德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友* a5 H# T$ x4 q% ^2 }! Y4 L. I
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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。 6 e# _. {0 l Z# m- E% t" ?' X 7 V, t* h5 k- L# p* [9 W 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。 6 `6 O6 ^ L9 q& W; [
9 H% U" H3 i6 t. 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。 ' ~4 ]5 ?* {( n+ V* W3 W& v# v
+ {4 L$ z" ?& G. H 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 I: b1 z% G" O s. M3 ?9 q7 i- q% D' W, T8 M! [# t
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 J8 o1 Z! X1 k. e2 @( s" \. M/ \* ^
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding5 O* V6 l% B' a, h
' _& g( v- r' H" N# Y' YLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ' |, N# R6 Y0 M9 S
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 8 d, o U( ?" s: T# X: Z 6 R# t8 _6 t% ^* E8 x% fThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.( u% F/ l$ V. K5 f! i8 \0 P/ ]
& D0 V0 s8 q2 e( b& `: O! ]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.- P3 s, T/ v& r R0 U/ a# _
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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.& Y* X" W9 N) k+ @: [0 E! K3 \( `
" v% j: z1 Q8 W4 p4 x"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. 5 s( g* t$ n7 a: C7 q5 b B) S4 a: f: `* r3 c6 X3 v; z, ^7 n
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