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.
Cool stuff!
The sound I’ll make when I win…!
ride, ride, ride
Nice. I’m in on this one!
I’m up for it :)
Just what I have been wanting!
Pick me! Pick me!
Wie geht es hier zum Bahnhof bitte?
Lucy for president !
Would like a bike computer. Nice!
I use my 910 I’d love to have an actual view computer.
wld lv n elmnt pls!
That could make a great upgrade for my bike!
This would be great for me
Yesss, would love this
sounds intersting! ;)
Pick me please!
I am in! :-)
This would be great motivation to get out on the bike – always nice to see something new and shiny in front of you!!
I love Wahoo
Hi
Would love to have this!
One please…
I’m in!
We of course want/need this too!
Let me ride
Yey! I’ve won!! :)
I could definitely use that
Great prize DC love it
I hope it’s me!
I’m ready to take it riding :-)
Yes, please!
Looks good ….
Just one word: Wahoo!
same as with the power meter: this is a nice to have gadget for my new bike
Want it!
Oh wow, nice one. Always have been Garmin fan, but why not to change the brand.
Lets get on the road!
Nice!
Wahooooooooooooooooooo!
Count me in wahoooo
Wahoo, just I need :)
Pick me please
Hey
I would love a dedicated computer to use when riding, so far I’ve been using my watch.
HOLY WAGOO O_O!!!
Like it
Thought I’d get here early for this one! And for the ‘winners page’ I’d just like to say thanks to Ray. Your website, reviews and humour are all fantastic and have been incredibly useful when deciding which products to buy!
Lots of data to analyse. could be cool to see if I can read all this while riding :-)
Come to meet my bike!!! :-)
Yes please
Cooolll!!
Would be fantastic to have such a gps computer
Thank you ray.
Mine!
Me!
Sweet!
Thanks Ray!
Nice
yeah I’m gonna pass on this one
Shame I missed the Fenix, but here it goes.
I’ll do this in French! Je voudrais un!
So lust worthy how I would love to kick my Garmin out the window for this baby!
this yahoo needs the wahoo!
Oh yes, I’d like to be one of the cool kids
i like chocolate.
Dope, would love one of these!
I’d like one of those :-).
Just bought an Edge 520, but I could always give it back and use this one instead. So sure, bring it on…
I would love to have this computer. Perfect advice for me!
I will win this time
yes please!
I want to win win win!
Nice. A bike computer is just what I’m missing!
Ooooh, I’d like this one quite a lot
Cool… I’m in please.
In for the next one
Nice. I’m in on this one!
This would help me train for my first race!
Yep, I could use this
LT M WIN
Wahoo! I could win a Wahoo ELEMNT! My bike will be happy! :)
Ride !
I’m in
I would love to have a new bike computer!
Let’s ride!
Wife has a Farmin Edge 500 and I have MapMyRide. Need to even the odds.
Yes please
I’m in :) Thanks
Sure need that. Love it :)
Yes
Had been eyeing it since I lost my small computer :(. It would do nicely.
Wow !
Yess
Ja tack!
Yes!
Count me in
Wahoo! Very cool!
Thanks for all you do Ray and congrats on the pending addition
Here I’ll give you back those eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee’s