2 R1 m; b0 y. _+ \8 N' x 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。- j: z0 q* `4 ?2 B; x7 D
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2 f( B7 _! i" m+ U' g& r4 @4 xA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding . z2 d) A$ g, E7 w7 L# _" h3 n' C' m
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 1 L$ Y& ]7 k' i( ^. a! @1 W7 F " ^3 J, g1 {9 c K0 h8 c8 Y7 }. }: G! I) q: Z2 V
The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 5 t7 d1 s/ k! e9 J8 ^( x- e- k+ g- k) H9 a9 Q) k1 ~* C
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.4 ~) Q% r5 j7 [; V7 {6 n9 u1 H
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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.9 |" s- Q1 T$ N ]2 a+ D( k! ^0 J
. M: s; F! z# }3 P' z# O$ r! LThough 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. ! k% n6 Y$ h$ w ; P. x' \+ h2 Q' u8 j"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. $ P2 P: M( n6 a) p. K5 d3 ~5 \+ j/ b { d2 n
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