" T9 E2 I4 B: r6 |7 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。 + g4 v( S0 _3 i8 ?. o3 n1 p d5 h: [ W; r2 F( e. g4 X& R2 D* ]: _, _
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。 - S! j% T. C3 t2 w5 q( s
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. : [' m M% ^& I, W0 `( ?
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. / c; o) T+ n: e3 Y6 K
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. ! h& j) G! s7 F2 f" } + _8 F0 d* i3 \* R, G, zAll 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. C8 _; W7 I/ O3 ]7 D - ` `; ]7 B8 sThough 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. - a* d9 I, |) s. _: l: k6 g7 h2 G3 u5 }! b/ \5 F( l; R1 ^) 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.' V9 u$ U3 P5 q
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