2 P l8 p* `( c2 r 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！” 5 E( \+ k% r( l( |3 V! R 1 s/ ?3 ^9 ?" a. [- d 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。 : m/ r7 J- [4 s( X, U2 m! J* L! K7 G: `- R0 Y! {% x B" E
9 t3 u0 Y8 d" w+ o9 S0 y! F' O1 T, fA seven-seater bicycle to bring back the joy of riding & ~- {2 G+ \0 F/ S2 O' Z+ h6 h9 D1 |& b% N4 L6 s
London, Apr 6: A Dutch inventor has built a bicycle that can seat seven people. 7 L y1 K) x6 T9 g* y, m. Z$ d+ m! N
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The ConferenceBike, or CoBi, features seven seats in a circle and can travel at a maximum speed of 15mph. 8 Y& \; Q5 E2 L& {: F" A4 G6 x4 }# @/ r6 w P
The German-made bike has Porsche-engineered steering, foot pedal-controlled hydraulic brakes, a separate parking brake and lights.: H5 v2 m! \$ H3 J# ^. y8 {9 h
+ _- O8 y8 y/ M" x7 u9 V! H7 w" gAll 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. ' o) w* `3 X' ` , B+ X0 r. O9 O7 NThough 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. 2 w; l& |" J4 V0 [) L 9 i8 C$ y; ]: P. s9 T3 W* ^"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. 5 @3 g1 j5 C" q8 m5 e& k0 p- s4 S2 K6 Y
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