The Colo-RAD-o Saga Continues...

After experiencing the raditude of Fruita first hand followed by the epic trails and shredding in Frisco during the Outlaws of Dirt, a normal man probably would have headed home in fear of overdosing on radness. Well not me, and probably not the guy on this random billboard I saw in Denver.

So let me jump right in...

You need a sweet bike shop in Denver, Salvagetti's all the way. Just look at the sign. They have everything you need and a bunch of shredders working behind the

counter. 

One key ingredient in creating the epic cake of Radness that is Denver is the party scene. Find yourself in town on a Wednesday night with nothing to do and an itch to drink beer while riding a bike? Denver's got ya covered with the Cruiser Ride. 

Every Wednesday night a ton of rad folks meet up to drink some beers, then ride like 3 miles to a different end point each week, usually a parking lot, and then the party starts.

People get rad and social in two wheels. 

So this pic is useless but the party after the ride is epic. Dudes show up with turn tables, food trucks roll in and the 5-0 just let everybody do their thing. My kinda party. 

We also hit up the Zoo, because why not?

(Don't worry Giraffe, we've all been there)

(Rem stood less than two feet away from a cheetah and lived to tell about it)

(Managed to put some miles in out in the Rockies)

(Sprocket being Sprocket)

(Every skatepark in Colo-feckin-Rado is sick. The Denver park is no exception)

(Yet another rad park in Aurora)

(My boy Mike Kent slashing some concrete waves on the big wheels)

(Beer, bikes, a sweet bowl, some tunes cranking, for that moment in time we had it all...)

(Frisco Bike Park again)

We even experienced the epic Radness of nature while in Denver. Y'all may have heard about all the flooding in Boulder and other parts of CO. It got gnarly, but this bad ass Radish kept his cool... 

(There is a bike path about 10' below all that water)

(When Mother Nature is throwing down, sometimes it's best to hunker down, find a bar with some good brews and tubes, and play a little bingo.)

So after three long, rad, epic weeks in Denver, it was time to hit the road. 

 (The AdvetureMobile all loaded it up)

Next stop, Zion National Park in Utah for some hiking, slick rock shredding, and 3.2% beers (lame)

-Radish Out

Links!

Denver Cruiser Ride

http://www.denvercruiserride.com/

Salvagetti's Bike Shop

http://www.salvagetti.com/

Colo-Feckin'-Rado Part 2, Frisco!

(Part 2 out of who knows how many)

Gat Dayum! The Radness that is Colorado knows no bounds. It just doesn't seem to end. (Like, there's a cute chick literally parking her Honda Ruckus as I'm typing, you can't beat that) There's been several instances where I thought to myself "Wow, this must be it, the absolute peak of Radness, it was rad while it lasted, glad I was there..." And then BAM!!! Some other spectacular rad event occurs right before my very eyes. 

(Pretty sure Honda Ruckus' are the official mode of transportation in Denver. This one looks ready to defend our Rad Nation)

So you're probably thinking to yourself, "Well, if Colorado is so feckin rad, just how is this weird radish dude going to fit it all into his online journal of ridiculous rambling?"  My answer- One rad step at a time ladies and gentlemen. 

(Figured I'd post another pick of Hula Girl and the open road)

Let me pick up where we last left off...

After experiencing the single track Mecca know simply as Fruita first hand, we packed up the adventure mobile known affectionately as "Earl" and headed due east. Our plan, check out a few travel trailers to make camp life a little more luxurious and then find shelter, beer, and ultimately more radness in Denver. Things almost went according plan, but thank god they didn't. 

So instead of looking at trailers, we bought one...

(That fiberglass beauty you're staring at is a 17' 2001 Castia Liberty Deluxe. The beauty jumping for joy is my lady, clearly stoked on the purchase of our 1st home)

And instead of staying in Denver, we nabbed one of the last available camp grounds in Frisco so we could check out The Outlaws of Dirt, hell yeah. 

  Yup, rad things happen to rad people. Turned out my good buddy Nick was helping to organize the Outlaws of Dirt contest at the Frisco Adventure Park. Now, I'm not gonna cover all the details of the event, the rad dudes over at PSBmx.com already took care of that, but I can post up a few pics as whatnot, maybe even share my "feelings"...

(Check out the scenic-ass campsite, not bad view to wake up to. The epic monsoon rains at night were kind of a bummer, especially when we learned our tent was more "Water-Resistant" rather than "Water-Proof", but all that juicy precipitation made for good dirt conditions, gotta focus on the positive)

(I forgot to snap a pic of the sign so I grabbed this one off google, as you can see, they have tons of different lines to choose from with something for all shredders of various shredabilities)

(Here's the dirt jump section at the Frisco Adventure Park. They got a line for every shred level)

(Notice this event had everybody getting involved, young kids, old dudes, lady shredders, you name it. Just people on two wheels trying to keep the rubber side down)

Be sure to check out some of these links for even better coverage of the epic raditude compiled if dirt and two wheels-

Official Outlaws of Dirt website

http://outlawsofdirt.com/

PlusSizeBmx posted up some sweet coverage and a couple vids. Also check out all the other rad shit those boys post-

http://psbmx.com/ 

After shredding and watching other shredders shred all weekend, we headed to Denver, moved into some room we rented, and proceed to drink, ride, dig, shred, rage, bike-party, and God knows what else the next three weeks away...

But I'll save all that for another post. 

As always, stay rad. 

The Rad Roaming Radish

If Jackson Hole = rad, the entire state of ColoRADo = Rad^2

(*Actual rad calculations may vary and are subject to change)

Holy Shit, I think we found it. Just as if Indiana Jones had found every goddamn rad ancient artifact that belongs in a goddamn museum all in 1 Nazi bad guy trunk, we stumbled upon the four cornered American flagship state of radness , Colo-feckin'-rado. Hold on to your New Eras and Bro-tanks, this is gunna be a good one.

Here's a couple pics I took on the way...

(Almost as if the people living in States that border Colorado are trying to prepare travellers for what's to come, I saw these sweet rides for sale on the side of the road while leaving Wyoming)

First stop on this Coloradoan Marathon of Radness was the small town of Fruita. Don't let the tiny square mileage of the town's boundaries fool you, this place has more sick trails to shred than perminant residents (According to the most recent US Census Bureau data)

Fruita!

We rolled in kinda late, but had just enough time to find a campsite, pitch our mobile living quarters, and watch the epic sunset while enjoying warm cheap beer...

First thing to do in Fruita is to march into Over the Edge bike shop and tell'em your deal. Doesn't matter who ya talk to, every person in there knows what's up.

It's a god idea to pick up a copy of one of these. Dudes at the shop will even update it with new trails since sweet new trails are always popping up

Make sure to look up while your in there, they have practically an entire mountainbike museum hanging from the rafters.

Swing by the local bike park if ya wanna work on yo skillz...

Wall riding skillz in action

Snapped a pic of the sun starting to go down after destroying some of the 18 road trails, a definite "must shred" location. Screaming down one of the newest trails, Pumps, Berms, and Rollers, or PBR for short (hell yeah), has to be the most fun one can have with their clothes on. The best part? Anybody can have a good time on it. Rad Radish shredders will dig doubling all the rollers and drifting berms, while yo grandma on her carbon 9er will have a blast just rolling over stuff, and everybody in between will be smiling too.

Lunch Loops is another epic trail network, technically in Grand Junction, which is only 15 minutes away.

All the trail networks had signs and trail markers everywhere, making it almost (And I stress the term "almost") impossible to get lost. I had to switch my plans up after seeing this sign, I mean, what kinda Rad Radish would I be if I passed up a chance to die young?

Ever make it down a section of trail and thought to yourself "Holy Shit, I'm Alive!"

Hula Girl was digging the heat. Maybe mid to late August isn't the ideal time to visit Fruita, since it's like a desert, but whatever, pound a Gatorade, crank the AC, and quit complaining. After all, this blog is about Tales of the Raddest Roaming Radish, not Bedtime Stories of the Bummer Beet or The Story of the Cry Baby Carrot Who Couldn't. (Funny thing is I don't even like vegetables)

Don't forget to check out the Colorado National Monument while you're in town. Not a bad drive, just stay on the road to avoid a fiery death.

My lady hanging out on a cliff, soaking in the powerful view.

Me hucking rocks at said "powerful view"

After posting some miles on ya Strava, the last thing to ride is a bar stool. The Hot Tamato is a solid spot for both brews and bomb pizza. They also had like every New Belgium beer on tap.

I didn't even feel bad for licking my plate clean, trust me, in Fruita, you earn them eats...

If you're looking for some local flavor in your suds, check out the Copper Club Brewing Company. This deliciously rad little brewery started off as a home brew supply store (which is still open around back) and offers like 7 different brews to choose from. Since we were only in town for a few days, trying each one was a bit of a challenge due to time constraints, but I rose to the occasion, for the good of my loyal fans, and at the cost of my liver.

Welp, after a week in Fruita, I think everybody needs to relax with an ice cold beer, including that awful chiweenie. Where to next? This Radish heads to Denver for a few weeks but first stops in Frisco to check out The Outlaws of Dirt contest, an event dripping with so much two-wheeled radness it'll make yer sticker peck out...

Links!

Fruita Mountainbike Festival- super rad event

www.fruitamountainbike.com

Over The Edge Bike Shop- These guys know everything

http://otesports.com

Copper Club Brewery

https://www.facebook.com/CopperClubBrewingCompany

Hot Tomato Cafe
http://hottomatocafe.com