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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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.
first ;)
Count me in.
Interesting.
Don’t have any kind of an action camera, this would be cool!
I am in, thanks Ray!
fifth?!
Yes please
Lovely stuff. I want one!.
Yes please!
another chance…
Second times the charm
Woooooot!!!
This would be a neat camera to play with. Thanks DC for putting on the giveaway!
Great!
Makes a nice addition to the bike!
whoooooaaaaa…. Would love this !!!
I’m in
Bring it on!
I want this…
Boom! Action cam!
In again!
Let’s play
I call dibs on this !!! Mine !!!
Just a second to late for the Garmin giveaway :'(
I’m in!
I’ll take this one too…
Yes!!!
Comment before I go to bed!
Round two! Fight! Good luck everyone!
Neat toy to play with
In. Alarm set for the next one.
I’m in!
Thanks Ray & Clever Training
If i win this one, i’ll post myself riding in 360* on youtube just as Ray did! :-)
Nice action cam
Awesome!
Yes please! ?
I’m in!
Yes please
woot 2!
Yeah, I’m in.
Hope to win this Action Cam! :)
wahoo~
Thanks!
Thank you!
Pick me!
Count me in
I look better in 4K….
Great
Thanks ray!
This is a real nice gadget.
Look great.
Its only a minute in and already there are 30 entrants. Amazing.
In for 2nd one…
I bet you can take some nice downhill action photos with this
I don’t know who would want to watch me on cam, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to have one – count me in.
This one is for me :-P
Sure, why not!
This could be fun!
Want this one tooo :)
Well, why not
ca c’est bien …mais oui, merci :)
This should be fun too!
Thank you sir
I am sure my kids will have a ball with this camera
Gerard
I’m in.
I would love it!
I don’t know what we, customers, would do without your work!
IN!
Sign me up please
Footage fantastic
Not sure what to use it for, but that can be decided later.
Maybe now I’ll go to bed. Thanks!
The would be fun!
He, why not.
2 down, 10 to go. I need some sleep.
Sweet
Wow!
I’ve *never* seen the shark jump :/
I’d love to win this!
I hope I win!!
Action cam would be awesome! 360 even better.
I’ll take one off your hands!
This is pretty cool.
Awesome!
Wow. Cool gadget. Like to win one…
Time for sleep now
Action cam
It only takes one entry to potentially win!
I’m in!
?????? yes, please! But hopefully not for things going hideously wrong…
me! me! me! ^^
Motion sickness here we come
Cool!
I’m in!
Thanks!
Haven’t heard of this of before
Looks Awesome! Yes! PLEASE!!
Yes please!
Try #2!
I am in.