Trim Brakes

by **BullInDaBack4Life** on July 24th, 2007, 4:57 pm

When the heck does Bull ever have empty trains? I've never seen that.

by **Chitown** on July 24th, 2007, 9:47 pm

^When you are an employee and get to take a few spins on a ride before it opens to the public.

by **BullInDaBack4Life** on July 24th, 2007, 10:19 pm

Oh, is that the only time? Well, since I live in Milwaukee and can't drive, thus do not have good transportation I can't work at GAm anyway, but if I ever did work there, judging by what I've been told here, I should avoid riding Bull before it opens to the public. I'm just glad it's popular enough that there's never an empty train when it's open to the public, at least I've never seen such an occurance.

by **w00dland** on July 24th, 2007, 11:23 pm

I generally think that trim brakes are there for a reason, not just to ruin your individual coaster riding experience.

And I agree with Director Guy, good drama on that 3rd hill.

by **BullInDaBack4Life** on July 25th, 2007, 12:04 am

^ I agree also. I like the feeling I get going over the third hill on Bull.

by **demon boy** on July 25th, 2007, 9:37 am

^Yeah, when your in the back it feels like your gonna fall backwards.

by **w00dland** on July 25th, 2007, 10:39 am

^Hey, sometimes it happens. :wink:

Keep hoping.

by **Dvo** on July 25th, 2007, 4:15 pm

No way. It just feels like you're slowing down and losing all of that momentum. What would have been airtime is now slowly waiting to go over the top. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

by **batcave** on July 25th, 2007, 5:00 pm

Um, think what you want. I personally gald the trim is there.

by **BullInDaBack4Life** on July 25th, 2007, 6:57 pm

Dvo wrote:No way. It just feels like you're slowing down and losing all of that momentum. What would have been airtime is now slowly waiting to go over the top. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Ooooooooooookay! Really, I don't know if I am special (the good kind of special, that is), but I don't feel like that at all when I go over that third hill with the trim. I actually barely notice the trim and it almost feels like yet another hill. I go over it and get that happy jumpy stomach feeling (that's what I call it, 'scuse the lack of technical terms) all the way, not just down. That's the way it is with a bunch of those hills, well not TOO many, but a good few.

by **tp41190** on July 25th, 2007, 11:26 pm

Almost all rides will be a little rougher with a empty train. Once I rode DeJa Vu with only 4 other people on the ride. And that thing was really bad! I also had the last ride on Raging Bull during opening day when the train was about half empty. And the ride was like sitting on a vibrating chair...but more painful. I can only imagine how it is empty.

by **batcave** on July 26th, 2007, 11:08 am

You do not want to know. Whizzer is actually better empty.

by **Dvo** on July 26th, 2007, 2:24 pm

^ I don't care how bump a ride is... if the park is empty enough so that they can't fill trains, that would be the best day of my life. I'd ride Bull, Viper, and BTR all day long. (of course throwing in the others a few times too).

by **BullInDaBack4Life** on July 26th, 2007, 2:37 pm

Well, if the park was that empty and nobody would be going on Bull, I'd go around asking people to ride with me on Bull enough to fill one train because if Bull is as bad as people say it is when it's empty, I don't think I'd go on it then. And in the scenario that absolutely nobody wanted to ride Bull with me, I'd try to ask some employees, even like handymen or security guards or whatever. Like I'd say "Can you take a break and ride Bull with me?" :lol:

by **Do I Know You** on July 27th, 2007, 2:34 am

Anyone who can't take a few bumps has no right to call himself an enthusiast.

by **batcave** on July 27th, 2007, 4:07 am

Comparing it to Mean Streak is alittle hrash, so the best comparison to Bull empty and or trimless is Gwazi.

by **tp41190** on July 27th, 2007, 8:09 am

Do I Know You wrote:Anyone who can't take a few bumps has no right to call himself an enthusiast.

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But the point is that the ride should be really smooth...it always was. And now it is getting really rough. Yeah, its not unbearable or anything, but it isn't like how Bull used to be be. It used to be like riding on a piece on glass with tons of airtime. Heck, the first time I rode the ride opening year, I though it was the best ride in the park. And now Bull isn't even in my parks top 5....I havent even ridden for the last three park visits.

by **FParker185** on July 28th, 2007, 2:26 am

I agree with the few bumps thing,

I think the main is this most, well at least seasoned enthusiast know how to ride defensively, negating any headbanging before it happens.

Only ride I've come across where defensive riding hasnt helped was Gouderix at Parc Asterix in France, now that was a bad ride

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