Video: Madeira Rock Smashing with Jesse Melamed

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forkbrayker FL (Mar 30, 2020 at 2:32)

oh me god..... thats me in the turquoise/orange top at the bottom of the track on the Marin, and my mate steve crouched in the corner offering "Line advice" to jesse melamed lol :-)

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JesseMelamed FL (Mar 30, 2020 at 10:24)

Haha thanks for the help!

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forkbrayker FL (Mar 30, 2020 at 10:41)

@JesseMelamed: no no..... believe you me i was learning off you. Thank you! This year sucks ass. Heres to a great EWS year for you next year

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softsteel (Mar 30, 2020 at 3:33)

Thanks Jesse for sharing. Madeira once again is written in red capital letters on my to-do-list

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JesseMelamed FL (Mar 30, 2020 at 10:24)

Definitely a very cool place to check out!

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pensamtb (Mar 30, 2020 at 4:24)

For all future visitors, the trail is called Natal and is a ca 20-30 minute pedal from the Machico beach front It was SS2 in EWS Madeira in 2019

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billyno (Mar 30, 2020 at 10:41)

Was there (EWS100) and that stage scared me the most, some of the other vids with super gopro smoothing effect made it look tame, at least JM's give's an idea of how sketchy it was - didn't realise how imprinted on my brain it was till watching this nearly a year later and I knew what was coming round each corner !

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RadBartTaylor (Mar 30, 2020 at 13:48)

Whenever I watch these POV vids I try to guess which line they'll take based on what I can see, most amateur guys I can guess (since it's the line I'd take), but guys like Jesse and Sam take very unique lines even among the pros it seems.

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mexicanoportugal FL (Mar 30, 2020 at 3:06)

Not sure what he means by 'unnatural rock' but anyway, the stage and scenery look incredible! Amazing POV.

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JesseMelamed FL (Mar 30, 2020 at 10:25)

I'm used to smooth rock, and big round rocks in the trail. This rock was very jagged and embedded into the ground sticking out at odd angles which really made it hard to judge.

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mexicanoportugal FL (Mar 30, 2020 at 13:57)

@JesseMelamed: got you. BC rock is beautiful, and your POV makes this trail look stunning too!

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JesseMelamed FL (Mar 30, 2020 at 17:29)

@mexicanoportugal: It's still a fun trail! Just scary to go full speed!

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bunjiman82 (Mar 31, 2020 at 2:18)

@JesseMelamed: thanks for the clarification as all rock is of course natural, but riding on it doesn't always feel natural.. whatever the case though, you made it look natural!

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rrolly (Mar 30, 2020 at 7:16)

I would've washed out on the first corner with loose rock at about 1/4 the speed.

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PauRexs FL (Mar 30, 2020 at 12:30)

What´s super natural rock then?
this? www.pinkbike.com/news/video-a-mile-of-continuous-rock-on-quebecs-new-slab-city-trail.html

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rafallied (Mar 30, 2020 at 1:21)

Been there Race that trail Massacre that was For pros maybe rowdy But for every day JOE that was something ....