9 t# b" ~' R1 C P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' p' L# a1 B% R+ \ ( z" d, F) {1 i) T" Z% {, a! x 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。 ) K: l1 L% f. B& L+ u1 [ ! Y7 U% A7 p- s+ O8 {7 r 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' }" m! ]& v5 D9 ~$ \8 p9 ^7 n 7 o7 T6 z; \5 ]1 M 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！” - q" n. b* x; Y L # d j# J& Y/ k/ ]8 f2 F 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。9 {; j7 n! K( J& [0 D3 n
$ B9 x! D. L+ M- k3 } 2 K1 |) U$ ?/ X3 l2 _A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding + _4 d( `1 g* ^; E7 L# u9 b9 Z: e ! G- x3 h% I, D; VLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 6 v1 c' k. s* g
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 4 A- F' h: p' Y* ^
9 a9 }, q* m6 S& y0 p8 RThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.- t, h6 }& ]: W# `
, W, T8 D. k1 |: \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. ; K/ N8 N2 ^* f& y7 B8 } ( O( i, R, b% X9 gThough 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.. P4 @' g8 d2 A9 ?0 b
6 n4 Q% Y2 ?9 l8 m$ A; ~"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. 8 E" k& _. r A( y6 O5 w- E! d. m3 v+ I' X
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