The second he started that KOM attempt and all the traffic came out of no where, like The Truman show. That's an omen right there, I would choose another hill.
He tried to catch Phil's tempo for a few seconds and there was a clear visible moment when he gave up. I can imagine what was running in his head... something like "Let's stick with this guy. He will pull me up. Damn, he goes fast, but if he can go, I can too..." ...and 10 seconds later: "...how the hell he does it?!!!" :D
@@Rotoped64 yea he tried, but top marks for even thinking he could put more power than he was before that. Phil is a monster so anyone else I see on the video can hang even even for 5 seconds that's impressive to me.
after listening to you describe why it wasn't perfect I was worried, then I saw all that traffic......now I feel like the friend whose buddy just told him he got engaged to the girl everyone hates and who is terrible for him, and I just have to sit by and watch it play out! :(
Props though, just to keep up you’d probably have to do 600 watts for a couple of minutes. And props for making sure when you asked about the grade you made sure you didn’t sound out of breath. It’s an art!
I'm really looking forward to your Everesting, but I'm wondering if you haven't alked yourself into this route being good. Looks dangerous to me especially for someone who is very fatigued. Would hate to see you get injured. Best of luck whatever you decide.
What an absolutely inhuman and masochistic thing to put yourself through, seriously, it's bloody insane! Thank heavens there are nutters like Phil to entertain us mere mortals! Good luck Phil.
Agreed, the cargo van delivering packages, the random gawking suv, indicates there's more than enough traffic during the day to cause bottlenecks, delays, potential danger. Logistically, it would not be my first choice
Definitely not suited for Everesting. The descent is way too sketchy and will kill you if you go down 75 times brakeless. Don't do that. I'm sure there are better hills. Ask you old Columbian Pro Mates. I'm sure there is something ideal there. Or places like bolivia or Peru. They have some remote wide straight and steep roads.
Gear ratio can be computed from your cadence and speed, but it would be cool to have that separated out (just to watch how dialed in you have your shifts). [Congrats on engagement/house!! You've made this year a little better, you deserve those smiles]
I'm joining in on the herd's sentiment that it's a sketchy road. The 55 mph descent with traffic near the bottom gives me the willies. I also hope you didn't blow your spot up too badly.
@@Brutal3nforcer Nice catch, it's a Dyono. This looks way too close of a normal road bike. No wonder what the buyers expect to achieve with "stealthy" E-bikes like that... They are just lazzy rich people that want to appear as fast riders.
@@simonrano8072 another user had commented that you can hear the motor whine just before he asks the gradient. poor lad probably had to pedal for the first time 😂
Thanks for taking us up another hill in California, Phil, and I think you have found a good one for your next attempt. And at the start of the year-end GCN Show, they talk about you--whoop whoop--and the others who have subsequently climbed faster than you--boo hiss. And I grin but it was great seeing their nod to all the Everesters.
8 watts/kg for 3.5 minutes...wow. Dropped the e-biker. Still, Everesting on a 3.5 minute climb with a 50 mph DH with no shoulders and too narrow to pass when traffic is going both ways? Yikes.
I would love to meet up with Phil next time I visit L.A.,he's very inspiring,I love all his antics and obsessions with KOMing all these Hills,we got a few in NY also.🤔👍👍👍👍
OMG you kept your bottle cages on?!?!? :) Super-impressive, but I was amazed at the amount of traffic, not just vehicles, but even one paper-boying bke. It may be challenging to let it go on the descent all day.
Kinda late to the party because I couldn't think of any segments that might qualify, but when I was watching this I remembered there's one stretch of Bohlman near here that's remarkably straight with a consistent 10-11% grade for about a mile. This segment covers the middle section www.strava.com/segments/6092593 but you can extend both ends by a ways with pretty much the same road conditions. There's one intersection that you have perfect visibility for going downhill, I think maybe one driveway, and basically no car traffic at all. It's also nice and shady in case you're doing it in the summer. Either way good luck on the everesting!
Phil I hope you see this - are you going to have traffic spotters at the bottom, middle and top of the course and some kind of team radio set up during your attempt? I feel like you need to get radio notifications of cars coming up the course during your descents. Be careful and go get it Phil 💪
Pros taking KOMs on strava sucks. Retired pros still training 20h+ a week stealing the remaining worthwhile KOMs is the second worst thing. At least from my perspective as a 50y old who struggles to train 7h a week. Plenty of sour grapes to go around.
I am thinking at the start...too much traffic...15 houses you will have to time that right between deliveries, gardeners, etc. would be cool if you can get some support.
I was watching out for the flat bit, and then I realised that "flat" in Phil's world is roughly as steep as my local super-steep hill. Also I just did the math, and for that power-to-weight I'd have to put out a kilowatt. Definitely not going to be sustaining that anytime soon...
Hey Phil, why hasn’t anyone used a hill (or a pair of hills) with a saddleback profile? ie a hill on either side of a valley. So you are only turning at the top of each hill, that way there would be no energy wasted at the bottom braking to turn plus there’d be a little added momentum at the start of the next ascent... A pretty tall ask finding this, but surely this would be more energy efficient? 🤘💪
@@wallacedavidg You must live somewhere extremely flat, right? As of 2020 I have 5271 combined km (2200 km running, 80 km swimming and the rest cycling) and I have gained almost the same elevation as you with close to half the distance.
it's weird how in california(?) few roads have sidewalks, like the infrastructure is created for motorists, but not pedestrians. if you dont have a car you are quite limited as to where you can go
The descent looks dangerous to me.....aren’t there too many driveways, traffic near the junction and a building site? I love a fast downhill....but watch out! Ride safe! 🤞👌
That's a terrible choice of hills for Everesting. Where do you settle into a rhythm? There's no decent area for a smooth turnaround at the top or the bottom. Can't see it myself...
Interesting that the map uses the fire scared black ash covered hills as the street view. I guess fires are so common they just said, "fuck it, this is how it looks most of the time now."
Well, we dont know when this guy started his day or when he is gonna call this day. Early in the morning Malibu is pretty cold. North Hollywood had 9C this morning. I like wearing leg warmers when it's 9C outside. PS: Good job Phil!
Regardless of leggings, I'll never understand dressing in all black when idiot drivers have enough trouble seeing someone fully clowned out in multiple colours + lights.
@@getoutsidewithsimon8180 🙋♂️ agree. I use my headlight during the day and they don't give a f about that as well. Didn't know DMV gives DL to blind ppl...
You can estimate the gear ratio from the speed, cadence, and assumed wheel diameter (ratio = 8.538*s/(c*d), where s is speed in mph, c is cadence in rpm, and d is wheel diameter in meters). For example, assuming a wheel diameter of 0.672 m, cadence of 79 rpm, and speed of 9 mph, the gear ratio is about 1.448. I'm not sure whether Phil is using standard or compact gearing, but 39/27 = 1.444 (a common standard ratio), so that would be my guess in that instance.
@@michaelpolakowski7301 or guesstimate ( chainring teeth count ÷ cog teeth count ) x 7.1 = speed at 90 rpms ...then you adjust off that number (x .9 = 81rpm...x .8 = 72 rpm...x.7 = 63 rpm) 39÷27=1.444 x 7.1 = 10.25 ...x .9 = 9.2mph A good practice is to learn the 90rpm speed of most of your common gears as it is the sweet spot of efficiency
