Heads up! The big Garmin annual spring sale has started, with $200 off the Fenix 8 (first sale to date!), $100 off the Edge 1050, Forerunner 965 at $499, the Forerunner 265, the new Instinct 3, and countless other Garmin products including inReach Mini 2. Plus the Apple Watch Ultra 2 Black Titanium is on sale, and some Suunto & Wahoo product deals too. Full list & thoughts here!
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Here’s how to save!
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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.
Entry!
yeah buddy
That would be cool to have!!
Thanks for the contests!
Woohoo
Wow!
Do I really want this? Then I will have no excuse for not riding…
Awesome!
Nice ?
Need this for the pain cave! The wife needs her own trainer.
I would love one of these!
I’m in lets hope
Great site, great features! Keep on doing what you’re doing, we love it!
J’ai besoin de cette trainer. Merci.
Thanks, Ray!
Yay! No more lonely indoor sessions?
Could use this in new England
Game on
Indoor training?!?!
I actually have a closet big enough for this…
you’re sooo handsome!
This would be nice, thanks Ray!
The awesomeness just keeps on coming.
I want to exercise…?
Can’t believe I forgot until now :(
I’m going all in ;-)
pick me, please – it will get used tons!
These are great trainers!
What a nice trainer!!
Nice!
Great giveaway, DCRainmaker !
random allocation selection please
This one has my name on it!
Got here a little late… I hope I’m lucky today!
I would love these.
Go go gadget rainmaker!
This would be an awesome gift for my husband! He has been working so hard and hasn’t had much training time. This would motivate him to start up again.
Nice one
It has my name :-)
Your website is my Bible.
Awesome!
Now I just need buy a bike:)
Thank you.
yes please!
Pick me
Yes please
nice review. Thanks
What’s better than training? Training with a buddy.
would be nice to swift with the jensie!
Nice for working with zwift !
I have a very old trainer, so this would be great!
My wife is pregnant with our first child and we are expecting in October! Need a new trainer to save money for diapers and bc I am not leaving my house for the next few years =)
Shiny!
Ohhh that would be nice for winter training! Yes please
Oh go on then
yes!
Yesss, so I can train with my wife!
Smart trainer is just what I need.
Yes please
> Insert bung for Ray here <
Welcome to my pain cave
remporter la victoire.
Clever training!
To the batmobile let´s go
we have learned a lot from your site. thank you so much.
My comment is better than yours
Ah, missed the last one!
Winner
Perfect for the wet British weekends
This would be useful
Nice!
Thanks!
Please, please, please.
This one?
Please!
It’s 100 degrees here in Houston, I need some indoor relief.
Amazing gift for my winter workouts
I’m fat, hook me up
why not?
I love training in the basement!!
Giod to train at home.
Yes please!
would love one
pick me
The only issue is it clashes with my wife’s bike colour scheme… but for free she can live with that!
Ok then. Missed the P1 so maybe my luck will be in here
Please!
a trainer would be great.
Would be perfect for our long Vermont winters!
smart trainer sounds great!
Sweet. I need to upgrade my training options!!
I’d like those
Yes please
This would be great for the PNW winters.
Let’s get the “trainer-ing” on… See what I did there??? No?
Great for winter!
Pick me!
That’s a crazy price to win! !!
Please Ray I want a trainer so I can check out Zwift!
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Win, Win for the win!!!!
nice !
It would be so cool to win this!!
thanks