% _" u% X) N7 z' z+ c- `8 O 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。 + V4 L3 w! T; h( h) N6 C 0 k9 C* Y; |7 ^: Z- w 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。 ( z7 I9 t0 o6 L6 q" t4 m3 {: W1 E7 d9 K2 F. l
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！” 4 m- j" I; F7 ~, R. O7 k
2 s- [1 G" S* N9 ^( i `7 R4 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 C4 L5 f8 N G1 @" Q) D3 a9 a6 ] & U5 H: ~+ P( ~) l# V7 Y! T' L7 S* n8 X- g) V/ a
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' B% C2 k: d1 p1 c7 b+ t& y: WLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ) N; S* M+ _# R; w
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 3 i0 f) J* \) Z- t" G5 |+ E5 c( V i8 I
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. N- s/ Q! S& y7 ~' e, `+ Y) E9 {4 F9 ^# q2 q
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. . [! \- J" I3 H! |! \+ q6 t! y2 Z5 y% |6 F
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. : h# [0 W- u" t# Y ; G5 o6 J( M7 i+ U! X4 w3 c) @0 I% ~$ O"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.* C" A. L/ k. E0 {$ ]1 X% e6 v
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