5 Y# W* c5 l' q! N# `& x R% e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。 6 j) E- J' y; }! R5 h3 f$ g9 c
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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。 $ v( f. T' L# y6 U( F6 l/ A % e0 y0 l! x& X7 f- M0 H 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。 % f4 d& i; B0 F9 Z) w& u
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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！” 0 g- G9 |1 K7 L% v) B" L
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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。& E" w. s- `( |4 k$ `. |
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A seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding # X/ I9 v. w. I! V: y. f 6 q- @. p' e0 ILondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. . ~* M# z0 G7 Q" c l. L: G! F ?/ \. R, R+ p2 Y8 o0 U
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. , K9 E: l, j9 ^1 w6 _, V% v4 r2 B! }% f2 Q! d
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.# g E) W. Z" u' m1 m
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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.( D7 X3 ~. ^; o; ~0 u
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