Originally posted by dcs221
I don't want to talk bad about your pick, because Steel Force isn't a bad ride, but it really doesn't have as much airtime as you'd think, and what it does have is generally very weak. Combine that with a terribly shaped first drop and relatively slow pacing, and you have a mediocre ride that could've been great. On the flip side it's a pretty smooth ride front and back, not B&M smooth but still done pretty well, and that helix is a lot of fun...great sense of speed in it. The last bunny hop is steeper than you'd expect, which makes the very end of it lots of fun because you're still floating when you're about 15 or 20 feet above the ground, going down at 35* or so. I've ridden it a good amount of times, and enjoyed it, but it's nothing compared to most of the newer hypers.
It's a different kind of airtime really. Rather than throwing nyou into the lap bar violently like the bunny hills on Magnum, Steel Force tends to consistently deliver gentle airtime that is more sustained, and I've always liked the shaping of the first drop personally because it gives a unique sensation. You go over the lift and it gets steeper, shallos out, then gets steeper again, giving an interesting little pop of "hangtime". I've just always felt that the airtime on STeel Force is much better than any other ride around, maybe not as strong but definitely as enjoyable, to each their own though.