Tell me about fruita
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Isn't that the way it always is... when was "back in the day"?
haha yeah, 8 years ago, back in tha day things were a little different out there 
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irate2:
Yeah - I rode Kokopelli back in.... '97 maybe? The Troy Built Loop was a bit... obscure back then. No bridge over the stinky river just west of there.haha yeah, 8 years ago, back in tha day things were a little different out there
yeah with no suspension and side pull brakes...it was easy...
the rocks have since gotten bigger making it much harder...
Actually I only rode Moab on my rigid bike. Porcupine Rim. Backwards.
:Actually it's almost always erosion.... what once was smooth-ish trail becomes a cobbly, rocky mess. Until the local trail group comes in and cleans it up.the rocks have since gotten bigger making it much harder...
rigid? :vomit:Actually I only rode Moab on my rigid bike. Porcupine Rim. Backwards.
rode it last year on my bullit. wayyyyy too much bike. especially on the climb.
Well.. it *was* 1994. And we didn't know any better. We camped right at the Porc trail outlet, saw the sign... said "Hey - I heard about this trail. It's supposed to be pretty good." And proceeded to climb and climb and climb and climb. Ran out of water... climbed some more. Buddy ran out. Climbed some more. Rode down the "proper" uphill section and dumped out on Sandflats. We commented on how it wasn't such a great trail. And we were too knackered to contemplate riding it back down.
Yeah - I've ridden it a bunch on FS XC bikes and that has always seemed more than sufficient.
porky? forward or backward?
That climb is weak...if you are riding it forward, the bullit would be fun on the way down...I rode it once on an asx another on an evil soviergn...
so someone was telling me that there is a way to shuttle porcy and skip the climb? any word on that? I think we will be doing plenty of pedaling the other days...
Shuttle from Chilli Pepper bike shop at 10am each day.
$10 per rider drops you at the trailhead. There you can watch the driver's wacky dog go nuts!
We usually park our car at the end of the Porc rim trail (There's a parking lot on you right) Ride into town to the bike shop for the shuttle.
End of the ride you have cold beer (Colorado beer) waiting for you in the ice box!
Ending the ride with the road ride to town sucks!
$10 per rider drops you at the trailhead. There you can watch the driver's wacky dog go nuts!
We usually park our car at the end of the Porc rim trail (There's a parking lot on you right) Ride into town to the bike shop for the shuttle.
End of the ride you have cold beer (Colorado beer) waiting for you in the ice box!
Ending the ride with the road ride to town sucks!
fwd (canyon on left, then curl ccw along "trail" until massive overlook, where the descent begins). yes, it was fun on the bullit, but still had lotsa bike left over. no real hucking potential.
i didn't expect it would so much; you are so very right.Jozz said:
I think he's talking about the super-secret upper entrance which avoids the initial ~1mile climb.
Yeah. Seems there's always a 40mph headwind in that canyon in the afternoon.
more like sux sweaty balls
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raced xc full rigid in '91
The UPS is no more. Park service closed the trails and is issuing tickets.
You know we might do that, i know exactly what you are talking about done it a few times and it does suck with knobbies...
I think i am...I mean dont have much objection to climbing but i will probably ride 8 days or so in 10 so any time i can scale back the exertion i will...
You might have missed a few spots. There are a couple 3-4 footers, and a nice one to a slanted rock
This is the one I think (not me in the pic)
took this one way back in 05' of fellow monkey PALILLA on porcy...
All I can say is that i'm extremely jealous. I rode Moab for one day a few years ago and loved it so much. I'll be back.
Flying out to Salt Lake today with 2 bags full of gear i will be on the trails in fruita tomorrow.
i am slightly stoked.
i am slightly stoked.
In fruita, make sure to eat at the little mexican joint (Pancho's Villa I think) Cheap fast and a blessing after the incredible riding that Fruita has to offer. Bookcliffs area is superb, huge views, buff singletrack and usually pretty quiet due to the vast trail choices. I was on a FR bike and a lot of the time was wishing for a HT with semislicks, its that smooth. Have fun and just to let you know I"M SUPER JEALOUS!
Also, do the extended Porcupine Ridge descent in Moab. Much longer and well worth it. Some shops run shuttles all the way up to the extended loop for like 15 bucks, well worth it IMO.
Also, do the extended Porcupine Ridge descent in Moab. Much longer and well worth it. Some shops run shuttles all the way up to the extended loop for like 15 bucks, well worth it IMO.
wow some last minute goodness...so i should definately run the larsons i brought? damnit its that smooth, i have some seen some raged stuff...so if i have 3 days what should i ride?
Please see post #18.
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Haha, just realized they left today.
Well have fun, I loved my time out there.
The Ito
P.S. Can we all gush some more about how awesome Fruita is? Cause seriously, that place is amazing.
Haha, just realized they left today.
Well have fun, I loved my time out there.
The Ito
P.S. Can we all gush some more about how awesome Fruita is? Cause seriously, that place is amazing.
Ok just got back into the office today, Fruita was unreal, cleaned more fun...wahoo...
Pancho Via or whatever SUCKED what is wrong with you people...
zippity doo dah...incredible.
Pancho Via or whatever SUCKED what is wrong with you people...
zippity doo dah...incredible.
you better have spent all night post processing your pics...
where is the ride report nOowbE
You like On the Border?
What about the entrance to Horsethief?
Mmm, More Fun was one of my favorites. Wish I had a suspension fork for that trail. Which direction did you do it?
And ya, what about the Horse Thief entrance? Burly, no?
The Ito
I had some catching up to do last night on some work...
i will hopefully get a bunch up this evening...
We went to do it but decided to head back the next morning, never made it back...My bad, i dont know that i could have gotten it...MAYBE...God Mary's loop was crowded that day...
We had already ridden almost ever trail on that side (More Fun, Steves, Mary's and another)....
I did it from the turn in the gravel road up the hill and down all the steep switch backs to the cow gate i believe that was east to west (judging by our view of I-70). I was kidding didnt come close to cleaning some of those uphills on a 35 lb freeride bike with a 7" fork...But on the way down i think i almost cleaned it...We pedaled our FR bikes all over the MTNS this past week, my legs were loving me.I think he must've done it east to west. If he cleaned it west to east, I bow *DOWN* to the master....
Mack Ridge? Troy Built?
Did you guys get over to the Junction trails? Eagle's Wing, Holy Cross, The Ribbon?
Looking forward to the photos, man!
