stashua123 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Does anyone else notice before the trim brake that Diamondback has severe vibration why is that and how can you fix it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 After the over-bank turn? Yes, I have noticed it. I think I read it has to do with the wheel combinations the park uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 For what it's worth, I've noticed the violent vibrations start where the access to the trim starts (blackish handles in between the rails leading up to the brake). Nowhere else on the ride do I notice this, so it can't be the wheels. Perhaps the vibrations are loosely related to that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I've heard that the wheels are to blame and I've heard that the track is to blame. Those who don't know, ask. Those that know, don't share. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Maybe it has to do with that new footing they installed last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 It sounds just like the brakes on your car when the brake pads have to much wear on them. They vibrate and it is telling you it is time to replace them. If you start to hear a metal on metal grinding noise, them they have worn all the way to the metal and it is saying to replace me NOW or you will have a much larger repair to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I have ridden roller coasters for over 40 years. Unless a "vibration" creates a danger to the passengers, there is no need to "fix" it. In the 70's and 80's people rode The Racer and The Beast in their original form, wound up with visible bruises, and said, "That was awesome!" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAHill Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordSkippy Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Beat me to it, beastfan26. I mean, for crying out loud, the phrase "Good Vibrations" appears three times in my avatar... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr for Birdy Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Dont sit on the outside,sit on the inside seats! My wife always sits on the inside seats,me and the boy? We like it outside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 So where do you sit on Flight of Fear? Some questions almost ask themselves. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderbeast1968 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I noticed vibrations on Dominator, during the inter-locking corkscrew. The vibrations seemed to be different when the coaster was at Kings Dominion as to Geauga Lake. I honestly think it is a wheel combination rather than what park it was located. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr for Birdy Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 So where do you sit on Flight of Fear? Some questions almost ask themselves. HaHa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jr for Birdy Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I have ridden roller coasters for over 40 years. Unless a "vibration" creates a danger to the passengers, there is no need to "fix" it. In the 70's and 80's people rode The Racer and The Beast in their original form, wound up with visible bruises, and said, "That was awesome!" Reminded me of my cousin when we were kids,we get off The Beast and he busted his lip and blood is all over and quotes,"That was awesome!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 It was a simpler time. It was a different time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xXDrummerKiDXx Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 And a painful time . . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Sometimes! Terp, who misses some things (and people) and not others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbill Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 If you're sitting in the front seats you can see the bogeys on the car ahead of you shuffle side to side on that section of track, kind of like the track gauge is a little narrow from wear allowing some extra clearance with the side friction wheels. Midway through the '09 season I would feel a rough wheel bearing on the left under row 4 every few weeks that I haven't felt since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJSkyFoxx Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 If it counts for anything, in my own experiences in riding Diamondback ( which is A LOT just like most of you because I practically was obsessed with ride counting there for awhile since the day it opened ) the only vibrations I seemed to notice were only when I rode the brown train. For some reason it just seems like the brown train is just really shakey compared to the red and green trains. Anyone else notice this? Everyone I have ever ridden Diamondback's brown train with has noticed this too so I know I'm not losing my mind but I was just wondering if anyone else here noticed it too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dare-to-fly Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 As far as I'm concerned, it's the fact that coasters age and sometimes pick up little quarks and vibrations over the years. Usually it's absolutely nothing to worry or whine about. Those who have not ridden Goliath at SFOG for a while might want to take it for a spin to see what I mean about picking up vibrations. It's still a lot of fun, but you can tell it has broken in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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