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1G is plenty. we have that 1G to contend with day in and day out. why do we want rides that add to that? i mean, do i really want to experience 3Gs? 4Gs? id rather have a break from gravity then a supplement to it. i like woodies. minimal restraints, lots of zero G pops. if we are to see public access to the moon in our lifetime, i will save up the cash just so i can go up to the sea of tranquility and dance the swan lake and savor the heck out of that half G (or whatever the G force is up there). this personal preference of mine for removing rather than adding gravity gave me some trouble enjoying the great bear, because it really seemed to emphasize the positive Gs. it was cooking midday hot when i rode it so i was already lightheaded from the heat. as soon as that first helix atop the lift hill pushed a bunch of Gs on me i thought, "eww, that feels totally gross." then i enjoyed the drop which was plenty fast with a bit of negative G but then of course its followed by two high G force inversions, both of which felt pretty disgusting. great bear did contain two zero G rolls after that, and the latter of the two was a nice surprise, because i hadnt noticed that from the ground. zero G rolls are indeed really fun...but again, they remove my 1G, not throw in extras. why are vertical loops still a major element of modern coasters? you just get crunched into the seat and all the blood runs out of your brain. up and over and one not a whole lot diferent from any other. me personally, i like having some blood in my brain, it seems to help me do certain things like seeing straight and........"thinking" is what they call it. i will say that the great bear offers a compact ride with speed and theres no denying that you know its there, but i didnt want to ride again. i found the seats too "buckety" almost like sitting on the toilet and the restraints were too overbearing. the great bears seats and restraints made me feel like i was stuck in a big mouse trap or something. additionally, aesthetically i find B&M coasters, especially the inverted ones, to have a very plasticky cheesy look to them, which detracts from the ride experience IMO. i can summerize my feelings this way - if a friend showed me his new car, and it was a 65 VW bug with a little rust here and there and amazing smelling old cracked leather seats, id be really excited and say, "lets take it for a spin." if the same friend showed me his brand new 05 BUG with the plastic fenders, automatic transmission and 120watt subwoofer id say, "hmmm, ok, good for you" and try to keep my opinion to myself that its ordinary and uninspiring. now i dont want to sound like a simplistic anachronist here, because i think modern coasters (and cars) can offer experiences with a unique charactor (volcano). but the modern looping inverts that incessantly recite the canon of different inversions one after the other do not stimulate my interest. rather they feel like a gravity fest experienced while stuck in a mouse trap on a train that looks like a rubber millipede.
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