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GADGET GURU

The real spoonful of cycling sugar is fitstuff tracker Strava; its route-mapping metrics turn every ride into a mission

CIARAN WELLS, TROWBRIDGE

Q How can I make cycling a habit?

A GaGu’s chafed thighs know that the health benefits of cycling are powerful indeed. Taking to two wheels is one of the best ways to improve your cardiovascular fitness while also taking in lungfuls of question-able air, absorbing skin-reddening vitamin D, and swallowing clouds of protein-rich tiny insects.

But if you just can’t face another coccyx battering, and the draw of spending thousands on a couple of welded-together pipes and a bit of rubber doesn’t force you to stack up the miles, turn style.

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