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Fruita Sucks (dialup beware)

pixelninja

Turbo Monkey
Jun 14, 2003
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Denver, CO
Yeah, I know. Another stinkin thread about Fruita. Fruita Fruita Fruita. People talk about it like its some sort of mountain biking heaven. Oh wait. It is. Me and some friends drove out this past Friday morning and managed to get in 3 good days of riding. Even though it was the Fruita Fat Tire Festival weekend, the crowds weren't as bad I thought.

View of Horsethief from Marys Loop


Riders making their way down the entrance to Horsethief


Sweet Horsethief singletrack


More sweet singletrack


Another view of the entrance to Horsethief


Can you spot the rider?


Another view of Horsethief from Marys


The views from Marys Loop really sucked


More sucky views


Got rock?


Flowing along the Edge


Sucky views of the Bookcliffs area


I almost ran over this guy while looking at the horrible scenery. Where does he think he is, in his natural habitat?


On the way up the 2.5 mile, 1200 vert foot climb up the backside of the Bookcliffs


Sucky views from the top


More sucky views from the top


We were *just* down there


We were *just* up there


Zipping along on Western Zippity


Troy Built also sucked


Who would want to ride a trail like this?
 

pixelninja

Turbo Monkey
Jun 14, 2003
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Denver, CO
Mighty nice. Who is the dude on the Inbred - someone from your group?

Great photos!
That's Jeff. He's an old friend of one of my main riding buddies, who drove up from Tulsa to join us for the weekend. Great guy and strong rider. Loves his Inbred.

 

manhattanprjkt83

Rusty Trombone
Jul 10, 2003
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Nilbog
NICE im so mad, i got back from fruita about 3 weeks ago and loved it. Rode every trail you mentioned besides the edge loop our bikes were 35 lbs not fun.
 

$tinkle

Expert on blowing
Feb 12, 2003
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Awesome report PN! We're heading out for FFW IV in two-ish weeks. :thumb:
what's ffw?

oh, and i would totally plop my junk in a blender if i had to ride some suckass stuff like these pix; almost as bad as & chutes & ladders. off to beat the wife (not mine).