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.
Awesome!!!!
I’m in.
I can only hope :)
Yes please
Giving away these pedals is breaking the Internet!
Great website and helpful reviews!
Hello Ray :)
PowerTap Power !
Pedal-based power is the way to go….
These could be very nice
Everyone needs more power!!
Hmm, wonder if these fit my MTB. ;)
Mine!
now these i would REALLY love for my bike! Please pick me! :)
Yes, yes, yes!
These look amazing
Give me the power! Please!
Such a magical time of year!!
I am in!!!!
Awesome site Ray!
Yes!
Insert clever sentence here so everybody sees that a funny person won.
thank you Ray
Yes, that is what I was waiting for.
Great pedals.
Pick me!
Oh please yes yes yes
I need the POWER!
Power ranger!
Choose me! :D
Power meter perfect match
Power to the people!!!
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Love me some power!
I’d love this!
This would be very nice to see how I can improve my speed on the bike
just got back from 100 mile + 30′ bike/run brick.
Would love a power meter. :)
My first power meter!!! Thanks Ray!
Winner winner please!
I need some of those.
That would be great!!!
Cool stuff.
Yes please!
This could get me to change from my speedplay Zero cleats…
Pow!
Awesome!
Hell yeah!
I would have to fly to Paris to give you a hug (and also go on vacation) if I won this.
amazing thing…
I need more “POWER”
What a great giveaway. Thanks
Time for a power up
El poder
More Power!
Oh… I missed the previous giveaway. I put all my chances on this ;)
Time to power up!
Oh I want these
Just what I need for my Sora-equipped bike!
Sweet!!
Wow, the traffic is making the website slow…slow like my race performances!
Cool bike stuff
I need one of these.
More power please!!
These look great!
:):)
Do they come as a pair :-)
Nice
Power to the meter!
yes yes yes again! thanks
Yes please!!!!!!
Would love this!
Those would look great on my bike
Yessss! I need the power!!!! :-)
I’d love one of these too!
Power to the people!!
A power meter is currently in the “maybe if I win a contest” section of my budget, so this would be nice.
Sign me up :-)
One can never have enough power meters
These would be great.
Need me a PM!
These would go just great with my road bike.
Thanks Ray
This site needs more POWER!
Show me the pedals!!
I love your work DC Rainmaker, You are the reference
Yes
I’m in
Winner winner chicken dinner
Sign me up!
Very nice!!
hello, thx for all
Had to convert that time slot to GMT!
Love it!
I wouldn’t do the throwing at friends thingy, but I hope the pedals can withstand the power I’m about to apply to them!
Thank you!
Ooooo.. I need these!
give power to the people ;-)
MOOOORRRREE PPPOOWWWWWWEERRR!!!!!!!!
Nähdään pian!. Kanye West – POWER!
I’ve always wanted to know how much power I’m producing. Could I be pedaling enough to power my house?