Cold is one of adventure riding’s toughest challenges. And if there’s one thing Adventure Rider Magazine likes, it’s watching other riders take on a tough challenge.
Lithgow in the Blue Mountains to the west of Sydney probably isn’t the coldest place in Australia. In the middle of Winter though, it’s fairly shithouse. We can remember lots of occasions where we’ve found ourselves either in the very early morning or evening, shivering like a dog crapping razorblades outside the Blackheath fish’n’chip shop, desperate for absolutely anything that would give some relief from the painful, artery-busting cold.