Holy !!!!, What a ride

[tommyt654]

Full screen w/volume up a touch,this thing has no brakes at all , http://zanylol.com/coaster.html

[Stytooner]

Reminds me a lot of when I was skiing in the Alps, except I never saw him pick himself up of the ground and groan like I did most of the time. Thanks goodness for gluwein.

[LCHIEN]

So I watched it to the end to see how they stop but the video ended before he came to a stop. What do they do... a pile of mattresses (LOL)?

[cabinetman]

A nice long ride. A unique track, with some very sharp turns. Video ended too soon. Click on the bike race after the roller coaster...even crazier.

[woodturner]

So I watched it to the end to see how they stop but the video ended before he came to a stop. What do they do... a pile of mattresses (LOL)?

I paused the video at the end to study the stopping mechanism. It looks to me like the track flattens out or has a slight rise and loops around. My guess is that they have a braking mechanism something like a regular roller coaster - probably just flatten or expand the tube track to increase friction.

[atgcpaul]

That is impressive! That's a LONG way down. Can you imagine being a hiker and have that thing wiz past? I need to find a pic of the car. I'm not picturing how it's attached to that single rail.

We vacationed at Deep Creek Lake last summer. I rode the Wisp Mountain Coaster. This was a two seater (I went alone) and rode on a beefier double railed track. You sit in the coaster and are pulled up to the top with a chain and then released. The operator said it wasn't necessary to use the hand brake. Yeah, right! Great fun, but nothing like this Austrian one.

[trungdok]

The cart they sit on has a brake, so they can always brake near the end. I think the "no brake" title means the rider will not use the brake during the ride.

[cabinetman]

I need to find a pic of the car. I'm not picturing how it's attached to that single rail.

Looks like captive rollers on two rails.
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[Woodshark]

I hope that your body and feet are strapped in. You accidentally drop a foot, you loose a leg....or worse.

[jont]

Looks like fun but other views of the same slide look quite a bit more "leisurely":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eA-k3G1F7k0