德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 " v. m* B/ T' D1 ?3 h" f) |* H9 S1 u8 V. p6 l! ~
6 _, z9 K, _9 d0 E' K/ W6 [5 S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。 , ~/ t/ v* m* q' _" m |. g6 p
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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。 ' |5 R: f# b' \% y9 J6 J
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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。 " g. ?2 Z- P7 R7 c- Q
& t/ `& N# c2 n. \ A# I# d 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！” + n- r0 J) V( i% U. X$ K# X) m" S, {" Q5 Z0 O
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。 0 a3 Q1 @; l [4 @. X. j! `# g+ c. J
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding7 ^/ O: \' Y H2 M" M" |9 ]% t% b
! u1 Y& T9 M6 b! }1 A2 ~London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ; t7 {- W" g7 U0 s- d. B( ]+ U+ J, k
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. : \7 w/ |7 V! F
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.) g2 M4 K$ F) s" M
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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.2 G( K& B* x- O
; A/ b/ |2 Q1 ^: ? sThough 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.. i' Y" X3 _" h9 {: Q F( W S
5 J' N4 ^6 h+ g& M# 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. - J O) G' E( ? 6 H& k+ J) O! h9 J/ m0 }[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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