德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 8 k2 M; b5 K( [" x " z2 Z: O1 j6 V/ k# f+ Z! _6 _1 U1 s! m1 |# G
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。 L; ^1 Z. ?7 g$ K4 y/ @
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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。 : V$ o8 A$ {: o4 _/ n 6 k3 V5 V* }* y( n) l 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。 ( p0 t- D" P/ J# J$ H% {% ^+ p
1 I# F+ q4 P. m: s7 l; p8 v) d' ~ O 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！” 6 ~0 ]. \, @2 E
, Z- {' h" G. k, d: V/ 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。 ; u$ V% l- }9 R8 b 3 H5 V; X E7 `% [% G* O* }4 L4 s) v" N& r$ W) o* p
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 4 s7 C0 w! A, v, m 0 w4 w2 U5 T; O1 U% `; o5 MLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. & z8 `" F9 i7 {: m 5 v7 c/ m3 L- {% C. z+ [6 f2 G$ s2 ]% Z/ e, `
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ) E, g7 ?6 N2 N% o( f: Q
4 v$ f* e h# S/ k% j7 e: ^The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.( c- f: J8 O" g) y, _3 n. c: U
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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. - I E& Z5 T; A; @ ) U$ a' _/ B5 \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.' _, v& `9 u( L# i, V
! X- M6 L5 C. O" Z. z: E" a"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.$ d8 a! e# C+ c$ {4 X& I
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