Haleakalā - "World's Longest Paved Climb"

[@bjrc]

"I started conservatively at about 340 Watts" 🤯 Amazing job!

[@raphaeltiziani7476]

Thats the life of a Pro.

[@jamsxr]

KOM with disks... based on other KZbin content that’s almost impossible... Amazing ride 💪

[@markoliver4015]

Great job on this one as well, I see you're knocking down the big boys KOM's, ruffling their feathers for sure! Good luck on Palomar Mt South Grade (Taco shop to Summit Stop Sign) I see your already top 10 on it. Horner's had Palomar since 2012.

[@dpdexter]

Congratulations Drake. Love how you made a plan and executed to perfection... What an achievement!

[@DavidC-rt3or]

Congrats! Did that climb a little over 5 years ago (no where near your pace though) and it's by far the hardest, most amazing ride I've ever done. I was lucky to have the views you had and really got to soak it in and really see what was just accomplished on the downhill reward side.

[@SirBikesAlot]

I rode with with a fully loaded touring bike in one day from Kahului in 2019. You could have done this several times by the time I got to the top! Great stuff!

[@getwildwithevan]

Very impressive man! I ride the crater often and it's one of the most challenging rides around.

[@secretagent86]

to put this in perspective. i was once on top of that mountain to take the tourist ride down on bikes. i puffed just pedalling in the parking lot, as not used to the elevation. Amazing job.

[@MyLouTube]

What a ride. Great video. Well done and thank you for sharing! ❤

[@marcinwojtalewicz5717]

Hi. Im from Poland. Great movie 👍✌️

[@brianbinz1381]

Awesome video! Ill be doin this ride on January 11th. Not taking any kom, but gonna do it for sure!

[@finishstrongcycling2355]

Great respect for your achievement! When I climbed Haleakala, I was just glad I finished!

[@gogoyoyo2404]

Dude Amazing . Your hired.. Santa Monica is celebrating

[@user-rc8eq9jq4f]

awesome ride great video well planned, you deserve it. i ran up Haleakala doing the run to the sun but never biked, it's on my bucket list.

[@louismorejohn586]

You are awesome! Congrats!

[@zedfourme5085]

That is just insane. I rented a motorcycle and rode it up, after 8,000' the thing was slower than molasses. I tip my hat to you sir.

[@mattt612]

Whoa on a disc brake bike?? Durianrider would be pissed!

[@30redpillsaday71]

lulz

[@microwave311]

Why do people care about his opinion he's kinda trash

[@mattt612]

For the record, I don’t care what he thinks. Just thought it was funny cause he has such a hard on for rim brakes

[@blaablaa1718]

If you are going to get a KOM you may as well do it in hard mode

[@bodoknudsen5450]

Gratz on the KOM Drake - well earned. An awesome ride that I've managed to do four times, but at a much slower pace. Rob Britton bolted past me on the way up a few years ago.

[@andretim75]

was there up the volcano years ago - just by car of course. Would love to come back and try iron my bike one day ! Amazing ride - fantastic effort !!

[@eigobike3929]

FYI - Taiwan’s Taroko Gorge KOM is three times longer paved and more vertical too.

[@JordanGreenPNW]

Insanity! Great narration.

[@ultimatebasses]

I got nailed with a brutal headwind on my 1st attempt. Made it to the Ranger Station where you pay to continue, 11 more miles. Legs said no more. It's on my bucket list to complete though. Mike Woods as in the Canadian world tour pro? He was 2nd in today's Volta Ciclista a Catalunya stage. You are in good company.

[@DrakeDeuel]

The very same Mike Woods. He went out to Maui at least twice and did Haleakala. It’s really cool to see him winning consistently at the highest level. I’m a big fan

[@ultimatebasses]

@@DrakeDeuel I'm from Toronto originally so it's nice to see our fellow Canuck Woodsy doing so well. Also nice to see Ryder's bike in the store. He used to live on Maui in the winter. How cool is that?

[@rickguerrero2282]

I have climbed Haleakala 4 1/2 times in my life. (The 1/2 came when I decided at about 5,000” altitude that I was on vacation and didn’t want to finish the rest of the ride). I took WAY longer than you did. It is a very special climb.

[@CycoWarriorx]

Great video and ride summary... I wanna do this climb, but I’m definitely NOT going after your KOM! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I just want to check the box that I tried/did it... 🤙🏽

[@huntingsynth]

I did it a few years back...amazing...25-30mph headwinds when I did it but big grin entire way up...and yea at about 8k feet up you could really feel the altitude and impact on breathing/watts...it feels like you are in a very special/spiritualistic place

[@AlexRochette]

Nicely done! Come to the Bay Area, you can take Mt Hamilton and Mt Diablo’s KOMs. If you’re up for shorter stuff: Old La Honda would be a nice notch on your belt as well!

[@richinoya_]

yes and take the King's mountain KOM away from Phil Gaimon please

[@JustinMayfield]

OMG, brown sugar pop-tart was my GO-TO for endurance rides!

[@louismorejohn586]

Yesterday my wife and I drove a Honda Fit to the summit of Haleakala from Kehei (sea level) and then back. We were exhausted.

[@ImGlossy63]

That was awesome to watch!!! Now come down to San Diego and give Palomar Mountain a go. One Phil couldn’t get.

[@DrakeDeuel]

I’ll be down soon! I have to get some good training in before though. The level of Palomar is very high.

[@kyqx]

Cool. Thanks for sharing from a descendant only (for now).

[@athletesjournal1766]

What a beast man!! Congratulations on your KOM

[@CyclingwithCole]

Yes dude! So proud

[@steveouwerkerk7719]

Fantastic effort, your time is incredible. I’m hoping to go sub 4 hrs this year. Missed it by 90 seconds in 2019.

[@edaroian8494]

that was the cleanest 4runner i’ve ever seen

[@tonygSDWR]

Drake, congrats on the KOM. It's hard to describe how variable the weather conditions can get, glad you had such a great day. Looking forward to riding it rather than driving the rental car someday.

[@1CVill]

Awesome effort, did the climb 2½ years ago when I visited Maui, from Kahului though. Loved the climb even though I'm way slower than you.

[@ttmallard]

The climb from Lone Pine to the trailhead to Whitney is killer (then summit the trail in summer a section cut into granite needs the strap-on spikes for ice, the other trail also worthy). Farther north, leave Bishop, CA, use the CCC road, at Tom's Place the Rock Creek Rd is a glacial canyon gets to 10,200ft paved, killer, always stopped for ice cream if the store was open. hikingwalking.com/index.php/destinations/ca/ca_ses/mammoth_lakes/little_lakes/little_lakes_detail Cheers 🍺

[@dvoob]

miss hawaii every day. I've never been stronger on the bike than when I lived there.

[@velohana3781]

We miss you buddy! This effort is incredible...

[@mcbezinque]

Very impressive effort! Is the everesting record on your list?

[@DrakeDeuel]

Maybe at some point, up next Mt. Lemmon and Mt. Palomar though

[@pacifist1360]

Wow, amazing job. I plan to cycle the Haleakala crater later this year. I ride my bike a lot but on flat surface. Do I need to prepare my fitness in case of altitude sickness? Please let me know. Is it more difficult than trekking?

[@DrakeDeuel]

You’ll be okay, just start easier than you normally would because the altitude will catch up to you

[@jayspenceranderson]

The climb to Bristlecone National Monument, North of Bishop, California goes from Owens Valley up to 10,000 feet paved. not too far from SoCal.

[@HumaneNewt]

Insane effort, great video. Subbed!

[@tonycrabtree3416]

My one visit to haleakala in 2012 and it was wall to wall cars going up and down it seemed like. It was very cold at the observatory, too. Only two cyclists going up.

[@drsus0]

Now you need to go a try your hand at the solo Letras climb in Colombia ;). I mean, you could try for the overall, but those first 20 or so spots are all during races.

[@LarsRR]

Apparently you are quite fit! On a serious note, doing this power fit this long is very impressive on its own, but at that altitude, it’s just crazy.

[@redditislife7997]

Looks like Mars. Great stuff mate. What bike are you rocking?

[@richardking7058]

Pretty sure it's a supersix with the paint stripped. I remember he had a video showing the build but it's no longer up.

[@redditislife7997]

@@richardking7058 thanks

[@ananthar80]

Awesome! I wonder if these 12+ mph/ headwind KOMs are going to fall considerably once people start recruiting ebikes/ escooters to draft. Or is that considered not kosher? I'm guessing the only reason people didn't use "motor pacing" before is the exhaust fumes.

[@DrakeDeuel]

In my opinion drafting a vehicle would be cheating. There aren’t technically any rules for Strava, but drafting would be an enormous advantage and kind of ruin Strava if everyone started doing it.

[@ananthar80]

But then a lot of KOMs already involve some drafting, either as part of a stage race or when training with teammates. More so for QOMs, a lot of which are set when training with male teammates. If batteries are where the line is drawn, you could find 6 other people of high fitness and have them take turns pulling/ jump in the chase car for rest :-D Someone is going to do it!

[@DrakeDeuel]

@@ananthar80 drafting other people for a lead out is mostly fine, but behind a vehicle wouldn’t feel great to me.

[@cyclonasaurusrex1525]

Beautiful

[@rangapae]

Awesome job!

[@6SpeedTA95]

Fantastic!

[@johnpeachell1644]

Awesome. Also awesome a 40 year old mtn biker in third!

[@danielweiss3810]

Damn you planned this so well! I had no idea how much planning to do when I summited, so I just went for it. So dumb of me.

[@darwinfowler8877]

Do you have any tips for someone who is about to do it in the next couple days? (me)

[@abone2pick]

I noticed you did mt wilson and dawson saddle already. Have you though of doing mt baldy road?

[@DrakeDeuel]

I've ridden up Mt. Baldy but never full gas. I know that some of the segments over there are pretty unobtainable because they were done in racing, but I'll have a rip over there sometime.

[@ericwilliamjohnson]

Awesome performance

[@rachetrobloxrs]

Paying 👏 The 👏 Costs 👏

[@MKhoe1]

Great effort on such a beautiful climb. Could you possibly give more info on the mix that you use for your hydration? I’m headed to do Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa this summer.

[@DrakeDeuel]

Thank you. I've been using the same drink mix for about a year now. It's from a company based in Colorado called Tailwind Nutrition. It's a pretty mild flavor, and you can get in a lot of calories per bottle. amzn.to/3cs0c6y Good luck with the climbs on the Big Island! Mauna Kea is epic.

[@MKhoe1]

@@DrakeDeuel thank you! On your longer endurance type rides, do you find that the hydration mix is enough to sustain you or do you also add in a protein of some sort)

[@DrakeDeuel]

I always start my rides with two full bottles of mix, but I’ll also bring some snacks like a cliff bar or some candy for the ride as well. I usually don’t have protein during rides, I just stick to carbs.

[@closmasmas9080]

Have you ever tried climbing Mauna Kea or Mauna Loa? Edit: Never mind, I just got to the part where you mentioned it. Isn’t the Mauna Loa climb higher because it goes to above 11,000ft?

[@DrakeDeuel]

Yeah, Mauna Loa goes to 11,000. It’s not as cool of a climb though in my opinion. Mauna Kea is epic in its own way, but it’s pretty different with the sand section.

[@Timtimzi]

Hey Drake. I recently drove up Haleakala and saw that a passing cyclist had to pay at the ranger station. Did you have to do the same? I feel like it would affect anyone trying to attempt the Strava Segment.

[@DrakeDeuel]

I had someone pay for me in advance so that I could ride through

[@nochancecw]

Nice work buddy. I've run it before, cycling would be so much worse...

[@scottthompson6884]

Impressive is an understatement! Curious what you did to get through the ranger gate without stopping?

[@DrakeDeuel]

The guy driving support drove ahead and paid for me to get through.

[@scottthompson6884]

@@DrakeDeuel Good to know. When I rode this in December, the guys at Maui Cyclery told me I would have to get in the car with my wife, drive through the gate, or pay for the car and the bike!

[@benschembri84]

@@scottthompson6884 in this case you would still have to pay twice (car pays and bike pays). Only way around this is to get in car with bike through gate.

[@michaeldtorino]

Congratulations. Looking forward to getting this KOM next year 2023. Now that I’ve lost 100 lbs I have another 40 lbs to lost. Being 220 lb would be very difficult to get it. I figure I need to be 150 - 160 lb

[@theflyingcyclist5364]

RESPECT!

[@Wapiaries]

are you still rowing? I read that you were trying to make the olympic team in rowing (in 2018).

[@DrakeDeuel]

I’m no longer rowing, just cycling these days

[@888jucu]

Nice effort, 348w average is very impressive can I ask how much you weigh or what this 348w means in w/kg?

[@DrakeDeuel]

I’m around 154 pounds or 70kg

[@888jucu]

@@DrakeDeuel Ahh we are the same i.e. same weight but Im 1/2 the power ☝️🤪🤣

[@tinothedog12345]

Took me 4 hours to go up. But only 1 hour to go down. Fun stuff. Do it if u get the chance.

[@Velodictorian]

I made your video haha! Not exactly a local legend… more a Strava glitch. Nice work on this this ride!

[@jason-uz7sz]

impressive ! If you averaged 348 watts for over 2 hours, what is your FTP at ?!

[@DrakeDeuel]

I would guess my FTP is around 380-390 at sea level

[@Timtimzi]

What's that bike he's using? Looks pretty bare carbon

[@zacharyerskine4277]

Are you a bike enthusiast, sponsored or ride for a team? Impressive data mate

[@DrakeDeuel]

I ride for Team California. The team does most of the major US road races which I’ll ride if they happen this year.

[@jiyon167]

If it is safe to do try taking a better line through the corners.

[@PersonaN007Grata]

🤙

[@arod4709]

What was your gearing?

[@smc528x]

What wheels did you use for this?

[@DrakeDeuel]

Mavic 45mm

[@bradwalden7254]

Hey mate what bike and wheels do you ride ??

[@DrakeDeuel]

SuperSix Evo and Hunt wheels

[@gregnichols9363]

how did you avoid the delay at that toll booth?

[@DrakeDeuel]

I had someone driving support who paid the fee in advance for me.

[@gregnichols9363]

@@DrakeDeuel when I did it, I tried that and they still made me stop. I think I might still hold the KOM for clydesdales...I'll have to look. Epic climb imo

[@astrayagrarian]

A KOM on a disc brake bike, lmfao. Oh the irony.

[@metatron-007]

What is the bike frame your using in that video

[@DrakeDeuel]

Cannondale supersix evo, not the most recent model

[@zedgee4514]

wow

[@user-cy9ob2gg1x]

smells like mt lemmon is calling your name

[@treyschwartz3966]

Take a page out of my book- then go windsurfing. I’ve ridden those roads and windsurfed the north shore for decades. No, I don’t live there.

[@gc641]

340 watts, I’m laughing if I do 34

[@conrad6226]

800 Calories? Surely its more?

[@billyblanco8106]

say...Hale-ake-la...??? Not Hale-lakala ???

[@cypriano8763]

ask remmert weilinga how to crush woods time. he crushes everybody

[@julius.hipolito]

HUUUUGE!!!

[@blaablaa1718]

Discs???? that's like carrying an extra water bottle

[@memcore1312]

based

[@comicsgator]

340 watts is my sprint 😂😂😂

[@30redpillsaday71]

reeeeeeeeespect

[@cjtj4700]

"Average" HR.......159 bpm !!??!!??! Jealous ;)

[@Marco-717]

Congrats, KOMs don't mean anything. There's always someone better than you bud, remember that

[@annukun7318]

are you at your climber/race weight? i mean lose 5lbs and you got 1st place...lol

[@DrakeDeuel]

I’m slowly trying to lose a few pounds over time

[@annukun7318]

@@DrakeDeuel im pretty light and have good endurance how to improve power as a skinny man? lol

[@DrakeDeuel]

Ride lots and ride hard, that’s what I do. Try adding some interval training if you don’t do that

[@annukun7318]

@@DrakeDeuel ​ yes brother i m putting in 12 hard hours a week steep hill repeats.....long climbs and long flats as well cadence in big ring on flats is around 85-90 average. i startted cycling about 9 months ago and never stopped

[@DrakeDeuel]

Keep at it then!

[@loXXyification]

What bike do you ride?

[@DrakeDeuel]

It’s an older Supersix Evo frame