Bike Leans - Twister III: Stormchaser

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I did not take this photo during yesterday’s bike ride. I took it earlier this year. But I did ride my bike past the spot where I took this photo - a different bike, but I did ride past. Anyway, that’s my mountain bike, Agent Orange, posing in front of Twister III: Stormchaser, a wooden roller coaster located at Elitch Gardens in Downtown Denver. The then-owners of Elitch Gardens, unable to expand the amusement park, moved Elitch’s to its current Downtown location in 1995. Unable to relocate the park’s two wooden coasters, Mister Twister and The Wildcat, the owners left them standing, until they were eventually demolished. Instead, a new version of Mister Twister was built at the new location: Twister II. The problem was, most enthusiasts considered Twister II quite tame compared to the outright thrill of the original Mister Twister. This was taken care of when the coaster was refurbished to be more like the original in 2023, bringing about the roller coaster’s current name, Twister III: Stormchaser. And there you go: your roller coaster history for the morning. Link is to a 2:17 video of the ride as seen from the front car: