WORST RETIREMENT EVER - Mt. Baker Hillclimb - Bellingham, Washington

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@BrooklynDuo 11 месяцев назад

Was great seeing you! Congrats again on the win and thanks for letting me show you around Bham. Oh, and don’t touch my cello again 😂

@matthewlefthand8177 11 месяцев назад

Oof….. Phil goofin ;)

@stevenmeyer9674 11 месяцев назад

@@JR-qb7qt Canon In D? The scourge of wedding musicians everywhere.

@secretagent86 11 месяцев назад

I have followed both of your channels for years. Cool that you got to meet. Patrick if you ever come up to Vancouver Island’s Comox Valley it would be a pleasure to bike with you. (Old and slower here 15-17 mph). Cello is one of my favourite instruments…but i am a guitar hacker lol. Hi to your wonderful family from a dedicated fan.

@secretagent86 11 месяцев назад

I lived i. Nearby Abbotsford Canada and drove up Mt Baker several times. Gorgeous mountain

@nanxihins 11 месяцев назад

Omg so good to see you on Phil's! The best of both worlds right there haha

@Outsideville 11 месяцев назад

Can't believe you didn't let Patrick touch your bike after you violated his cello. 😂

@roadglide 11 месяцев назад

It’s on video. He totally violated his Cello. 😮

@Zwiesel66 11 месяцев назад

🤣

@joerossa1112 11 месяцев назад

Patrick didn’t think the cello joke was funny. 🤦‍♂️😂 But to his defense I would be pissed if someone took my S-Works for a spin but didn’t know how to ride. 😂😂😂

@dan.p.8060 11 месяцев назад

You’re right, they were lying about the weather. During the warmer months it’s often BEAUTIFUL.

@BestSideCycling 11 месяцев назад

Great seeing and meeting you at the event! I know lots of locals joined to see you ride :) Come back to take Hurricane Ridge!

@brandonrittenour5905 23 дня назад

I second this!! Nothing beats that climb.

@janefreeman995 11 месяцев назад

WWU grad and worked weekends at Mt Baker. Gorgeous place! Did a leg of the ski to sea a million years ago.

@1519Spring 11 месяцев назад

My dad (mentioned in another comment on this vid) was a WWU grad, too. He played football for WWU 4 years before WW2, then served in the Navy during the war, then was recruited back by his coach to play 4 more years (Google tells me the 4-year limit we all know wasn'tin place until 1972). He was a good student and ended up with 6 degrees!

@nostooge 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for posting. I "raced" this event something like 20 years ago, in < 40º rain, with snow covering the upper slopes. There were just two categories - stud, and spud. I raced spud, and finished 4th, IIRC. There were probably ~300-400 starters, with ~200 in the spud division. After crossing the line, I pulled on the windbreaker I had in my jersey pocket and began the descent. Within a few hundred yards I was shivering so violently I could barely control the bike. So, turned around, rode back to the finish and let the organizers know I was in trouble and that they were likely looking at a disaster. Quickly joined some of the studs huddling in the cinder block toilet where we shivered together until the organizers began stuffing us into volunteers' cars for heat and a ride back to the start in Glacier. They brought our bikes separately, piled in the back of a few pick-ups. After driving to Bellingham where I had access to a friend's vacant house, I soaked in a warm bath for at least an hour before the shivering completely stopped. Type-2 fun defined.

@bilwit Месяц назад

weather was like this for the 2019 and 2020 MT Baker event too, torrential freezing rain. Looks like all other years it's been beautiful though

@chasepalpatine170 11 месяцев назад

As soon as he found out you didn’t play the cello he clearly thought you might break his beautiful instrument.

@galenkehler 11 месяцев назад

Used to ride up baker a few times a year, was a perfect 160k ride from my house, this is inspiring me to go back up 🙏

@veganpotterthevegan 11 месяцев назад

Crazy that that guy followed you from LA with his bike while you drove. That gap was very respectable

@TimIrwin26 11 месяцев назад

I hate to admit it, but after 50 years of living in Washington, I finally made it to Mt. Baker this summer. Definitely need to go back when I'm in shape to do the hillclimb.

@stevocanuck 11 месяцев назад

Rob is insanely fit for a 40 year old its actually impressive and very admirable. He rides at times i cannot even get close to for someone half his age

@goldenretriever6261 11 месяцев назад

40 is not old... coming from a 53 year old

@1519Spring 11 месяцев назад

@goldenretriever6261 reminds me of the old half-joke, "Oh to be 80 again, said the 90yo." Whatever age we are, 10 years younger isn't "old" to us, but 10 years older is.

@tedrowcranberry8733 11 месяцев назад

There's 40 year olds in the Tour de France.... 40 isn't even old in cycling

@samreynolds5694 11 месяцев назад

Best episode in a while. Congrats and now I feel like I should visit Bellingham. ❤

@mottohorn 11 месяцев назад

Love the Mozart A major in the background!

@SnowMongoose 11 месяцев назад

Was not expecting a video from the 'City of Subdued Excitement'

@EpohDerf 8 месяцев назад

I visited Bellingham this year and loved it. Even nipped to Canada for a day. I took some beautiful photographs up Mt. Baker.

@LastLamplighter 11 месяцев назад

Fantastic ride Phil. Looks like a beautiful art of the world 👍🏻

@1519Spring 11 месяцев назад

Hello from Atlanta. My dad grew up in Bow, Washington, along Chuckanut drive about 15 miles south of Fairhaven.

@Airtruksrus 11 месяцев назад

As a first time rider on this event, and as watching you fly past on my struggle up to the finish, thinking how stupid I was to use a road bike with no hill climbing gears, feeling the ultimate struggle and not kill myself on the way up. Got a much better bike for 2024. Congrats on one hell of a fast ride to the top!

@joanneleyva4942 11 месяцев назад

Phil, come on up to the Methow Valley in Washington to nab the KOM to Washington Pass (next year) when the road is still closed to cars in the spring.

@JG-pm9ty 11 месяцев назад

There are a lot of great rides in Washington. While not extremely challenging, Randle WA to Windy Ridge is a very fun and beautiful ride

@ShawnIsBatman 11 месяцев назад

An awesome video and effort, congratulations! It is great to see some more of the more class 'Worst Retirement' style of videos!

@matkrek 11 месяцев назад

Great to see the Rob Watson feature

@Cnith 11 месяцев назад

Interesting and fun video over all! 👏 Grats on the win!

@worstretirementever 11 месяцев назад

thank you!

@juliuscaesar4802 Месяц назад

Today I rode from Sedro Woolley to concrete did my first 50 mile ride I’m a amateur in the sport but good god riding up baker … Imma get it done one day , I live close by that mountain

@jiyangchen3472 11 месяцев назад

Never thought I would hear Mozart in this context, but I like the selection!

@kevinderung8524 11 месяцев назад

beautiful scenery! not sure you needed to worry that much about who's behind you lol, beast effort!

@jordanfrazin6650 11 месяцев назад

Lived out there for a few years, great riding! I liked making an annual pilgrimage from my house in Bham up to artists point and back (always undertrained of course). Made for a beautiful day out. Did Ski to Sea once as well and it was a blast biking down toward town.

@RMaier2249 11 месяцев назад

Would love to see you do some videos competing in the UK hill climb scene

@lisaerickson8379 11 месяцев назад

Bellingham!!! My hometown, so fun to see the place, and Mt. Baker.

@secretagent86 11 месяцев назад

Great video. Please come to Mount Washington in Comox on Vancouver Island. Much smaller mountain but a lot steeper and also longer. I would love to be your support team. Peter.

@michaellundquist6072 11 месяцев назад

AAAAAAHHHHH!!!! I can't believe I was there that day and totally missed you. I was backpacking and getting back to Artist Point when the hill climb was finishing. It would have been awesome to meet you and see you ride in person.

@jorgevillavicencio2955 11 месяцев назад

I love the Brooklyn Duo. Great guys.

@williamsylvia3962 Месяц назад

WOW! I only watched this because it’s an event in my local area and I thought, “Wow! Phil did the Mt Baker hill climb!” Then he he introduces Patrick Laird who I only knew from Strava as the guys who keeps taking my KoM’s 🤣

@geeoffchin 11 месяцев назад

Was waiting for this to come out. Great to say hi and ride with everyone at the start even for a second as the front group said goodbye literally right from the gun lol.

@will_jennings 11 месяцев назад

16:04 Best Side Cycling creeping in

@kevin._.farren 11 месяцев назад

Nice win, congrats! Love that area! Lived there for a few years and always look fwd to visiting.

@kathyljohnson6203 11 месяцев назад

Yay Sam! Have loved your work since the days of BTB 👊🎉

@secretagent86 11 месяцев назад

I LOVE the Brooklyn Duo

@stevenqirkle 11 месяцев назад

What an awesome climb. Congrats on the win and the KOM!

@chrisnelson5770 11 месяцев назад

That Ralpha jersey LMAO!! I'm gonna get online and get one of them!

@blairphelps7215 11 месяцев назад

I hope he does Hurricane Ridge next.

@duncalistair 10 месяцев назад

Can’t say I was expecting an Eastman grad to feature in one your videos, Phil!

@shopvice 11 месяцев назад

My hometown. Cool to see you crushing the road I traveled every weekend to ski and treated as a rally course in my tuned Subie GL wagon. I.re.spon.si.ble teenager.

@13squared2009 11 месяцев назад

Great vid and congrats on the W!

@santiagobenites 11 месяцев назад

You were so close to Canada, you could probably smell it from there! Congratulations on the KOM! 😁

@01FozzyS 11 месяцев назад

Well done,Phil! Congrats!

@Scrooks1 11 месяцев назад

Nice climb, Mr Baker is a good ride. I also recommend Deer Park Road over near Port Angeles. I think someone beat you to my KOM on Deer Park though. When I do Deer Park Rd, I start by the KOA campgrounds and go all the way to the top which includes about 8 miles of gravel road. Hurricane Ridge is a little further west near Deer Park Rd and is much more popular. I think Levi still has the KOM on Hurricane Ridge.

@manfredseidler1531 11 месяцев назад

I drove up there a few times and was scared because how close one drove to the edge with monster drop-offs... I can't imagine anyone riding a bike up there, way cool

@irondistance4313 11 месяцев назад

Well done Phil I will check this event out in the future, funny I live about three hours away and never heard of it

@smshing_lee 11 месяцев назад

looks like a awesome event and those views!

@stevesnailfish 11 месяцев назад

Bloody good stuff again !!!

@PiquePictures 11 месяцев назад

I live in Vancouver and have always wanted to ride up Mount Baker! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@worstretirementever 11 месяцев назад

Do it!

@PiquePictures 11 месяцев назад

I will!!!!!!!!!!!!@@worstretirementever

@1519Spring 11 месяцев назад

Pine trees? In Washington? You do know that most of the evergreens in Washington aren’t pines, don't you, Phil. That ain't Georgia. Douglas Fir, Spruce, Hemlock, Cedar...

@peterbkrogh 10 месяцев назад

Hah! Thought it was just me. "Those ain't pines, Phil."

@madpeddler8263 11 месяцев назад

Ok Mr. Gaimon sir, did you ride back down to Glacier or return by car? Having climbed MB countless times the opportunity to descend without traffic provides the ultimate opportunity to fully take in the beauty of this Alpine climb.

@lordalfa600 11 месяцев назад

Patrick is wearing a Monton jersey. The Thursday jersey. Does he have everyday for all the days?

@Lynxswild 11 месяцев назад

Mt Constitution on Orcas Island?

@timboonstra1756 11 месяцев назад

Oh my goodness! Didn’t know you were in Bellingham! Would’ve loved to meet you. Guess I should’ve signed my 185lb ass up for the hill climb.

@ttmallard 11 месяцев назад

The water's too cold, it's snowmelt, you need a drysuit irrc, the website likely has a note for swimming. Have ridden to the ski resort a few times & climbed from the east side, Mt.Baker is an active volcano, in places it's alive. Cheers best 🍺

@Xhadp 11 месяцев назад

Its hilarious to see you with your head up while everyone else's head is pointing down during the pack riding portions. Still, awesome ride! Too far out for my liking but glad you enjoyed it and got the KOM.

@keitmo 11 месяцев назад

There used to be an annual event called Down and Up Mount Baker (a.k.a. DUMB). Start at the top, ride downhill to the base, then ride back to the top. I never had the chance to do it, but it sounds like "fun" (for some definition of the word).

@lukewarmadventures 11 месяцев назад

Great video and congrats on winning. I rode this myself last year (recreationally); it was one of the highlights of my 2022. Do you have a link to the route you took for the Chuckanut Drive ride?

@hhueter 11 месяцев назад

congrats on the win.

@Yeahwhatdoesthatmean 11 месяцев назад

you need a stabilizer, the IBS is trying so hard keep everything level hahaha

@livinglifeontheedge4261 11 месяцев назад

Love the Bread Farm Miche!

@alanwllms5172 11 месяцев назад

Dorky bike? Not compared to my Raleigh 😂😂😂

@ZachTheExcitedViper 11 месяцев назад

Hope you visit Bend, OR sometime, we have all the volcanoes and your recent MTB or gravel desires will be satiated.

@Xhadp 11 месяцев назад

That is where Chris Horner is from and I don't think Phil would want to be in that vicinity given their clashing views. But I do agree he does need to visit some places in Oregon! Tons of hills to pick from, even some that are right in my backyard.

@ZachTheExcitedViper 11 месяцев назад

I travel full time, if I had to avoid a city because it has someone I disagree with in it I would need to change lifestyles. ;) @@Xhadp

@Xhadp 11 месяцев назад

@@ZachTheExcitedViper Both Chris and Phil have niche careers in making cycling content on RU-vid, that is about as close as you can get between the two without being labelled as friends. So it is understandable if he doesn't want to be associated with him any closer than he already is. And the world is huge, who cares if Phil doesn't visit one city for a personal reason? There are a thousand more he can pick from.

@dmv4554 11 месяцев назад

Horner and gammon have beef?

@worstretirementever 11 месяцев назад

I'm really not afraid of being in the same town as Horner. I went to Greenville and I'm more salty at Hincapie. Just haven't had a chance to do Bend yet

@jiangchenzheng476 11 месяцев назад

Do hurricane ridge !!!

@gchiriac48 11 месяцев назад

knowing musicians, its impressive he let you touch the cello

@Happy_Biker 11 месяцев назад

Ski to Sea sounds nuts. 👍🎿⛷️🚴‍♀️🛶

@Ryan-fj5se 11 месяцев назад

Phil seems like a stand up dude with his post race stuff with fans hopefully cookie Fondo 2024 and I will meet the legend of Koms

@stephenwhitaker4491 11 месяцев назад

Challenge for you: Ride from Big Pine, CA to the Methusela Tree

@peterbkrogh 10 месяцев назад

SO WEIRD. This video just came across my feed as I'm sitting in my van in Bishop, CA. Tomorrow I'm riding from Big Pine to Methusela. (It will take me twice as long as Phil.) But that's just weird you wrote this here.

@pinkcilantro4758 11 месяцев назад

I used to live in Bellingham, now I live in Boulder. :P

@matthewcole4823 11 месяцев назад

Can’t believe you missed the opportunity for a Mt Baker snowfall/KOM joke. Sheesh

@thecitizen49 11 месяцев назад

I heard that Bellingham was also called Drunkingham. Is that true?

@Alistair_Spence 11 месяцев назад

I had not heard that, but I have heard it referred to as "Canada's Tijuana..."

@straderi 11 месяцев назад

Went to college there. Yes

@user-qr8ki8ue4i 6 месяцев назад

Nope. Gotta do the Tyee Hillclimb on the other side of the Cascades. It's a bit of a thing.

@pakelly99 11 месяцев назад

Wood would? Wood would? But! But! Ding! Ding!

@macho_burrito 11 месяцев назад

we just calling CX "a gravel bike kinda course" now?? hahaha (I'm all for it)

@Toca9990 11 месяцев назад

Damm, I've been doing a lot of trainer, I need to go back to the road!

@TheGotoGeek 11 месяцев назад

Is that a Luis and Clark cello?

@CycloKermit 11 месяцев назад

Can I just ask - some time ago you were advertising and getting sponsored by Nove Bikes, then suddenly all videos with those bikes vanished and we did never hear from them again. What happened there?

@worstretirementever 11 месяцев назад

Those guys turned to be assholes and cancelled their agreement while I was in the hospital after crashing in 2019. I thankfully found a new and better sponsor. As with pro teams, most of my sponsors are 1 or 2 years agreements so you’ll see some come and go. Nove was an extreme case and things have been a lot more stable since then

@CycloKermit 11 месяцев назад

@@worstretirementever Oh man. Sorry to hear that, thanks for clarifying!

@NeedSpeedRC 11 месяцев назад

Glad you made it to the PNW!

@shauryasinghmusic 10 месяцев назад

Hi Phil , how you deal with people who fake koms by holding a moped or car for speed boost & not making it an obvious cheating but cheating for few kms then getting back to the effort,been facing this issue where i ride & don’t understand what to do ?