Is it a RACE or an EXPERIENCE? | Iceman Cometh Challenge 2023 

The clear cut section you mentioned near the start of your race is exactly that. Clear cut. We’ve ridden it every year. It has been wooded up until this summer. Totally wild experience. Also - my first Iceman was in 2010 as well….😃

now that was awesome comentary throough and through good job !! enjoyed that

Great footage! Sweet jacket too.

I have to say that the single track was perfectly packed and well carved, but when you've got over 4k riders, more single track is far from ideal. You are always faster than someone, and someone is always faster than you; it makes for frustration on both ends. I got behind a group of teens having the time of their lives racing together, but they weren't too adept at single track. I didn't say a word to them, but there was a douche behind me that kept yelling insults that they were slow and that this was supposed to be a race, etc., saying he came from a wave way back on a borrowed bike, and that he was putting us all to shame. I told the guy he was rude and that if he was so fast, he could ride with the pros next time ;) Great vid, man. Thanks for shooting and sharing it. This event is both a race and an experience like no other.

Great recap! I thoroughly enjoyed the B-Roll footage. This marked my inaugural IceMan, navigating the course on my fat bike and starting in Wave 43. The single track turned out to be mostly a recovery stretch for me due to congestion. I pushed hard on the two tracks and hills, finding the hard left turn into Woodchip Hill after a tight single track particularly challenging. Fortunately, pre-riding the day before proved beneficial in preparing for it. Many were walking that section when I encountered it. Overall, it was a satisfying race experience. Here's to hoping our paths cross next year!

I love this race!! This was my 9th year and finally made it up Anita’s hill. I also got my PR which I didn’t think was got to happen with all the new single track. 2:37 not bad for me.

Jinxed us with the “fat bike season” comment!

Great job on the edit, you summed up Iceman well! The sandy 2-track through the clear cut at 4:14 has been in the race as long as I can remember, area was clearcut late summer/early fall. The big hill w/ the fans/drums/whiskey handups is Make It Stick!

Good work man. You know you'll be back.

Excellent video; you have a new subscriber. I especially like that you have a fast enough card in your GoPro so the on-bike footage looks good and isn't all pixelated. Looking forward to checking out your other videos. Thanks again!

the hill with the drums is called make it stick. great video.

Awesome footage! 🙌🏼 Congrats on another successful race!! 👏🏼

Nice work out there, and an awesome summary video as always! The conditions were so good this year. Looks like I crossed the line about 10 seconds after you haha

Congrats on the race and the video. Quality stuff.

I also was wave 8. Good times were had. I decided to go hard at the beginning and what I experienced vs your video was totally different. For sure worth going hard early to get into the single track without slowing down......until you start catching the wave before you.

Nice work! 🤘 Gunna be racing Hugh Jass this year?

Hey dad, can you do a bike check video on the DIY?

The lady in the dog costume I think was pro bike rider Matt Ackers wife.

Make it stick :)

I live in MI and have friends that I raced with over the years that talk about the Iceman all year long. At that time year in MI the weather can swing so much! When I was racing MTB and when the weather made me start wearing knee warmers my season ended.... I know I know I ride fat bikes now. Was the fat bike class a big class?