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and a quick turn would flip me off and anyone I was clinging
to.

That may have been a drawback. But, they also had a runner
that ended abruptly. Sleds with runners that came to an abrupt
stop were not that good for either speed and surely couldn’t go
backwards.

Some were so short that they would only hold a single person.
Unless they were really short themselves they would have to
ride it sitting up or their legs would hang out the back. They
were pretty fast.

When I rode one of them, I’d lie flat on my stomach with my
feet hanging out the back. There was no obstacle course I
couldn’t slide down. Trees, in a line meant nothing to me,
because I could turn on a dime. It was easy. I’d steer with my
hands and feet, digging in with my foot which ever direction I
wanted to go.
We were out so long that everyone had a chance to ride the
different sleds

The mid size sleds were the most common. That’s the size we
had. Our’s was a ‘Flexible Flyer’. Having one of them was
like the gold standard. They were the best sled, they turned
easily and were fast.

Although they made short and long ones their middle size was
designed differently. They were lower to the ground, about 5
inches. At the back the runners curled up becoming an
integral part of the sleds wooden bed. They didn’t get stuck in

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