德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 ( D& v% \ r( u: u/ J' F( ?, U4 V; O' g
+ q3 q$ z1 @1 U$ P; M1 I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。 . N+ a) Q2 ` J5 K8 B8 g' F5 ^- l. F
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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。 0 h3 P( o- ~: f) O7 e1 `. y6 G# ^# C" _+ s
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。 * Z# ]$ p; x& z" I, H2 I! ?. c- d0 g
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！” @" D& O0 }5 p2 }1 M! t1 j G# S) @& I' Y- ~" i
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。 % _/ U% B9 Y& q( ?8 g4 ^ : U9 a$ k |# |% M; d6 S& c% _! j # E: M( O: c% D- C# N3 s* F3 dA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding ( t8 i a7 x$ P! d: H3 [6 P) {( _* O
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. . P/ b" Q* Q- i% O4 O2 a$ [7 \
7 R7 k4 B8 `! f ]5 I9 @; I6 M; M6 B4 H " m R/ V9 P w) U. d: t" AThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. $ H& K9 m' \% A5 P+ M/ E7 A
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.! J3 j( q* w. m
" R9 w* L6 b" i5 CAll 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.3 t, \, U! C2 [! o$ t, E+ {
6 ^0 B) a2 \/ a4 V6 `+ w- BThough 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. : s! k* y, O8 `4 k9 S/ m : c% u% g4 X, V9 U6 G5 Y1 n; G"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. * ~ V- w" l9 ]3 s; U( }7 k 5 r) u( W9 \& t+ g; o# y X[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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