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5 Easy Steps To The Site
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In Depth Product Reviews
You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget. If you’re trying to decide which unit to buy – check out my in-depth reviews section. Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos! I aim to leave no stone unturned.
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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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Have some fun in the travel section.
I travel a fair bit, both for work and for fun. Here’s a bunch of random trip reports and daily trip-logs that I’ve put together and posted. I’ve sorted it all by world geography, in an attempt to make it easy to figure out where I’ve been.
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My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily
The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds (including drones & action cams!)! It’s a nice break from the day-to-day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
Many readers stumble into my website in search of information on the latest and greatest sports tech products. But at the end of the day, you might just be wondering “What does Ray use when not testing new products?”. So here is the most up to date list of products I like and fit the bill for me and my training needs best! DC Rainmaker 2024 swim, bike, run, and general gear list. But wait, are you a female and feel like these things might not apply to you? If that’s the case (but certainly not saying my choices aren’t good for women), and you just want to see a different gear junkies “picks”, check out The Girl’s Gear Guide too.
Please please
Would be interesting to try something other than a Garmin.
Winner
Please please please
POLAR ME!
Woooooot!!!
Thanks Ray!
great watch would like to win one
Sweet
Thanks!
I want one!
Yep!
My kid would use this.
Thanks
Tenth time is the charm right?
This one looks great!
I’m in
Polar! Yea!
I could so use this my next race!
Another great device.
Wow, yes please!
oo, this one would be awesome!
I will take it!
Please for me!
Need this.
Yay!
Awesome.
I want to be polarized!
Throwing my hat in the ring.
Entry submitted.
Thanks Ray!
Oh yes…please
Cool!
Pick me.
Awesome!!
Wahoo!
I got this!
I’ll take this one too :-)
Looks nicer than the one I have :)
Thanks DC!
Oooooohh!! Ooooohh!! Pick me. Pick me
I’ve been super curious to try Polar’s watches! Thanks Ray!
Just cracked the screen on my TomTom – this would be perfect!!
Count me in!
Yes want this!
Eat For Endurance!!!
Yes! I could save the world with one of these!
would look fine on my wrist
Yes please!
Looks more aero than my Garmin brick!
Thanks for picking me … If you did ;)
I’m in if you are!
YES please!
I want to belieeeeeeve!!!
nice to have
Nice!
looks good
Yes please
Yes, yes, yes. I want this please!
I hope I can win something! Thanks Ray.
Love this site!
Yeah! Entered another one!
-Guillermo
Mine!
I’m in.
Count me in.
Ooh, would like to try this one out!
Awesome
trailz.io – yeeehaw!
My birthday is coming up!
I’m in
I need a replacement for my Garmin 610. This would be awesome.
Maybe one of these!
Nice!
I want this
Awesome
Crossing fingers.
Me!
I’m in.
Gameday bucket go boom
Awesome
Yay DC Extravaganza!!!
This would be good
Fingers crossed.
watch me go go
I’m in
Thanks!
Count me in!
Awesome!
Nice!
I really want this
Only 12? well thats probably more than we deserve. thanks for all you’ve done for us this far.
Does the pillar really name mean it cools you down while you run?
nice
I’m in
Watch me win…
Woot!
In
I need this to track my activity
go team
I’ll run for this one
me please!