Team Bikeparts.com - Jesse Swift
Name: Jesse Swift
Age: 32
Class: Pro
Profession: Science/Math/Computer Teacher
Favorite Ride: I know its cliche, but Porcupine Rim. I have fond memories riding that in 1993 on a fully rigid bike and then on through the years in college and last year with teammates. Every time I ride Porcupine Rim, there are new challenges combined with classic memories!
Favorite Drink: I can SLAM a Gatorade!
Most stitches at once & where: Cycling = blown apart collar bone that required a plate to fix hold it together from over jumping a double in Fort Collins. Non Cycling = my tongue when I was 4 from falling down with my tongue out. Almost bit the whole thing off!
Worst Race: 1998 Collegiate MTB Championships – Reno, Nevada – It was my last collegiate race and I was sitting in 11th place feeling good, and broke my chain! Without a chain tool, I had to DNF my last race in college. 
10 years later, I won’t do a ride without a chain tool…
Best Race: Keystone Climax 2001- I won the race that day and the MSC series as a Semi Pro. It was the race that allowed me to upgrade to Pro!
I race bikes because: Two reasons 1- I love to RIDE! I love to ride trials bikes, dirt jumping bikes, road bikes, cross bikes, and there is a even a bigger place in my heart for mountain bikes! 2- I love getting to travel and ride trails as fast as possible with my friends!
Jesse,
How you been? I was just browsing around to see who of my old mtb friends were still riding. Imagine my surprise when I see that you, Laiho and Unger are all on the same team. Awesome to see you guys are all still riding and kicking ass. By the way, good choice on going down, seems we all went that way at some point. Me, you, Mike West, Ariel Lindsley, Botsy was the only one not to make the switch.
I have traded in the bike for a board, moved back to San Diego, been surfing a ton. I am teaching high school math. If you see Brian or Matt tell them an old friend says hi.
Take care, keep riding.
Darren
Jesse~
Hey good to see you again on the trails bro…had a question for you..so I have been riding for about 20 years now and have delayed racing for some reason..but seeing you and your other team riders kind of struck this urge in me to race…I have never raced but I am a killer technicle rider and I ride like crazy!!..not sure if I would be fast enough to ride for your team..but was wondering if I could try out and see if I had anything to offer….hit me up when you get this 720-422-1234
Jesse- i remember your “best race” – if i remember correctly, Unger was second, and you guys went up that hill at an insane speed. i remember thinking, who are these guys? and how did they get so fast?