First Bike Park Laps On My New Trail Bike! 

The Skilled One has awakened from his hibernation.

Lol I love how Phil just meets this random kid at the top of the lift line and he's out here going faster than 95% of the park

You know the season has started when Phil does his Highland Park opening video.

These are the kinds of videos I like seeing from Phil: cool riding and connecting with cool people on the trails.

The first dude (Luke?) was seriously rippin. I felt some hesitation from you when he first asked to ride with you(rightfully so on first lap) and then he just shows out. Impressive riding on the short travel rig. Making it look easy as usual! Nice vid!

5:11 Phil: "It a little bit slow in here!" That's faster than I'd ever be going in there😂

Love how quiet the bike is. Also love hearing the conversations you have with people. Best videos on RU-vid as usual. Thanks Phil

I love the interaction you have with strangers and people you know. Just stopping to talk about pipe welding is awesome!

Thats my bro killing it on the mountain!!!

So cool seeing you just hang out and talk with people, shred with the locals, and have a good time. Definitely the embodiment of what the bike park experience is all about

dude Luke is the fastest "random fan" I've seen you follow.

sick day riding with ya phil!

I suck at mountain biking, and it amazes me to see how capable riders like you and the others can carry enough speed to clear that overpass gap so effortlessly with only that little drop to pump. Its both intimidating and motivating.

Congratulations.... You're well on your way to become a Grumpy Old Man !!!

Great start to the season, Phil. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Highland Park.

Been watching for awhile and lugging around a Walmart bike I’ve been making work, thanks in part to your inspiration my GT Aggressor Pro will be here Saturday, my first real bike in 28 years. Thank you for continually inspiring me to ride my heart out and enjoy the ride. Much love from West Virginia

You have so many good conversations out there! I really appreciate how much non-biking content is in this video. I'd love to have more conversations like those haha

Phil casually talking about his new bike while sending big jumps and drops. The man is back!

OMG! Too funny!! The foot clap before getting off the chair!!! I can’t say how long I’ve been doing that but thought it was because I’m old 😂 Phil you made my day! Love the videos. Love the content. Thank you for recording this opening week at highland.

Wow. How did i miss this? Congratulations Phil on the new bike. Sounds great. Quiet. Trails there are sick! Thank you for sharing this with us.

Luke seems like a super chill dude love how the mtb community is keeps up the good work Phil

Let’s go! You know it’s bike park season when skills with phill uploads!

Great video. I think regardless of if you're not feeling the ride, it is still a great video. If you're passing the torch, this 18yo kid rides worthy enough to be Skills with Phil Ambassador lol

"party on Wayne" 🤘 has to be the best thing I've heard when someone's dropping in ever haha. Love it 🤘🤘

I rode Highland on Wednesday (the mountain let season pass holders ride the day before the Thursday opening day), and they only had four+ trails open! All of the rain we've been having (and forecast for the whole week) absolutely blasts away all of the hard work that Highland's tail crew put in getting the mountain open! Keep doing what you do 😁👍‼️

This was such an awesome video. It was really cool to watch you interact with the locals and have them lead you out.

Love the format of this video Phil, looks like a great community of riders.

So good to be blessed with a skills with Phil video ! Have been looking forward to your next one! Awesome stuff Phil!

Phil is back with another mad video! This is the single BEST format of Bike Park video. The conversations you have, the people you meet and of course the sheer insanity of your riding ability - it's all fantastic

That kid made you work . What a great video .one of the best

Phil!! It’s so good to see another bike park style video again!!

Bro, Luke is a friggin shredder.

it was sick riding with u phil i was the kid on the green santa cruz

Bro, you gave some young shredders the memories of a lifetime! 😎

I just went dh moutain biking this weekend for the 2nd time and it was insane, now when I watch your videos you look even faster lol

Boy, I thought we lost you, welcome back! Always good to see a video from you.

good to have you back Phill! could you do a vid showing your new bike and like explaining the parts on it?

Nothing like that first ride out!

These trails look great. The way the tech and flow is mixed in together. Mint

So rad, I just finished building up a new 2020 Stumpjumper frame (27.5"), you've got me stoked to get out as soon as possible to get a full 150/150mm frame under me! Cheers.

I was literally just thinking about how I haven't seen a Phil video in a minute. Here we are.... Sick new whip!

Luke is ridiculous on a bike. Really hope to see him on a future Whistler video. That dude would kill it up there.

Dude I have been sick in the last 3 days and you’re videos have been making my day a lot better, love you’re videos, and I also got a GT sensor but mine is from 2022 but I love the bike so hope you are having fun on you’re new bike🚵

Baller first run! That 18 y/o has some talent

Good to see you Phil! Always good honest fun with Phil! Awesome skills as always!

Top bloke you met mate, keep him around!

That guy on the green yeti 150 is absolutely **RIPPING** through that first lap.

I love Faux Pine. Such a fun trail, although it doesn't look like that when I ride it. LOL!

Wish I could ride my new bike. All the bike parks are covered in snow, Downieville still has snow all over, and Soquel is closed because the rain collapsed the roads to get there. Can’t wait for summer!

Awesome to see you again 👍🤘

I love how Phil just SENDS IT!!!

Glad to see you shredding the new sensor! In the future, would you consider doing a comparison between your 2021 sensor and the 2023 sensor? I think you’d be best fit to break down this comparison….

that 18 years old shredding so composed over technical stuff its really something, he rides fast, has a good control over the bike and body in and out of air, thats i'mpressive for a guy that started at 16. bet he's gonna become a racer in 1/2 years if not he's already one.

I was wondering what opening weekend at Highland would look like. Thanks for the video!

love the vids and I understand your concern for the axs derailleur having to replace it would be expensive. It definitely would not be even close to a grand for just the derailleur. But I can tell you they take massive beatings compared to normal cable ones. My buddy has had his for 3 years now and uses it on his Ebike and DH bike cause its the most bombproof derailleur. Its been smacked many times and still runs smooth. I have replaced about 5 gx derailleurs on my own bikes during that time so once my current ones break I am investing in the AXS no doubt. Enjoy the ripping!

This new bike takes me back to the blue Evil short travel ripper you had when I first found the channel

Always enjoy Phil's videos.

Great riding and awesome video. Congratulations on your new bike

Finally, glad you're back dude! Can't wait to see the videos this year.

Nice to have you back, Phil!

Luke knows the score 🫡

Just started going mountain biking and have only been twice and absolutely love it! Me and my uncle are trying to go every week cause I’m just itching to go all the time!

I like the new GT, but the old font was better, the legendary logo. Great video! thx.

Glad to see you back for another season. 🤟🏼

I’m hyped for this season

So pumped to see a new Phil video, MTB is back.

Old video now, but just came across it & just got a Sensor Sport. So far i love it

Siiiick! You're riding seemed really good on this bike

I can't believe you're riding park already. Some Colorado ski areas still have a 100 inch base!!

nice bike Phil! looking at getting the sensor carbon elite! living in Pittsburgh i think it would be able to handle Snowshoe and Bryce along with mountain creek... do you think it could handle Whistler if i ever made it up there?? I mean your sending that trail bike haha

I think the 140/150 bikes will rule the trails soon enough. I would of bought that GT if it was out a few months ago and nice to have you back.

The questions the kids had were really good content tbh LOL

Dude, at 9:30 that run was sick, I love how smooth it all was!

The king is back!🫅❤

That was fun to watch! Any advice for riding in sloppy conditions with rocks and roots? I’ll be spending my summer at highland. Obviously practice but coming from the dry dusty desert this looks hard 😂

Your the man Phil! Cool video the new bike reminds me of your old evil with the colours

Wow that was really really impressive i just rode ODB today and completely ate shit got all scratched up! ill tag you in the video! Thats a really technical trail!!!

Awesome!

I gasp ever time you huck a jump into some side hit or whatever. It seems like you are just blindly jumping into anything. 😂 You are nuts!

no way Luke is 18! Rippin!

That looks so fun. I'm 56 and will never get to ride anything that cool.

You are awesome Phil 😁🙌❤️

Was literally just waiting for this video to drop!

Lets gooooo NH!!!! 🤟🏼🚴‍♀️🤟🏼

You nailed it talking about kids being pushed too hard by their parents and then the kids have no interest after 17-18 years old. I see it all the time in the Go Nuts Biking series.

Seeing Phil on that color bike reminds me of his Evil Calling back in the day.

I love your new bike phil....❤❤❤

u know the riding is legit when the gopro looks legit

Отличный заезд!)

Good to see you back dude 👍🇬🇧

Somebody sign luke, jfc. Reminds me of david lieb.

What's the name of that last trail you guys did? That looked right up my alley. Very backcountry-esque. I definitely want to hit that when I make it up that way.

Dude my feet sting every time I get off that lift, like my joints are bad but its the only thing that hurts my feet. its like a quick sting in the ankles. sick vid i was going to go that day but my friend bailed on me so going Friday!!! sick vid!!!!

I was there Friday! Muddy but fun.

Dude first kid was rippin lol

Luke is a homie & FAST

I really gotta go back to highland again, I went once two years ago for my first time going to a bike park and it was a ton of fun.

phil got a talaria?!?! let's goo

Hey phil! when did you start riding mountain bikes and what are all the injuries you've got over your time riding

welcome back to life Phil :)