德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友: T9 }: L# V3 j) r/ Z
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, o' |, O- q! G0 a# n% l+ \$ x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. ^4 z/ [+ @6 A9 m ~3 T6 s6 a; B$ R9 x& n0 u' H
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。 ' \7 Y+ U3 k _/ V' C
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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。 & R) R& l6 T% Y! Y p& F) j) H" H% L6 r1 C
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！” % ^5 Z3 k, Q1 k1 ?" d) `
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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! V' k# B2 B) l* p1 J" i# T . q8 ?, @/ f# A7 N- C9 l; y) r0 s: A4 }' b m& g
A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding6 K; J+ L K) W+ }. F9 [
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 2 E# ^! q9 t+ B. l
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. % C9 \* R. e& y9 B H, x# {8 [
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.+ x5 z" K1 B* C+ f
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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. % n& A) m) G, x& Z M 0 c5 S0 l9 [1 L4 H6 J# T1 W" J! C/ ?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.2 F3 ]4 S H! K3 @
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"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. v. } o+ q+ @- W' k1 r) a0 ?* e2 |
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