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Friday, 04 March 2011 21:24

Ride the Fruit

Ride the Fruit

Once a dingy and nearly forgotten industrial town off Interstate 70, Fruita (named for the orchards that drove the economy before natural gas) exploded on the mountain bike scene 10 years ago.

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