 N" K9 Y# \4 q% ], b' e2 U 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。 ' c6 @) `+ M) M8 k$ h J
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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。 " N( o. N& [8 g" J" ]
& O; A ]9 @" p4 v/ }, c 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！” 1 V" I! Y7 B5 }7 X) l' e+ ~2 F6 O4 c
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。 3 B! h, T% A& p) U ) f; i2 k- j" c# c& w: ~2 ~/ K1 I) v; C9 [
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 9 i. B1 V8 x ~( a$ Q2 v0 J8 ^$ m* {$ M9 D5 I, Z
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 4 z. Y- ?7 M! j) Z" S
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. * X8 Y C: o' M2 w2 ]* A' z% j2 j; @
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. $ V7 t5 Q: y' a, l: k$ w& y$ d ; I. R2 G% |' ]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. 5 @0 k8 l5 G. P- I$ J2 k( f$ x6 @9 T# J2 V
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. P& O+ R- P3 V
9 U4 Q( b2 C4 v"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./ V6 o1 E7 r4 e' |# x1 ^6 |
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