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.
Yes please!!!
Power UP!!!
Yes please
Me too
Nice
Would make power meter affordable for me
Let’s get my wife some power!!! On the bike that is :)
These would look great on my bike.
Yes please
I’m in
Would love to try a pair of these…
usefull stuff
THis is the best!!!!
Power! Yes please.
What a nice giveaway !
Yay! I want it so much!
Power to me, pretty pls :P !!
Would love this…..
Yes!
This would make my day. Heck it would make my year
More power please!
THIS is something I’d like to win!
Yes please!
Yes please
Yes!
Thanks alot :)
I’m feeling lucky!
Powerrrr
Powertap pedals wanted
For me please
Boo
Definitely up for that one!
Power me up
Power up!
Long live the king!
The force is great with these
OMG! PowerTap me!???
I could really use these on my track bike
Please, please, please! Fingers crossed. Make me a winner!
I could sure use these as my 20+ year old Merlin with Dura Ace is too old for most power meters!
Show me the data! I want some power data.
Power me up!!
Swim. Bike. Run.
Winning!!
This is awesome!
Ok
Awesome! Power to the people!
I don’t know if I could handle this extra power, but I’ll try!
Who doesn’t need more power?
Thanks for the best reviews Ray!!!
I would like to try this on my racer!
I’m in!
want this!
Thanks for the chance
power me up please! =D
Why not ?
Yeah!
Yes please
Thanks for doing this Ray!
that’s near!
I Need Moar Powah!
how about Gentle Giant’s The Power and The Glory’s Cogs In Cogs:
Empty promise broken the path has
not been paved any
way.
Cogs in cogs the machine
is being left where it lay.
Anger and the rising murmur breaks
the old circle, the wheel slowly turns around.
Support the blue!
teamblueline.org
Excellent!
Would love a pair of P1s!
so many nice gadgets! need to save some money to buy one of these or win a set of course :)
Yes please!
me please :)
Let all the power meters come to me :)
Pleaaase
Thanks for the opportunity!
I need these my turbo is weeping at my ftp
huzzah free stuff!
Yes i´m no Bot!
more power please…
This is the powermeter I’d love to have but I can’t afford, winning it here would be awesome!
Oooh, yes please!
Cool giveaway
Nice!
Sweet!!
This would improve my road training.
I volunteer to take them home
nice one
You da man!
Yes please…
Power power
GIVE ME THE POWER!
This would really be nice to have
We need more cowbell! I mean power.
By the power of Grayskull! Or PowerTap…
Those would go great with my G3 ;)
Power up my pedals please
I would to have this power meter.
Power to the People, Power Pedals for my Feet. ?
Be great for my training
Powermeter!!! Watts!
This would be a really nice toy for my bike :)
I hope I win these!
ça va pédaler dur !
:o so good