德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 2 _) C2 Q) o3 ~) l5 l* m0 P3 U. c% M% ]8 R ]
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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。 " f6 [0 {' E$ p# z( {1 O4 ~ & Z3 Q- n2 z# T$ u' J) x 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。 & e* G& s" O! v
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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。 $ c' X' N2 s9 P- |: o' K
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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！” + o! Z! e* ~* L) \5 M$ |$ [- |" |& L. K& i [! K
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。 # t0 d9 E* {% U! t) G2 f- y; G1 W0 F) |( V6 j
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding$ O/ P2 b4 a* k- Z+ l6 m
3 v; O* }" }* XLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ! g' s9 Q8 Y6 M2 w- I0 o$ T3 n( t3 D: [( B- G- W% b
2 W& _6 l; T: S* q2 b8 M+ r/ ?The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 8 {7 R. x* o a% k3 k9 k( \$ C9 |! \1 ]' l7 \
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.# |: I( E' q* U4 S7 b
7 c% B9 a+ r5 ]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.0 Q& c; s. X8 U+ R
: F V+ c$ V2 ?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. 9 P7 B2 L* E1 y. o6 B1 U+ o: |" V4 p& K
"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.& P0 _: }" N) f; A' t4 P& j( Y
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