/ u( v4 w# i3 u( C" Q 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。 ! Y, `3 V- p5 v3 O/ x! M4 M ( {+ V, O) m; P! T% y 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。 - A/ K& Z0 N$ X' B( ? & n6 o4 Y( u. I. [* d# b 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！” * K# I+ z/ k( D1 q7 S- }6 X- e5 |2 q0 A) E+ k( 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。+ t2 y- ^4 Q+ q, M3 ~- b/ ~' L1 l8 ?
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7 W( k! n# w. v8 g& o6 t zLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. & ^1 P6 ^" s2 O/ e5 O! c! P( A& C+ O
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. - [8 ]: m9 u& u* @6 i) U ( U: Z' \; S: N- a5 IThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.$ `. c$ H. a. O+ A4 i6 l
( h5 M9 v; U Z0 tAll 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./ C3 W1 V$ U6 D! o( q4 n2 Y' H4 p: s" H u
8 N% N" w7 l. }, n" U% ~) H+ K- U0 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./ r& w0 ?6 H' i3 L1 T9 O8 p) t: j
, Z; x. O0 J H) h"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.: Y' v, q+ M0 r+ m; n
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