20 TIPS FOR BEATING THE HEAT

01 Freeze your hydration pack bladder the night before the ride — or at least refrigerate it, because sucking down warm water when you’re thirsty is deeply unsatisfying. Some blokes like to insert a frozen cold pack up against the water bladder to keep it cold.

Spray your boots and lower pant legs with insect surface spray to deter leeches. They are the vampires of the bush and they find their way to some pretty unpleasant places