德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 1 S5 H' ?/ q' ^" p3 j- V! ] \: H1 Z5 Q u* L p0 g; [
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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。 9 M: X& N. H8 S* n& w, F# r q7 U# D' o f- I) r. W+ L- \6 i 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。 : M' w. d5 t W' m7 {9 S& [8 X
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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。 7 D7 [& J1 V$ x" h 2 C$ ?: ~$ w4 n' W8 b- P9 Z 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！” * G0 l6 E% v3 _ D2 }. C0 A
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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。 4 D" ]) R! X U$ m" ~4 }/ N1 t2 C6 r3 h4 y
9 t* \: G8 C, t2 xA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding/ w3 l* \$ D( Q: J
$ g5 a9 U, m1 m! p" [; @: zLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. N6 j' `, H8 X: V & E7 s: |! ~& K+ Q0 S " |: r9 R2 L4 Z8 |4 [The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. , D: c- {' c1 i 4 i. H. I4 L* E0 H% F$ HThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.; ^: u7 s5 n, Y! [, O/ l3 n0 A: Q
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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.. ~% f- J$ o! l& L$ j
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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. , {3 J" W8 |8 {( w+ J1 g" y$ g9 L; Y) Q6 t
"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.1 D! r e- l$ U& M4 t; @2 y6 M
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