Video: Jesse Melamed's Wild Psychosis DH Race Run - Crankworx Summer Series

 I think it was mentioned that Finn threw down 11min

 Previous record was 12:35 set by Chris Koravaik in 2008, and Jesse did a sub 12 based solely on how long the video clip was on a endure/park bike. So he smashed the record on a non DH bike.

 @azogas413:

I mean, the gopro footage from Jesse's run is under 12 min, including the extra few seconds to start/end recording. So it seems that Jesse also threw down a run in the 11min range.

Curious to see the full results though.

 @PB - Are the results posted somewhere??

 I don't care, it doesn't count with that whimpy new road gap.

 @lastminutetech: There is a proper highlights video coming out tomorrow that will have the results. Keeping the suspense high!

 @scott-townes: Agreed, kind of wish it was the proper one but at least they built it back up for us!

 @damo: I did notice around the 10:00 minute mark that Jesse took a clever little line that I suspect would have been taped off for Psychosis back in the day. But man, what a run!

 @toooldtodieyoung: there was little to no taping for most of the Psychosis years, you just did the race course run so who knows. It was old school.. first couple of years a lot people wore hockey pads, my "dh" bike was a Foes Weasel with a Z1 and V-brakes lol.
Ripper run by Jesse.

 @JesseMelamed: Yeah that's true, gotta be grateful they're running this beast again. Its a dream event come true, it must have been so much fun to participate in. I hope they can bring this back next year so a number of the best DH and Enduro competitors can compete if they are able. Imagine Sam Hill taking another race run down Psychosis.....
.... .. ughhugghghhhhhuhgghghhhhh

 @toooldtodieyoung: It's hard to tape the whole track, probably shouldn't have done that line but I was shown it just before finals and I couldn't unsee it...

 @JesseMelamed: Werd

 @JesseMelamed: hahaha, getting some info from the locals eh....

 @lastminutetech: they’re supposed to be released tomorrow. Read that on another site.

 @JesseMelamed: Interesting that you hit it, but Couscous missed it. Frenchies are slipping.

 @commental: I figure if I've seen it then a frenchie has seen it, but that works more at the EWS

 pod racing at it's finest

 @JesseMelamed: they’re called Speeder Bikes....if you’re a nerd...which I’m not.

 @dubod22: I was thinking more of the pod racing than the speeder bikes. but both work.

 @JesseMelamed: Thank you for taking a moment to reply Jesse. One of the reasons our sport is absolutely amazing.

 went from light speed to ludicrous speed after the road gap.

 That makes two of us. WTF? Are these race runs or practice runs?

 @Eatsdirt: Seems that it was the real run and the primer for this week says the results will be released on Friday:

www.pinkbike.com/news/pinkbike-primer-crankworx-summer-series-week-2-kicking-horse.html

 It's being kept a secret until the highlights show so it makes it more exciting! Tomorrow!

 Doing my best!

 Thanks!

 So steep! Thanks!

 I’ve been racing enduro for the past 6 years and overall I would say that safety is pretty bad. Granted, I’ve only raced BME and ESC so maybe there’s more going on at the top levels.

 in most races riders are required to stop race runs to help their fellow downed riders.

 Correct, there were quite a few marshall points and throughout practice and race they would make sure we were all passing through each checkpoint.

 This is BC, you just pick up the limb off the ground, wether it is a leg or arm, tuck it in your fanny pack, suck it up and finish the race.

 @jlfskibikesail: for sure. In the event of a significant injury, that's 1 racer to deal with the first emergency (ABC's) then another to descend further to the next marshal for patrol/first responders.
Whilst many of the racers probably have 80-90hr wilderness first aid, they're not packing supplies in their seat boxes.
These guys/gals are balls to the wall fast and significant MOI is a realistic concern.

 @juanny: Hey Juanny, almost all marshals were ski/bike patrollers. All the first aid attendants were members of Golden and District Search and Rescue as well as ski and bike patrollers at Kicking Horse Mountain carrying full trama packs, vacuum mats and harness. A CDFL equipped helicopter and pilot were on standby in town about 1min away. Every racer was being tracked via radio check in. If a serious crash had occurred the rider would have been packaged and transported via helicopter directly to the hospital faster then a response from most bike parks. As the one overseeing the first aid for everyone on the mountain we took things very seriously. Although I have to admit, it was still stressful!

 @bradl: excellent insight. Thanks!

 Can't you tell how much I was trying to brake!

 @JesseMelamed: no! It looked like you where letting loose! You know it's not flat right? You guys are insane...

 @Bikerdude137: far from flat!

 Actually so insane! unreal to ride it.

 @JesseMelamed: that’s the best POV run I have EVER watched!

 @nsteele: You should check out this one: youtu.be/s132WeeuKTo
One of my favourites!

 @JesseMelamed: ok, so after watching both of those back to back, I need to go lie down now.

 @JesseMelamed: The good ol' Roller Coaster ! Was wondering if you were going to clear that double around 8min. I guess it was not a big deal for you...

 @nsteele: You're welcome.

 @gui21st: I've ridden that trail enough times!

 Extremely steep! Each lap I was holding on as slow as I could.

 Well, the last time I rode it, my wife was at the top and she genuinely begged me not to drop in. She didn't know that it gets steeper when you get into the trees. We lived in Whistler for 2 years and she was familiar with the bike park, and even rode Khyber Pass/Babylon so it's not like she didn't understand riding.

 My brakes were doing fine the whole way thankfully!

 I train to be able to ride in control that whole time, and I did well this time to conserve enough for the whole run.

 The middle climb I don't think is rideable. You're gassed by the time you get there, a sprint with your bike is fastest. If you can... Some sections are different than 2007, the middle got some logging I believe done and a few changes over the years. Also I've noticed the erriosion from weather has changed the trail a lot.

 I did actually climb it in my practice lap but it wasn't much faster than running and used way more upper body strength. I wouldn't know if the track has changed since then but yes, that was a mega french line and I'm sorry.

 The hike a bike is very climbable but you use up so much more energy and it’s way slower than running.

The course is definitely different these days but if anything it’s slower. Berms are smaller, erosion is worse, you can’t send the rock roll into RTC (the steep dusty chute halfway down), the road gap is smaller (but probably the same speed).

 @JesseMelamed: The track has changed in a couple of spots, as there was a mega wind storm about 8 or so years ago that destroyed a couple of sections with massive blow down that now look like clear cuts. One of those sections was more recently returned to close to the original line, but the other never will be. .

Impressed you were able to pedal the hike a bike in practice. I've never actually ridden the course on a non-DH bike, but always assumed it was not possible. At least, I've never been fit enough to climb it after riding the previous sections as I'm pretty gassed by that point already.

Chest cam quality has also come a long way in recent years. That was the clearest footage I've seen of Psychosis.

 @JesseMelamed: oh nothing to be sorry about, from where I come from the bigger the French line the bigger the compliment

 @JesseMelamed: huge props for that.

It's been really cool to look at you pros ride the stuff that I ride and see how I should be doing it.

 @kram: All trails change and for this one to be 20 years old I expect it wouldn't be the same. Thankfully it is still just as fun as it should be!

 @DabaZei: haha for some people yes!

 Training for this race course or just training in general?
I did 2 videos recently about my gym training

 hahaha awesome.

 yoooo

 Evidently the secret to going fast is breathing hard.

 The bike was real quiet though!

 gotta breathe out to breathe in!

 At around 4:00, the marshal calls him a "huge heckin unit."

 Lots of training!

 Kind of feels like it too!

 I think I did it at comfortable riding speed, not racing speed.

 I appreciate that, hard to become full of yourself when there are so many other great riders around you.

 Oh I could hear and it kept me going strong!

 Maxxis Assegai 2.5 MaxxGrip in the front and DHR2 MaxxGrip in the rear.

 He is a legend in his own right and everyone knows it, including me.

 It was a blast to ride!

 hahaha I just try to breathe as much as I can!

 Based on the video length and the old record, yes..

 B L U R

 little wheels don't pick up as much speed on the steep bits!