ULTIMATE BIKE CHECK - Jesse Melamed's Rocky Mountain Altitude

[@JesseMelamedMTB]

We love to nerd!

[@DavidFoundCo]

Hey Jesse. What are the pros/cons of going that narrow on handlebars? I’m only an inch taller than you and wanna decide if I should cut mine

[@JesseMelamedMTB]

@@DavidFoundCo Pro's are more maneuverability and responsiveness and clearance, con's are twitchy feeling and less stable.

[@gennaflinkman7290]

Loved your talk on sizing! As a 5’5 120lbs female with longer arms I feel like my medium instinct is pushing the limits of fit. Looking at the altitude and considering the small but feel like I’m going to be too big.

[@BoonockADV]

Hey Jesse what is the brand name of the handgaurds? Cheers ☕️

[@JesseMelamedMTB]

@@BoonockADV sendhit mtb

[@epicmtbtrailz8234]

Excellent loved the attention to detail, you don't get that level of discussion in most bike checks.

[@downtimepodcast]

Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@downtimepodcast]

Thanks for watching our first bike check. Please let me know what you think in the comments below.

[@domanater480]

Best bike check ive ever seen. Its refreshing to see a racer who actually knows his bike to. blows my mind a bit when some guys just dont care or have no idea what there setup is

[@downtimepodcast]

yeah, he's a thinker that's for sure and a good engineer!!

[@TFritz82]

This was very cool and it would be nice to see more Downtime bike checks! I love Jesse's cerebral approach to bike setup - such a rad, in tune dude with his bikes.

[@downtimepodcast]

Thanks Tim, I'm definitely planning to do more! Yeah, Jesse is super into his setup, cool eh.

[@TFritz82]

@@downtimepodcast nice, glad to hear that! Looking forward to it man!

[@madtho]

That was awesome. Maybe not as fun with folks that don’t sweat the details as much as Jesse, but I’ll tune into a bunch of these. Great job

[@downtimepodcast]

thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it. Yeah I think it will vary between riders, but that's interesting itself!

[@ryankindig6881]

Most thorough bike check I’ve ever watched. When I saw that this was over 30 minutes, I was asking myself wtf you were going to review that would take that long. Lol. But you covered everything imaginable! Nice work.

[@downtimepodcast]

Thanks Ryan. I'm glad you found it interesting!

[@walterbrown6388]

nice one. I really like hearing the "why" behind each component and geo measurement. Alloy vs Carbon, short vs long etc.

[@downtimepodcast]

Thanks Walter, glad you liked it.

[@derekbrotherton3462]

Great bike check and you’re a great interviewer. Jesse seems like such a good dude!

[@downtimepodcast]

Thanks Derek. Yeah, Jesse is a really sound bloke!

[@Bigmountain73]

This was great, well thought out questions and Jesse always has well though out answers. Now I have to do the math and calculate my bar length from Jesse's 720 at 5'6" to my height.... damn! I really should have paid attention in school!

[@downtimepodcast]

Yeah, Jesse definitely thinks about everything he does. Enjoy the maths!

[@robertocalvo934]

Awesome bikecheck. Love the deep in dive!

[@downtimepodcast]

Thanks Roberto!

[@LewisArrowsmith]

First of many hopefully! Great insight and pretty refreshing compared to the usual bike checks that just list parts and not the thoughts/testing behind them.

[@downtimepodcast]

That's the plan! So glad you feel it's a level above other bike checks.

[@CaptGoodJob]

Great interview and great video. Very insightful and informative.

[@downtimepodcast]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

[@aledwilliams5501]

Chris, great show for us nerds! 👌🏼 Especially those with Altitudes! Any chance on future ones you can do close up shots on the different parts of the bike as you’re talking about them?! 👍🏼

[@downtimepodcast]

Thanks Aled, glad you liked the nerd out! Yeah I'd like to do some more with close ups, but this was all about proving out the format. Seems to be going down well though.

[@jbs3691]

This was awesome! Keep them coming.

[@downtimepodcast]

Thanks! Will do!

[@the_vids]

I am guessing he ment anti-squat when he suggested anti-rise? (BTW. One of the best bike-checks I have seen to date!)

[@downtimepodcast]

That's my understanding of the situation.

[@Theriver56]

Jesse and I are the exact same height and weight. This was huge for me. I've always felt like my fit wasn't quiet there. I will be trying some of this stuff

[@downtimepodcast]

Ahh that's great, I'm glad it was useful!

[@markritchie7059]

Tons of info. Did I miss Jesse's tire choice and specs?

[@downtimepodcast]

Yes, they are in there, sorry I can't remember exactly where.

[@waynecoates6887]

Wow a lot of thoughts goes in to going fast, feel I need to spend a bit of time playing with handle bar widths after watching that…. What’s the ratio height vs width?? 😉🤓

[@downtimepodcast]

Ha, that will keep you busy. 41% I think

[@cyturner2167]

Proper nerding!

[@eddies5675]

Great in depth bike check, top job.. time to give shorter bars a go

[@downtimepodcast]

Nice one, let me know how you get on.

[@JackEvans98]

Would really like to see one of these with Elliott Heap. Heard from his brother he runs his brakes basically pulling to the bar!

[@downtimepodcast]

Thanks Jack, I'll see what I can do.

[@ianfleischhacker6154]

Geek mode activated. Really interesting to here how he makes sense of the different modifications. The interviewer did a great job of asking good questions and letting his guest talk.

[@downtimepodcast]

Thanks Ian, glad you enjoyed it!

[@bike2452]

Always useful to hear the rider weight and height. Half of the information here would be useless with out establishing that reference first.

[@downtimepodcast]

thanks

[@Sadokist]

The handguards are talked about, but the brand is never mentioned... What are they?

[@downtimepodcast]

I think they are Nock handguards

[@dustinbjohnson]

I counted 28 spokes…

[@downtimepodcast]

eagle eyes...

[@flstc93]

👌

[@Joe-pb3lx]

Jimmy Decotis's twin....... jimmy is a motocrosser