德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 : m+ I) |4 W+ I' H2 R( ~7 C 4 d6 |* ]( d% [6 ? : ~" G6 \1 R" p/ u5 ~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。 8 }, @3 k9 V0 Z9 ^# e# H% r8 E% y$ g4 g+ R
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。 * f! X* ]: ]5 \/ c9 X& V# ^7 A W2 g) G0 W
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。 * A7 ?7 t9 _6 |9 i% l# J9 j- {! x3 e( i% W! }
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！” 3 o6 D, T' e( l+ t: n% p2 r9 R' l' H( m7 t& k/ 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。 ' s0 v0 N9 f `- C O, y# ~ 3 d9 {2 d( n8 J4 E 0 X4 L$ f. B8 `A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding* V) H- l6 x9 q
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. " g: M" ~! M8 ?& D5 ?
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. % `' y3 L f# M8 i) }; `' I) u3 J) T
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.$ O: X1 K6 l- L/ i4 b1 a8 n8 `
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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. 5 x# Y$ z8 I6 N! b) q' x$ F0 J1 p, a( x0 O7 L3 m4 W& s6 K
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.5 ]0 D7 ]. k w) S$ N
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