Video: Enduro Racing in Squamish with Jesse Melamed

Apr 29, 2022
by Sarah Moore  


Jesse Melamed kicks off the season with some local racing in Squamish and has some tips for riders about to start their race season.

Regions in Article
Squamish

Posted In:
Videos Enduro Racing Jesse Melamed


Author Info:
sarahmoore avatar

Member since Mar 30, 2011
1,350 articles
Report
Must Read This Week
Pole Bicycles Has Filed for Bankruptcy
62399 views
Kona Bicycles' Parent Company Appoints New CFO, Intends to Sell Brand
61326 views
First Ride: The Sub-$600 RockShox Domain and Psylo Forks
45542 views
Randoms Round 3: Dario's Treasures
39605 views
Pinkbike's DH Fantasy League: Get Your Team On The Line - Fort William is in TWO WEEKS!
37620 views
Randoms Round 1 - Sea Otter 2024
36332 views
[UPDATED] Final Elite XC Results & Overall Standings from the Araxá XC World Cup 2024
35793 views
Spotted: Frameworks Racing DH Bike with Electronic Fox Shock & Unreleased Enve Rims
35282 views
Sign Up for the Pinkbike Newsletter - All the Biggest, Most Interesting Stories in your Inbox
PB Newsletter Signup

38 Comments
  • 34 0
 imagine you're the PB Academy superstar and think "yeah i've got this..." then at the start line, Jesse Melamed rocks up...

"oh... errrrmm"
  • 18 0
 Those superstars ended up pretty close to me!
  • 4 1
 @JesseMelamed: not close enough though Jesse
Nice riding!
  • 11 0
 I was always rooting for Jesse, but after seeing that jersey I regard him even higher
  • 5 0
 One of the best custom jerseys they made! Had to make sure I got one.
  • 3 0
 It would have been great for Jesse to have raced the Island Cup at Mt Tzouhalem against Richie Rude and Mckay Vezina last weekend. See who is quickest preseason
  • 2 0
 I think McKay still would have been quickest had I been there.
  • 3 1
 ugh this makes me want to move to Squamish but wtf is going on with real estate prices over there? Makes my NJ prices look like nothing.
  • 12 0
 Dude, you just saw why the house prices are so much, it because the trails are that good! Haha
  • 3 1
 Funnily enough, when people in Squamish ride elsewhere, they always come back raving how great the trails are there! There's sooooo much hype here, but also so many riders, most of which never pick up a shovel, which means blown out trails when other areas of the country and world enjoy a well maintained trail network. Come August, most Squamish locals are going out at 8am and riding lesser used trails to avoid the masses and ruts Big Grin
  • 5 1
 @wake-n-rake: amazing how many people don't do any kind of trail work. Especially the ones they ride over and over.
  • 3 1
 @Cerealmike: And the ocean access, proximity to Whistler and Vancouver, the rock climbing, the river paddling, the mountaineering, snowmobiling, backcountry skiing, fishing. And the insane book clubs too. It's got it all.
  • 13 0
 @paulwatt: Come for the riding, stay for the book clubs!!
  • 1 4
 @wake-n-rake: unless your are riding half nelson and ditch, its never crowded, no matter the time of day. there are Thousands of trails. You just have to look beyond Trailforks.
  • 3 1
 Its an outdoor mecca that also happens to be an hour from a major metropolitan center and major international airport. Same reason why Boulder is a shite show for the housing market. Access to everything.
  • 4 1
 @wilsonians: boulder blows compared to squamish though
  • 3 0
 @andraperrella27: Oh, 100% haha....but same logic applies as to why its so popular. Boulder just gets runners, hikers and road riders. Squamish gets mtb, climbers and paddlers.
  • 1 0
 @wilsonians: well based on that logic my house in NJ is severely undervalued
  • 3 0
 @Kmccann137: Thats cuz its located in NJ....
  • 1 0
 @wilsonians: close to Whistler!
  • 4 0
 @wake-n-rake: Dude. Totally Disagree. Lived in squamish for 15 years. Ride 150 days a year. Anytime I travel anywhere else I am bored in 3 days and I am looking forward to coming home. The trails I ride are never crowded and always rowdy. I hope you find some trails you enjoy riding in your Hometown.
  • 1 0
 @paulwatt: Yarrow is the new Squamish. All aboard!
  • 3 0
 where did you buy that black 'LAYE' shirt ?
  • 4 0
 I didn't buy it! Had to trade one of my jerseys for it, super limited run of 9 maybe? SLAYER
  • 2 0
 I'm overwhelmed by how positively dreamy Jesse is 3
  • 3 1
 As per your request,

the camera angel sh*t the bed, do it again!
  • 2 0
 haha thank you.
  • 2 0
 That was a super fun race.
  • 1 0
 Yea it was! Great day for it.
  • 2 2
 WTF Jesse!!! Way to ruin my experience of your race! Always great to be along for the ride with you, even with a bad camera angle.
  • 2 0
 You're welcome Smile
  • 1 0
 Jesse makes the best vids - even if the camera angle is shit!
  • 2 0
 Thanks! I'll do even better next time.
  • 1 0
 What is the "blind race" he refers to in the beginning?
  • 1 0
 I guess it must be the Pemberton enduro or the Island Cup enduro this weekend.
  • 1 0
 as @Six-or-Shore said, there is an enduro in Pemby this weekend and they usually keep it blind until race day.
  • 1 0
 Which trail is this jump at the beginning ?
  • 1 0
 I want that Slayer jersey! Anyone know where you can get one?







Copyright © 2000 - 2024. Pinkbike.com. All rights reserved.
dv56 0.043613
Mobile Version of Website