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

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  • @timalford6619
    @timalford6619 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

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

  • @tuckert9563
    @tuckert9563 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

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

  • @MikeFrench-Meonshore
    @MikeFrench-Meonshore 7 ปีที่แล้ว +61

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

    • @literoadie3502
      @literoadie3502 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @shawnreddick9312
      @shawnreddick9312 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @brendanmalone-ewing6535
      @brendanmalone-ewing6535 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @cup_and_cone
    @cup_and_cone 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I find your description of Boulder disturbingly accurate.

  • @aitoraltuna
    @aitoraltuna 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

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

    • @Marc-iv8pk
      @Marc-iv8pk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @dayjn
    @dayjn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @chrisryder7809
    @chrisryder7809 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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
      @worstretirementever  7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @JimWhySoSlim
    @JimWhySoSlim 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @yuriziryukin1909
    @yuriziryukin1909 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @dwembree
    @dwembree 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @VitekHolubovsky
    @VitekHolubovsky 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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?

  • @irespectfullyrefuse
    @irespectfullyrefuse 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent production quality, love your work as always!

  • @bicyclerider3978
    @bicyclerider3978 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @mrwicksy
      @mrwicksy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      x2 for this! Upvoted for the funk.

    • @bicyclerider3978
      @bicyclerider3978 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      I need a new wah wah

  • @BikeBodyMind
    @BikeBodyMind 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @jamesrhodes5305
    @jamesrhodes5305 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @247MS1
    @247MS1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @ralph1269
    @ralph1269 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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. ;-)

  • @Myrulv
    @Myrulv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @worstretirementever
      @worstretirementever  5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @benjaminbsmith70
    @benjaminbsmith70 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @richycoles
    @richycoles 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    keep rocking Phil

  • @santiagobenites
    @santiagobenites 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @9athoma
    @9athoma 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @rossage5
    @rossage5 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    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
      @FinnThomsen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @madmonkeycycling9098
    @madmonkeycycling9098 7 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    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
      @istegalkarl 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @jamegumm
    @jamegumm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Btstaz
    @Btstaz 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    enjoying these, keep them up!

  • @alanhill7965
    @alanhill7965 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @humanpowered1
    @humanpowered1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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
      @GoodPresets 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @woolfel
    @woolfel 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Phillyisalwayssunny
    @Phillyisalwayssunny 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great stuff again !

  • @robbchastain3036
    @robbchastain3036 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @saltydog9117
    @saltydog9117 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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
      @TheJoePavlik 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      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
      @kmac720 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.)

  • @cameronsmith3966
    @cameronsmith3966 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fun to watch, go get em!

  • @josephgerber7160
    @josephgerber7160 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Quadmod
    @Quadmod 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cliffhanger! Love it.

  • @AustinGbikes
    @AustinGbikes 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do it again, you're stronger now. 💪

  • @smallerfreeze
    @smallerfreeze 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    i dig it... keep the videos coming

  • @usernameunknkown
    @usernameunknkown 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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!

  • @radhaksr
    @radhaksr 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @binbob9
    @binbob9 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @xgalvan1
      @xgalvan1 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ellis lmao. That jersey was awful

  • @jhockey1212
    @jhockey1212 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coming here in 2021 when sepp is a house hold name

  • @johnbailey520
    @johnbailey520 7 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

  • @davidholmes5276
    @davidholmes5276 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @davonpointer2310
    @davonpointer2310 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Anybody know what soundtrack has been used.

  • @JumpingWatermelons
    @JumpingWatermelons 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    I believe in you!

  • @ericwilliamjohnson
    @ericwilliamjohnson 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @gbrambles95
      @gbrambles95 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @gbrambles95
      @gbrambles95 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @jackcurphey1526
    @jackcurphey1526 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should do Mt. Tam

  • @NorthSeaWisdom
    @NorthSeaWisdom 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @nicholasmiller733
    @nicholasmiller733 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bring it to Utah!!!

  • @tryhardpker
    @tryhardpker 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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
      @VitekHolubovsky 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

  • @seanreilly6618
    @seanreilly6618 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @MrMJJ23
    @MrMJJ23 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    how do you find out who was a doper

  • @daugherc
    @daugherc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I vote for Sunshine over a take 2 on Flag.

  • @rossg9361
    @rossg9361 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @pahouseholder
    @pahouseholder 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @craftsoda
    @craftsoda 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    yes! go get it again.

  • @ericwalls4930
    @ericwalls4930 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @BrunoVasco
    @BrunoVasco 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @alwaysup22
    @alwaysup22 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @fhowland
    @fhowland 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wish he had gone all the way to the mailboxes!

  • @SentinelWERA43
    @SentinelWERA43 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fuck yea! Go get it Phil!

  • @trek5900kestreltalon
    @trek5900kestreltalon 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @koletina
    @koletina 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool

  • @VegasCyclingFreak
    @VegasCyclingFreak 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @MichaelSchmittBEN
    @MichaelSchmittBEN 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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
      @shmee40 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      no one believes your fake ass power numbers

    • @MichaelSchmittBEN
      @MichaelSchmittBEN 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very kind of you :-)

    • @brianford5643
      @brianford5643 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      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
      @FinnThomsen 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael S. theyre jealous chumps michael, dont sweat em

    • @geg_otmopo3
      @geg_otmopo3 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @jimsestito8207
    @jimsestito8207 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    OK Is that scooter ELECTRIC??

  • @nickg2653
    @nickg2653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    lol this guy named Sepp Kuss

  • @DarthJabba504
    @DarthJabba504 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @emersoncolin
    @emersoncolin 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @fradd4045
    @fradd4045 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    i like

  • @trent7919
    @trent7919 7 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @MrNewlife1968
    @MrNewlife1968 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @Naturalhighz
      @Naturalhighz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @MrNewlife1968 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Naturalhighz Can he wear nylons?

    • @xgalvan1
      @xgalvan1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think mrnewlife is being facetious....

  • @TurneyUK
    @TurneyUK 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    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 😱😫😤

  • @wackery_zeimer
    @wackery_zeimer 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Crush it next time!

  • @willeigo8468
    @willeigo8468 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    My daughter goes there, it is expensive af

  • @MrSttlesks
    @MrSttlesks 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh like Seattle.. I hate this place.