But about people being overweight, it's not the best question to ask, but in general, Americans (the group of people who make up most of this site) are among the most overweight group of people in the world. I think the US is the most overweight country in the world. Add the fact that most of the steel coaster designers are in Europe, where people are smaller in general, you get smaller seats. Add Americans to the picture, and you have a lot of squishing to do. You don't even have to be overweight to have troubles getting on coasters, but tall is enough. Demon and Shockwave are uncomfortable to me because the OTSR puts a lot of presure on my shoulders the whole entire ride, AE and Viper don't give as much legroom as I would like (same goes for the Big Chief CCI trio), and on V2, well, the seats are just too darn small!
So, as you can see, not everyone who has problems getting on some of the coasters at parks are overweight, but just too tall for our own good! I hate being almost 6'3... too close to Deja Vu's height limit for my own good.
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Hey, SFGAm management, can I buy a couple cages of Sky Whirl?
Im not a skinny guy by any means, but I am not a huge person either. I work out a lot and have a large upper body. But nothing compared to some serious body builders/athletes. I can fit on everything but have difficulty with the Raptor at CP. I can ride it, but I am definitely squeezed in.
They can't make these rides for everyone and keep them safe.
Enjoy your light weight while you still can! :)
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*** This post was edited by # 1 coaster fan on 9/3/2001. ***
KoЯn still Яules!
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Just a couple of G-force junkies!
Closed topic.