德国神奇自行车 7人同骑有利交友 + Y9 _( H8 m9 A# r& ]: U3 H 4 z+ k+ h$ }; Y4 o0 `: J& n+ R3 P7 R% {. M- K1 B. S& }/ T
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。 5 I- ` B5 [. L( X
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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。 0 ]8 v/ ^8 z( ~8 u+ {' M. }* l5 K6 r7 ^: g# o
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。 ) m* z$ N U/ d6 T8 [# d {
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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！” & ~: l7 z8 k% i v, r) C6 k
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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。- v: ~/ \/ b: R
" G7 x, h+ G8 ^* S4 V0 @0 e 7 ~# H8 c# L7 N2 N: EA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding " Q+ i" _& L$ G/ K+ ^1 F# q& ? 7 E: c ?0 }# l( \London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 1 @/ b! }; A. X3 C% o 7 D! F0 I9 E4 V* Q; C + Y m& _5 m$ |7 h; m; K4 C. jThe ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. - ^3 l2 p6 Z1 |0 A. d8 x& z ^( b; a
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. 0 k8 s# R' s% k" y " @2 v% [( m- n& S+ k) ?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.8 m6 c& Z- _( o% h0 q: y3 |( f5 A5 e* Q
0 W5 b- J+ Y$ x1 s4 M, yThough 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.. f2 I7 b5 }4 a& W% p k) f0 G
2 o# d5 e# l+ _- k5 I"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.% H2 e2 o# y# c/ x( K2 [' m {; V
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