X's Restraints

[Ed]

I've only seen a couple of pictures of the restraints on the 4D... But they don't look safe at all to me.. There's no leg holder and they look kinda flimsy...

 

How exactly do they work?

[Wes]

Oh yeah they're totally unsafe, that's why countless people are flying out of them everyday.

 

Basically you push the two sides together, and then there is an extra buckle. And there is a BIG leg holder, the giant purple crotch of death.

 

Look at these pic for a better idea:

http://www.parkfunworld.be/coasterdumois/2002/x10.jpg

http://www.themeparkreview.com/solace04/solace38.jpg

 

It's different, but I wouldn't consider it flimsy in the least. The restraints are the least of the ride's problems.

[CoasterCrazy]

The restraints on X aren't flimsy!

 

I agree with Wes, the restraints are least of X's problems.

[Angry_Gumball]

You pretty much put it on like you're wearing a vest or jacket. That purple hump looks quite uncomfortable.

[Ed]

Oh yeah they're totally unsafe, that's why countless people are flying out of them everyday.

Basically you push the two sides together, and then there is an extra buckle. And there is a BIG leg holder, the giant purple crotch of death.

 

I said they don't look safe.. Didn't say people flew out of them... Although a few select people are welcome to do so...

 

Ok I see the jacket and purple thing.. But are your knees free to bend outwards as your going round? It just seems wierd to me that your legs are free to shake about..

[Wes]

Ok I see the jacket and purple thing.. But are your knees free to bend outwards as your going round? It just seems wierd to me that your legs are free to shake about..

 

It has the same amount of freedom as any inverted or floorless B&M. You can bend your knees outward on those.

 

Is there really much of a difference between this:

 

And this:

[Ed]

But you don't go down vertical drops on Floorless rides..

 

I suppose if you've been on it then it's fine. I just don't like the idea of my legs flailing everywhere.

[Wes]

Deja Vu is an inverted and it features a vertical drop.

[Twister II]

But you don't go down vertical drops on Floorless rides..

 

I suppose if you've been on it then it's fine. I just don't like the idea of my legs flailing everywhere.

 

Ok, if you don't feel like the ride is safe, or you just don't feel comfortable riding X, then don't ride.

 

But you can be for sure that the restraints are safe, and your legs will not be flying everywhere. I've been on it a few times, I thought the ride was a great experience, and if you do decide to ride, I hope you have a good one too.

[Carnage]

But you don't go down vertical drops on Floorless rides..

 

Floorless rides go over vertical if you count inversions.

 

The only odd thing I felt about X was that it kind of forces your legs out to the side unlike on a floorless,etc where your legs face straight.

 

But it's very secure feeling.

[phazan]

i like x's restraints better than most over the shoulder restraints. i like the way you pull them down first, cause it gets them away from most of your head, getting rid of some head banging.

[Gnome]

^ for the most part, Arrow's don't have a problem with side to side head banging, its more your head slamming on the head rest kind.

[SharkTums]

The restraints are nice in that there's no headbanging, but my legs get beat to crap smacking against the trains!

[Carnage]

And as long as you hold on.

 

I found not holding on tended to toss you around like a rag doll.

[ebl]

"The restraints are nice in that there's no headbanging, but my legs get beat to crap smacking against the trains!" (SharkTums)

 

Exactly why I wish they'd have had some way to restrain your legs. For that reason, I usually avoid X. A few rides of mine have been particularly painful.

 

But I give kudos to the OTSR part of the restraint system. Being vertically adjustable is the key to the comfort of it. I make it as snug as I can so I don't go bouncing around during the ride. Too bad most other ride manufacturers haven't done it, though TOGO and Schwarzkopf have had variations on that.

 

Eric

[DisWiz]

The one time I had the chance to ride X I came off with a very bad charley horse from my legs getting beat all around.

 

I also think it did something to my appendix (as I was in Xtreme pain the day after SFMM and had to go the hospital and have it taken out)

[SonOfBeastSucks]

I have flown right off of X so many times, those damn restraints are to blame! The ride is so fun though I think it is worth spending the six months in a coma.

[phazan]

The restraints are nice in that there's no headbanging, but my legs get beat to crap smacking against the trains!

 

 

oh yes! i forgot about that! the next few days my legs were all sore! they were all bruised up!

[Freefallbestrideever]

I don't know, i've been on x several times and i don't have any problems..............

[ebl]

^ You've been reaaalllly lucky!

 

Eric

[benzo41190]

When I rode it this summer, I did not know that the outside seats are the worse. So I go on and I almost killed my balls. At beign 6' 3" my crotch kept hitting that purple thing and my knees were a little sore. The next time, I sat on the inside.

[Blazen_AZN]

Its funny, i had a dream i fell out of X just kast night. (and no, most of my dreams don't include rollercoasters... they usually involve... uhh... nevermind.) But i actually like X's restraints alot and think they also feel more secure then most OTSRs. I never knew what everybody's problem with X was... Its actually my favorite ride. I guess that's cuz i have really freakin muscular legs, (im serious, DDR and soccer and track DONNOT mix).

 

Guess that tells ya somthing, if they just restrain your legs like they do on the fliers (or just put padding on the trains) the ride would be alot more enjoyable.

[ebl]

^^ I've had some very rough rides on inside seats, and I've had some good rides on outside seats, so for me, it really doesn't make much of a difference.

 

Hopefully someone will re-engineer that contraption.

 

Eric

[Ed]

Ok, if you don't feel like the ride is safe, or you just don't feel comfortable riding X, then don't ride.

 

But you can be for sure that the restraints are safe, and your legs will not be flying everywhere. I've been on it a few times, I thought the ride was a great experience, and if you do decide to ride, I hope you have a good one too.

 

Don't get me wrong i'd ride it.. I'm just a bit miffed as to why there aren't aren't any leg restraints... On POV's i've seen of it you go down the drop head right?

 

But to get to the that you flip forwards and in doing so your legs if you weren't pulling them in would go out and then at the bottom of the drop they'd like smack against the car...

 

Maybe that's why X fell apart

[dougr]

The restraints are nice in that there's no headbanging, but my legs get beat to crap smacking against the trains!

 

 

oh yes! i forgot about that! the next few days my legs were all sore! they were all bruised up!

 

On rides like Fireball and Inverter and Top Spin, I find myself clenching the bottom of the seat with my calves and heels. It helps me feel a little more secure in the inversions.