Phil Gaimon's "Worst Retirement Ever" - Flagstaff - Boulder, Colorado

[@cup_and_cone]

I find your description of Boulder disturbingly accurate.

[@tuckert9563]

“a guy named sepp kuss” 6 years later that guy wins a grand tour

[@timalford6619]

“Inexplicably wealthy 22 year olds driving Tesla’s....basically I hate this place” hahahahahahaha I died

[@MikeFrench-Meonshore]

Best production yet. Loved this episode, and can't wait for 8.5 to drop - good luck !

[@literoadie3502]

I feel Palomar was the best segment (and the funniest!), no?

[@shawnreddick9312]

Yes, this is by far the best episode. The post-race analysis is great too

[@brendanmalone-ewing6535]

Good the see the post-ride analysis. Would be cool to see it on future videos

[@aitoraltuna]

Good maths Phil, "from 2012 so 7 years". Love that video too btw

[@Marc-iv8pk]

As a pro, there was no need for him to perform his own arithmetic.

[@dayjn]

Brilliant episode, the quality keeps improving! Good luck on the 2nd attempt :-)

[@JimWhySoSlim]

Nice production and I tip my hat to you for leaving us wanting more! Good luck with round 2.

[@yuriziryukin1909]

Keep it going, Phil! I really enjoy watching your videos.

[@bicyclerider3978]

Great bumper tunes. I feel like a I'm watching a 70's spy/detective show. Tape on a mustache!

[@mrwicksy]

x2 for this! Upvoted for the funk.

[@bicyclerider3978]

I need a new wah wah

[@jamesrhodes5305]

All the best for take 2 Phil. You got this 🤘🏻

[@irespectfullyrefuse]

Excellent production quality, love your work as always!

[@chrisryder7809]

Phil as fellow athlete (with a complete lack of talent) I just wanted to tell you i LOVE your books, I'm 28 and there the only thing I've read since high school lol. Keep it up!

[@worstretirementever]

Thank you! Preorder Draft Animals so I get a good ranking! xoxo.

[@dwembree]

Absolutely love these vids Phil, thanks for rocking this retirement so well!

[@benjaminbsmith70]

Coach's bias: this episode with Overton's commentary and feedback was the best one yet.

[@madmonkeycycling9098]

Try to hit Alpe D'Huez? KOM is by Peter Pouly, who is now an amateur ambassador for cycling in Thailand, who is also a former pro, busted for EPO back in the days. So most likely, the KOM on Alpe D'Huez, is also on EPO

[@istegalkarl]

Asolutely. Pouly has lots of KOMs. He is now competing and winning events like the Haute Route, where there is no doping control at all.

[@BikeBodyMind]

So sick!! Just moved to Boulder this summer and I must say, Flagstaff is a kickass climb.

[@247MS1]

Best episode yet. Good luck for the next climb! Would love to see just a bit more of the stats during the climb :)

[@VitekHolubovsky]

MINI AERO BARS!!! That's 2 extra points on the obnoxious-o-meter right there! I love it! Will you consider talking about them in the Phil's Garage segment?

[@richycoles]

keep rocking Phil

[@alanhill7965]

I am hooked on these worst retirement videos ,,,oh and the books ,,,,,and the podcasts

[@Phillyisalwayssunny]

Great stuff again !

[@johnbailey520]

Slacking at the slackline... Yeah, pretty bad but I had to laugh. Guilty.

[@Myrulv]

As plain, average (probably worse) rider my self, I really admire your take on cycling! This is what cycling is all about!

[@worstretirementever]

You’re above average in my book buddy! Thank you!

[@Btstaz]

enjoying these, keep them up!

[@usernameunknkown]

See bro, you're getting WAY more fame doing this shit, than you ever would have if you were still in the game. Good stuff!

[@rossage5]

Your strava file says "2nd fastest time"...not 2nd fastest overall...does that mean you did a faster run later and its not showing up or something?

[@FinnThomsen]

rossage5 yes, this was his "practice" run, watch part 2 for the real one.

[@ralph1269]

Love this stuff. Cool to see how you and your coach breakdown and discuss a plan for the next attack. And even though very few of us hacks reach the level of top pro athlete, I think we ALL have shared that EXACT feeling at about the 7min mark when you just drop the bike and hunt for a shady spot to die. ;-)

[@woolfel]

thanks for suffering for our entertainment. I liked the analysis afterwards. Good luck on the second attempt

[@santiagobenites]

Ok, I just subscribed but only because you're so cool. I don't ask for much in return, but please don't let me down, Phil. Please don't stop being so cool. Thanks.

[@cameronsmith3966]

Fun to watch, go get em!

[@9athoma]

Love the videos Phil......come to Bend, Oregon crush the McKenzie Pass climb. We'll bring the cookies for you!!

[@humanpowered1]

yet one more suggestion: Come get the KOM on Bogus Basin Road outside of Boise, Idaho. 15 miles, 3500(?)ft vertical. Just gotta ave 16+ mph for 50minutes or so. Piece o' cake. Instant local celeb.

[@GoodPresets]

I agree.. one of my favorite climbs and a nice view.

[@jhockey1212]

Coming here in 2021 when sepp is a house hold name

[@jamegumm]

The Strava segment is called “Flagstaff to Gregory Canyon”. It took me 19:44 on my lone attempt😭

[@binbob9]

Thought the cookie jersey had gotten some sleeves. Then I realised your arms are the same colour as the jersey...

[@xgalvan1]

Ellis lmao. That jersey was awful

[@AustinGbikes]

Do it again, you're stronger now. 💪

[@smallerfreeze]

i dig it... keep the videos coming

[@Quadmod]

Cliffhanger! Love it.

[@robbchastain3036]

Fantastic, Phil, already looking forward to your second attempt and not that you have to win or anything, just giving it your best is a good show. And yeah, for a slacker, riding a slack line looks like way too much work, ugh.

[@josephgerber7160]

I come from Boulder and I agree with everything you said about it !

[@JumpingWatermelons]

I believe in you!

[@davidholmes5276]

Great effort on Flagstaff! Remember Graeme Obree missing the hour record one day in 1993 then coming back the next day to claim it. That was a true amateur hour that paid off.

[@saltydog9117]

Great episode. In addition to the drugs issue, weren't some of these records set by guys that were drafting up portions of the climb?

[@TheJoePavlik]

Yeah I remember another episode where he couldnt get the time because parts of the route flattened out and there was drafting when the record was set.

[@kmac720]

It's 14.7mph average, but this climb is flat, up, flat, up. So it might be 20mph+ on the flat sections and 10mph on the steep parts. (Just guessing, but that was based on their description of it.)

[@radhaksr]

I think you need to mention that you ride on the right side of the road unlike any records you are going after that was created as part of a race where the riders would use the apex of the road. That should easily account for the 20 odd seconds depending on the number of corners.

[@daugherc]

I vote for Sunshine over a take 2 on Flag.

[@BrunoVasco]

"this is where I died"... imma doing it again!

[@seanreilly6618]

Phil if you're reading this... you still drop your bike like a pro after the effort, something to work on.

[@pahouseholder]

Get it, Phil! Wisdom to rest. Guts to go again.

[@MyDadWasALifeguard]

I was shocked when I saw 11:11 as the record..it reminded me that I’m not very good. Beautiful climb though

[@fhowland]

Wish he had gone all the way to the mailboxes!

[@VegasCyclingFreak]

I would be dead last on that segment lol. But I have a heart condition, so that's my excuse.

[@craftsoda]

yes! go get it again.

[@nicholasmiller733]

Bring it to Utah!!!

[@trek5900kestreltalon]

It's all about psychology and physics. You can't maximize the physics until you fix the psychology.

[@davonpointer2310]

Anybody know what soundtrack has been used.

[@jackcurphey1526]

You should do Mt. Tam

[@nickg2653]

lol this guy named Sepp Kuss

[@ericwalls4930]

well, the Tour did not end at the top. maybe the top of this segment but not the top of the mountain.

[@ericwilliamjohnson]

why no power overlay like the other videos? did the aero bars make a positive difference?

[@gbrambles95]

Eric Johnson no aero bars, just the pads to rest elbows on.

[@gbrambles95]

Eric Johnson no aero bars, just the pads to rest elbows on.

[@SentinelWERA43]

Fuck yea! Go get it Phil!

[@MichaelSchmittBEN]

Wow over 500 Watts for over 2 Minutes and then go on riding. There i can see the difference between a pro and a hobby cyclist like me. I was able this year to push 608 Watt for 1 minute 12 sec. and 495 Watts fo 1 minute 47 sec. But then i stoped cycling for 10 minutes. And i guess i am 10 kilogramm heavier. your power is impressive!!!!!

[@shmee40]

no one believes your fake ass power numbers

[@MichaelSchmittBEN]

Very kind of you :-)

[@brianford5643]

agree.....please......'I was only able to do 608 bla bla bla.......' who the f@#$ cares what you were able to (pretend to) do

[@FinnThomsen]

Michael S. theyre jealous chumps michael, dont sweat em

[@geg_otmopo3]

WTF is that reaction lol. My FTP is 4.8W/kg, TRASH ME!

[@MrMJJ23]

how do you find out who was a doper

[@rossg9361]

Phil, great series of videos. But please use metric, outside USA and Uk imperial is not well understood.

[@tryhardpker]

Have you ever thought about riding a fixed gear? I mean if the climb is relatively steady? You could do the math to select the right gear ratio... plus you would save that little more weight aswell as it being a tiny bit more efficient.

[@VitekHolubovsky]

In the past people in the comment section tried to persuade him to use a single chainring and he politely told them to go fuck themselves.

[@trent7919]

Frank, Frank, Frank...cut the hair!

[@koletina]

Cool

[@TurneyUK]

You had a bidon, what? Extra weight! Also disappointed to see you are still running a front brake. Doesn't look like the aero bars were much use on this occasion either, ditch them. Strava is horrible like that don't you find? I always think that I could have done a bit better right? Getting 2nd or 3rd is so 😱😫😤

[@jimsestito8207]

OK Is that scooter ELECTRIC??

[@emersoncolin]

I need 8.5....come on Phil.......please

[@worstretirementever]

it's up! Check the channel!

[@emersoncolin]

Thanks Phil, you da man

[@MrNewlife1968]

You need to wear lower socks Phil. Less weight, and lowers rotational weight.

[@Naturalhighz]

fabric has way less friction compared to the skin. having as high socks as possible or a full body skinsuit would be considerably more aero. Only reason pro riders don't use higher socks is because the rules state that socks may not go higher than halfway up to the knee.

[@MrNewlife1968]

Naturalhighz Can he wear nylons?

[@xgalvan1]

I think mrnewlife is being facetious....

[@willeigo8468]

My daughter goes there, it is expensive af

[@DarthJabba504]

A climbers weight saving trick...you can use smaller front rings (48/32 or 46/30 which weigh less) since you don't need top speed, which will then allow you to use a cassette with smaller cogs (also less weight, i.e. 11-25 instead of 11-28) and get the same or smaller lowest gear inches.

[@wackery_zeimer]

Crush it next time!

[@fradd4045]

i like

[@alwaysup22]

Phil, don't intend to be rude whatsoever, but at 9:44 your neck looks like it may have basal cell carcinoma. i would have a doc take a look at it if you haven't already. could be just a mole or a cut or something, but sun exposure with cyclists is obvi something to keep an eye on.

[@worstretirementever]

Casey Langenberger ha ingrown hair but thanks.

[@MrSttlesks]

Oh like Seattle.. I hate this place.