"why does b&m suck"
Yes, I never really considered B&M's to be the most most attractive coasters. I like the lacey support structures as opposed to the cylindrical columns, their often garish paint schemes are always an assault on the senses too (not that that is neccessarily B&M's fault). Too many of their designs revolve around gimmicks, floorless trains, standup trains. They had a hit with the inverted and have been taking stabs at coming up with something as revolutionary as that without really matching it. Would the metal really be better used on an Arrow or Vekoma? The looks really woudn't improve a great deal, the ride would be of much worse quality and there really isn't anything wrong with gimmicks, B&M have a lot more to them then just the gimmicky aspects. Give me a gimmick over a clone ( I am aware of the number of "batmans" in existence but remember how many "boomerrangs" there are). B&M are not my favorites, actually, I don't have any favorites, all coasters offer something different. I thrive on variety. B&M was (and is) a nice change from the Arrow dominated loopers that dominated the scene during the late eighties.
