With an incredibly varied career and many strings to her bow, Lee Craigie is pretty much impossible to pigeonhole. In our latest episode of Gravel Union Talks, we chat to her about everything from pushing her limits in bikepacking races, to cargo bike riding in the middle of winter to the launch of her new book. Click past the break to listen to our roller-coaster of a conversation.

What to pack? Where should I sleep? How do I go to the loo? Will I be safe? How do I get the perfect crema on the top of my morning camp coffee? All of these, plus more are the kind of questions that first time bikepackers might face. Luckily Bikepacking Buds are here to help. We invited co-founder Saoirse Pottie on the Gravel Union Talks podcast this month and got all her top tips on starting out in bikepacking.

Dealing with peanut butter mud, learning to spin smaller gears and how not to move up through the field at the start of a race. We invited pro gravel racer Heather Jackson on the Gravel Union Talks podcast this month and chatted with her about gravel racing from an insider's perspective.