Mantis'nMean Streak questions

Hey cp lovers! Been wondering bout these rides:

Mantis: I heard this is painful, and I have some questions; where would you get hurt the most? Like if you had problems ( I had back issues in the past, but iride! Mantis though, the standup, uhh....) is it to painful to your head, legs? Would recomend this to a 13 yr old?

Mean Streak:I rode this and got hurt 6 years ago, I heard they made some changes, is it still as painful as it was 6 years ago?

Thanks for any answers!

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Mantis can be different if you are male of female. Some males have reported it hurting them in their.. um.. yeah. That never has happened to me. It just hurts my legs. All the pressure on them and the blood rushing to them isn't very fun. Mean Streak isn't bad if you hold on to the handle in front of you. It's just a boring layout and the trim brakes make it really slow.

I can say that Mantis has a nice head bang, especially at the end, but I'd think a 13 year old could ride. As for Mean Streak, I didnt ride it until 2010, so that's the earliest I can compare to.

Should I lean back on Mean Streak, same with mantis?

Ps: Ok I'm not offending six flags by the way, just saying their rough, read the terms guys, don't worry.

Rcoaster10 said:
Mantis can be different if you are male of female. Some males have reported it hurting them in their.. um.. yeah. That never has happened to me. It just hurts my legs. All the pressure on them and the blood rushing to them isn't very fun. Mean Streak isn't bad if you hold on to the handle in front of you. It's just a boring layout and the trim brakes make it really slow.

Completely agree.

And DO NOT lean back on Mean Streak. It will only give you an even worse headache.

Mantis is the nutcracker if ya know what I mean. And always ride toward the front or halfway in the back on mean streak, its a lot smoother that way.