Fruita Sucks (dialup beware)

[pixelninja]

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
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0374.jpg

Riders making their way down the entrance to Horsethief
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0376.jpg

Sweet Horsethief singletrack
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0379.jpg

More sweet singletrack
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0380.jpg

Another view of the entrance to Horsethief
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0388.jpg

Can you spot the rider?
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0391.jpg

Another view of Horsethief from Marys
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0392.jpg

The views from Marys Loop really sucked
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0396.jpg

More sucky views
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0397.jpg

Got rock?
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0401.jpg

Flowing along the Edge
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0406.jpg

Sucky views of the Bookcliffs area
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0411.jpg

I almost ran over this guy while looking at the horrible scenery. Where does he think he is, in his natural habitat?
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0412.jpg

On the way up the 2.5 mile, 1200 vert foot climb up the backside of the Bookcliffs
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0414.jpg

Sucky views from the top
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0425.jpg

More sucky views from the top
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0423.jpg

We were *just* down there
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0424.jpg

We were *just* up there
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0431.jpg

Zipping along on Western Zippity
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0433.jpg

Troy Built also sucked
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0440.jpg

Who would want to ride a trail like this?
http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0443.jpg

[G-Cracker]

Jerk. :) Nice pics... gotta get up there someday.

[pinkshirtphotos]

really sucks i guess if your into hating some of the nicest areas to ride in the us

[DRB]

What an ass you are for showing such crap... you should be banned.

[stosh]

My skin would be so burned in about 15min of riding.

[pixelninja]

My skin would be so burned in about 15min of riding.SPF 50, baby.

[MMcG]

Mighty nice. Who is the dude on the Inbred - someone from your group?

Great photos!

[pixelninja]

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.

http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0370.jpg

[MMcG]

They are nice bikes!

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n60/MMcG25/InbredPostRide.jpg

[pixelninja]

They are nice bikes!

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n60/MMcG25/InbredPostRide.jpgI'm still thinking of getting an Inbred 456 as a 2nd ride. I took Jeff's 29er (18" frame) for a little spin around our campground and it felt great, but I think I'd want a little more travel up front.

[MMcG]

what is his Reba set at?

The Reba 29er fork can be set at 80 or 100mm - and either will work fine on an Inbred.

[pixelninja]

what is his Reba set at?Honestly, I'm not sure.

[Acadian]

okay...i can't work anymore! those pics wanna make me book a flight out there for this weekend.

thank you...

[bluebug32]

Someday I will ride there....

[pixelninja]

A few pics of your's truly...

http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/DSCN4581.jpg

http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/DSCN4588.jpg

http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/DSCN4598.jpg

http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/DSCN4610.jpg

[manhattanprjkt83]

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.

[SkaredShtles]

Awesome report PN! We're heading out for FFW IV in two-ish weeks. :thumb:

[Skookum]

i really like the pictures with the epic views. Looks like some fun desert riding.

[$tinkle]

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).

[SkaredShtles]

what's ffw?
Fruita Family Weekend. We've done one pretty much every spring and fall for the last couple years. It actually might be FFW V or VI. :D

Last fall we got mostly rained out but on Sunday I got my boys (5&4) out on the Kessel Run. :thumb:

[pixelninja]

A few more pictures, courtesy of Jeff.

http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/P4280026.jpg

http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/P4280030.jpg

http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/p4280032.jpg

http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/P4290054.jpg

[SkaredShtles]

It's soooo nice and green out there in the spring. Such a contrast to our fall trips.

[manhattanprjkt83]

It's soooo nice and green out there in the spring. Such a contrast to our fall trips.

how is it different? The spring is incredible out there!

[SkaredShtles]

how is it different? The spring is incredible out there!
Fall is generally very brown. All the ground vegetation is gone. I prefer the spring riding with all the green...