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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。 + K I3 |# b$ E$ s' U9 F X2 ^) u3 |2 l! f" m" a$ h) v
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。 4 z$ n% l. l+ V. H+ Q3 y2 @4 K$ `9 V( b" |) k- u
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。 * M% D+ j/ E+ }4 q2 d5 Q
# [8 H% m! C; e+ O, k. p- S 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！” 2 D* |- ?/ t- G0 b! I# C3 F6 [, ? ( P9 q2 Y2 M8 O1 y; P0 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。 + x; R3 R$ }% C 5 ?' a8 z) T7 D6 p1 g% m D* i9 n4 G- U; C
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 1 ?# w# h* f% K - j2 `( G+ A8 S5 R% J% A- [% bLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ' h+ @& e) T$ G8 B- ?3 r/ q' R. D# E0 E1 }* o
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. ; @2 h& J/ }- l3 U+ n
- |% N, ~3 w) ^3 N% t3 ?The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. & [" }6 k5 t; M3 @% q& W . I1 S9 A" O+ i6 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. 6 t3 [: y2 ]& x% K; f! s ; B- x0 ^3 a4 i4 fThough 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.9 o. K( H: M. M5 @7 _
, p k M5 D& 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. 2 l. K2 w$ x7 E % X% X) b3 h$ X: x! W" G- ~[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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