德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 - n: A# u% y. T; B4 j6 D: B+ @. {6 o ^9 q' l# r
. B7 }% T. u5 \' ?0 z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。 1 J* u7 C [7 }5 k& j9 Z ( y. u) D& s- I" p3 _ 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。 & f1 U: Q3 @; `9 @- t u( Q
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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。 * o+ m% {( t! w9 e9 h- q; h
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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！” - S, u- s7 I/ G- `! \/ S+ t0 n0 g: v- J4 M) z; ]! o3 [
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。 * X3 [' v) x u& |0 p7 H/ K $ a3 [# O6 |: ]9 }: b' u% f0 N8 ^5 O& j1 {2 t1 L# E1 F4 `4 h' q
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding 7 ?! b. O- p( s5 @4 q a # i, \9 d2 B& L0 JLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ( H+ D6 G! u0 A0 J* o* ?
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; g: Q+ Q( Y4 P% n0 X& EThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 3 }7 B' ^: J8 W7 W, {+ `' {
u. s9 j* C# h" bThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. ( P% N: @4 E4 K' N$ a; G" c7 y' r( ~. R
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." L- a, Y: l# f: j2 Z( p8 M1 T" y) F5 j" s
5 b- s8 v# z7 J6 G$ pThough 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. . ~! \3 K5 H9 K, n; w# K) Z# ~) d \, v! a0 D! H9 L$ z. R5 C
"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. $ G+ y+ I- D/ e4 C. |: P2 ~, L # F+ M1 ~- G! @5 w2 b9 `[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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