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# @$ C% ]( n# m b1 V% M J& y9 BLondon, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 8 i7 B6 C" K. N% J' i/ E; l% B
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. & |, `0 @7 R- }; q2 D! n& f
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The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights. ! l) ]5 Y4 d: I1 B, y) ~ ' I' F k. E; g& h) L' R% OAll 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. ; E3 B: B9 f8 b+ g# ], A , n7 ~1 d) J2 W1 C' C2 ^7 l/ 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. * m8 r8 H; C0 @* [0 T2 j' a2 ] - I5 ]' w- g5 E- W! X6 q"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. q4 c1 p; i2 R5 `/ i- L, K6 p J , D" d) ^: i7 b. y! r0 a, W8 ]* o[ 本帖最后由 日月光 于 2007-4-7 15:29 编辑 ]
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