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the snow going backward like the ones that ended sharply.
The design made the sled, yet they got their name for their
flexible steering. The wooden bar across the front would turn
enough to redirect the runners. The more flexible the better.
Our sled was not only a ‘Flexible Flyer’ known to be the best,
but ours was better. It was 4-5 feet long, low to the ground,
with continuous runners that curled up. The key to our best
sled was the steering. It was more flexible than any other
sleds.
We could turn on a dime. Few sleds were able to turn like
that.
There were lots of hills to slide down, a few with trees, which I
could turn around without any trouble, and of course the long
hill in our back yard, down into the Shirley Valley. Our sled
only had one drawback. If I was halfway up the longest hill
and lost hold of the rope tied to the sled it would, because of
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