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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。 3 i6 X) o4 _8 {8 X9 C5 i ! L+ B6 S* q. {' |6 l3 o4 R( P 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。 6 Z& S8 G1 c. ^! w# x7 I" z x5 _6 }& s, H! C7 V, M e
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。 % K( P( w' Q) ], Z) @4 W3 @8 y G5 C, L) w. Y! \: u6 D( g
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！” ( q1 @ |+ f* Y& ^/ w3 R% _* ^4 Y+ G
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。' R# @# |; `3 m, k- \' g
9 p& B1 s/ R% { E7 T# C1 I( N+ {0 gA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding. G( X% G/ ~! ^
: j4 }7 F6 W$ I6 B7 fLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. ' g5 g, R$ b8 }1 r# \ Z: \) W% D
9 o: _4 l- y2 M" g* ] 6 m7 ]1 ^6 n* i; cThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 1 L/ I r2 `! [" `" [( O7 F* F4 E7 G' i/ N4 T, M2 w
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.3 @$ d5 R; X" j8 M" ]1 o. d' Y
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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 y0 \& J; h9 b
/ @5 j& j" L2 D* \% h. \9 kThough 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.7 [7 R/ ~- a& C0 g5 _ A
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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. 9 f/ i, n h6 K- h! q& H* e; J( t$ B' N
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