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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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
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I need one!
Wow :)
Hallu ;)
Hey, really Nice. Sure hope to win it.
Hopefully I can be saying wahoo soon!
Turn by turn!
I have the missing e
I’m in
Never ask for directions again…not that I ever did (being a male)
Choose me
This looks intrsting. Would b nic to try somthing othr than Garmin for a chang ;-)
Yes please
Wahoo, would love this!
Wahoo
Awesome, would love to have one!
Hell yeah!
Mine!
Early adopter! Love mine!
This thing looks great, I’d love to get a try
Amazing gift
I’m going to be on a plane for four and half hours. It’d be nice to win in transit. :D
Also a gadget I would really like to have
Yes please
In
Awesome!
I Haven’t bike computer yet
Fine then
Yumm
My current bike computer won’t make it much longer. Would be a nice coincidence.
One Wahoo product I don’t already own.
:-)
For once make it me!!!!
June 30th should be a global holiday!
yes please
Wahoo… – Nice! :)
Wooo!
Will be nice to have, for my bike.
Thank you!
Wahoo!
I hope it doesn’t show me how slow my rides are.
ooh that would be nice!
I would benin my ELEMNT if i won this!!
Yes please!
Compute my dear, compute
This would be a great upgrade to win!
Would be great to have!
Love your contest!
Pick me ☺
I’m in
Wishful thinking
Waaahooooo!
I would love this bike Computer
Count me in! :)
Hi, just binge reading lots of your old posts!
This is great….would love to brig this baby home!
ELEMNTary!
Am I still on time?
Look out Garmin!
Winner
Yesyesyesyes
Please
Oh nice! It keeps getting better. I want it.
This wold be a great addition to my bike.
This is something that would look very cool on my new bike
Loving the Extravaganza.
Wahooo
Wow, I’m on my way
I need a new bike computer…..
That’s one element I still need
This would elemental to my ride….. I’ll see myself out.
I just started biking and this would be great.
Finally a cool bike computer!
I could really use this :)
Would like to win.
I would be so pleased to get one element of an ELMNT !
Missed the first already!
Wahoo!
You can never have enough bike computers!
Awesome!
I love Wahoo products and really want this to complete my collection:)
I`m in!
Wahoo
Wahoo! My bike computer just died. Ideal replacement
Magic, Magic, Magic!!
I’d like this
Wahoo it’s nice!
Like!
GPS bike computer
Likeeee it!!!
Wish me luck
Yes please!!
ENTR me in the GIVWAY!
Ooohhhh, me please, hi… here,.Yes please me!!
Nice prize
My bike computer died recently so this would be great :)
Im glad you are using EST time! Good luck everyone!
Cool, give away, would love to try out a Wahoo ELEMNT
In to win!
Big fan of wahoo products, so yes please
Riding strong, Rainmaker :-)