德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 & P! @. f8 N8 m4 G R 6 t1 x& }, \$ [( i& l* A* j, g# l" V; P& i' b! x# b
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。 * V- o3 v: }( R( S. D& d
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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。 4 O7 H: {* f* M4 K& g
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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。 " b$ E/ e, X, m7 M( x0 x2 u' E7 g $ l j9 ?& x! A+ q' n 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！” 2 D. Z! f, T* _/ z; ]) y4 \6 M. R
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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。, c2 C3 }( v; _2 j* j
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding+ {+ {1 T1 }3 @. E. H7 k
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London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 6 t5 L( k7 v! k7 F; S) d- g7 o4 D5 l5 H7 p% F% _6 _
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. + }3 r/ ~, w) N% p) [, Z A% N$ ?8 |! u9 HThe German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.9 Z z7 j) J8 ]) \" |
5 w9 l) P& ]1 ^/ j) r* PAll 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. 4 S9 t1 i5 h2 g, l( r " `; |2 @* y% p' H) M& ]. z8 GThough 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.. S' r, g, ]! D
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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.- W" p, ?1 B# K0 J7 j' `8 O C% B
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