Video: Hitting the Goods in Colorado

 Don't forget Palisade Rim... the most overlooked and underrated trail out there.

 Far from featureless my friend.

 What trail is 2:22? I don't remember seeing it? @smmokan, is that PR?

 Palisade Rim at 2:22. Nice climb with a technical, 1,100 foot descent.

 Hahaha! You guys are spot on. Good thing they had 165mm of travel for those buttery smooth as concrete trails. I'm sure their knee pads came in handy too. They did that entire region a huge disservice. So happy I got to see what helmets OTE was selling.

 Like how does one make a fruita video and not include horsethief bench drop? Especially with those get-ups.

 I think it was nice to see a Fruita vid WITHOUT the Horsetheif drop-in for a change. Kinda overdone IMO.

Glad I got to take part in this vid, those dudes are solid. I hope some more footage comes out of their trip, we spent a lot of time filming on 18rd. Killian was doing some sweet lines and I, well, I tried.

 @dirteveryday your missing the greater point here. It's completly different riding the the PNW. How awsome is it that you can ride your bike in all these different places. Enjoy riding your bike and stop hating life!

 Hit up Vernal and get some trails with less media coverage!

 baha, please dirt the trails in Fruita might ride like Mrs Buttersworth, but the video didn't show much of Lunch Loops I know there's spots on there you couldn't even clean.

 @dirteveryday You are correct. You really should never ride them again.

 @dirteveryday Man you need to expand what you're riding in Colorado. Where in the midwest did you come from? Cause I've lived and ridden in any number of midwest states and you can have all that trail, I'll take CO trails anyway over any of that. Colorado has great variety so don't label the whole state when you've ridden just a few "monthly" times and places. Next time you're in GJ hit Free Lunch, Pucker Up and Holy Cross. Then head over to Kokopelli and ride More Fun and More Fun Too and Mary's Loop. Post some footage so we can see how you like those "featureless" trails. There's also plenty of smooth alpine single track in CO as well.

 I think the comment above sums it up pretty well. Also when did it become lame to ride bikes? Where is the kid in you? Dead?

 Never ridden in this area but I agree this video makes the terrain look pretty boring compared to other desert SW riding spots.

 if they'd just headed down the road a liiiiiiiittttle bit to Ouray...that's some scenery...

 Sometimes my buddies will complain about a couple of the trails around our area being boring and not having good flow and I remind them that our worst trails might be the best riding around in some places. And I have another friend who hates riding outside of Colorado and thinks anything in CO is better than any place else he's been. That too is false because having ridden Canada, Europe and the US there's some great stuff out there that is so worthy. I can't remember being bored on my bike. I just love riding it. CO has lots of of natural trails and the open space folks have been slow in some spots to make purpose built trails with planned features. But in the last five years things are changing. Pueblo, GJ, and Pine as well a others are all adding trails that are MTB specific making use of some great natural and purpose build features. I am about to blaspheme but I have even enjoyed riding my road bike. PBR (pumps, berms and rollers) at 18 road is a blast at the same time my 9 yr old daughter can ride it so I could maybe see how one might hunger for something bigger and having greater challenge, but boring nope.

 Ryan83 pretty much nailed it. I crave wet loam. Loose deep and steep. I didn't even TRULY know that till I rode up here. So to each his own, but buffed, silty, wide straight lines are NOT interesting. At least not to me.

 Thanks for sharing dirteveryday. Have a nice day.

 My pleasure!

 @dirtrider: then where do you prefer to ride?

 I mean dirteveryday.

 Free lunch is sooo awesome! Wish I could go back soon! Good choice of trails man @wilsonm73

 @ErikDH8 Thanks, I like Free Lunch but Pucker Up I think is my favorite. vimeo.com/47141445

 The rider is a friend of mine in the video and he rode and shot all everything. There's like 5-6 mins of dead space at the end of the video. If you are in the area be sure not to miss Pucker Up. The rider makes everything look easy, its bit more challenging that it looks but its a blast.

 For the rest of you here's another video of some friends riding in the same area that the video above was shot in with more variety mixed in than what's at 18rd and some close up shots of what's at 18rd. If you watch the whole video you get a better idea of the area and see that its not wide or straight or not interesting. Everyone's entitled to their opinion, at least make it an informed one.

vimeo.com/94867675

 @wilsonm37 looks awesome! I haven't ridden that one but I'll check it out next time I'm out in GJ.

 i like dubstep, but that was just random noises.

 I really wanted to like this video, being from CO, but I couldn't even finish it.

 Song? I thought it was a robot getting raped?

 When is the craze of dub step gonna end!

 @LionSnoop 1st song - OK, 2nd song - nice, 3rd song - ALIENS

 Totally true. You nailed it. Unfortunately we are seeing more and more of those ya dog posers. Their apparel costs more than the bikes. Endless fist pumps and the word "epic" thrown in at least a thousand times. Cracks me up.

 Nothing wrong with 45 year old flat-billers...lol

 Its everywhere. So don't feel too bad. These videos just make it even worse. Lame wheelies, baby tail whips over non existent jumps, trying to spray dirt, trying to look like a hard charger for a each 5 second clip. And who cares where these dudes ate lunch. Lame video pretty much.

 It is the Ribbon trail. Part of the lunch loops trail system in Grand Junction... A lot of good technical sections, but you wouldn't know from this video. 18 rd is kind of a tourist trap. All flow trails for the most part. The Kokopelli and Lunch loops trail systems are where its at.

 Thank @KOReilly I'll have to get back someday!

 I think a stronger 285 and 287 to support I-70 would be a better longer term plan overall....

 Yeah, I miss colorado too. Best 4 years of my life!

 No not all all sorry.

 Yes Fruita and GJ are often rideable in winter. Most of the rest of the state however is snowed in above 6000ft and north facing.

 Trails are perfect right now, come for the weekend!

 shazaam

 It's where I keep my donuts.