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
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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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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
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Great, thanks!
Would this thanks Ray
already happy with my edge 510 – but…why not ;-)
Heres hoping I win :)
1st post for the extravaganza, just woke!!!
These are all so great! Like Christmas morning!
Wahoo!
yuuuppiiiii
Show me the way
come get some
Thanks Ray for putting the giveaways together!
I really like this one!
Looks like a fun little toy.
Awesome
I’m in
Nice stuff, E’s or not.
Great addition to my training!
Me please!!
Pick me
Aaawww yis! Count me in :)
Definitely interested
I’m in for this one
Wahoo! *insert Mario voice*
This one just looks great!
it’s for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee <— there are your missing e's :-)
Count me in please.
i’m in, too
If it’s DCR, it gotta be grrrreatt!!
Wahoooooo!!
Winner winner chicken dinner!!
I’m in!
Theeeeeee eeeeeee’s areeeeee heeeeeereeeee
Yes please!
Here I am to win it! :-)
Ladies and gentlemen, we have discovered the fifth elemnt.
Lets get it on!
cool
Lucky 3?
Turn-by-turn into the mud?
Wow, I’m getting dizzy already. This just keeps getting better!
Please count me in ?
A ticket to the lottery please ???
Pick me random number generator!
Sounds like a great piece of hardware.
Nifty!
Yeah more prizes!!
Yes please!
Awesome! YES!!
Count me in
Here we go again :)
looks like it would fit on my bike!
Better ELEMNT than lament…
Well if you say this is the computer all of the cool kids want, then I want one!
I am in.
Looks nice
kickin’
I’m in
Now with turn-by-turn. Sweet.
Lost
Compute me baby!
I want one..
Hello from Florida
Love this prize :D
I hope to win!
I’d love to get this in my triathlete mailbox!
I shall succeed when you read this ;)
This would beat trying to read my watch while riding!
Another hat into the ring
yes
here I go
Sure, I’ll take a shot at this one. :)
Yes please
Here we go
Count me in.
Count me in!
Pls pick me!
Sweet!
!
If i get thi,s I’ll be very lucky
Wahoo would be nice on my bike.
I would love to have this item!!!
Nice computer.. not as sexy as my Polar V650 but with much more features.. I want this too ;)
I want to be like Ray and have multiple gps computers at any one time.
Whoo I can’t compute how awesome this is
Me!
I will be with the elements with this elemnt.
Go on I feel lucky ray
C’est pour moi !
Yeah, that would be cool to have too
Give it to me :-)
Need a new bike computer badly
Could always use a new bike computer.
I’am in for this
Really really really need this!
In french we could say “elle est menthe”
:-)
Wahoo ELEMNT GPS Bike Computer would be awesome!
Lovely.
i like this one
I’ve got a spare E right over here
#4…thanks!