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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5 Easy Steps To The Site
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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.
I would love to know if I am powerful.
Me!
Great site!
Would be great for my trainer.
I could use a power meter :-)
Feel the power!
Thanks Ray!
Awesome giveaway! Thank you for doing this!
More power to the people And me ?
Best item so far. Hope I win these!
These pedals would really take my bike splits to the next level!
Pick me pick me
I’ve been having my eye on these for a while, but they’re soooo expensive. Would owe you forever!
I’m ready to report my power.
Yes!
Nice!! Bring the power
I’ve got left only power… I could use dual!
one for me?
I would love these
Thanks Ray!
Please?
Pure kraaaaaaaaaaacht!
Yes please!
Pedal to the metal!
link to youtube.com
Would love these both to recover from my knee injury and for normal training! Thanks<3
Count me in for these!
Yes pleas
Count me in!!
Yay, more things to throw at friends!
Let’s try again
Oh yeah!
Wows! Pick me!!
For me :)
This is the one I have been waiting for !!!!
Yes please!
It would be nice to measure power.
Wattage Bazooka!
I’m in :)
Better training, more power
Yes please
No wonder the server is a wee bit slow, I can’t be the only one who likes these.
I wish they handled SPD cleats! But Im not complaining!
I would love to use these pedals.
First crash of your website incoming?
Yes please!
Love these. Need these. Love DCR :)
Data: Hey McFly, you bojo, those boards don’t work on water!
Whitey: Unless you’ve got POWER!
I need those!
I’m in
POWER to the pedals! I hope I WIN!
Nice pedals – would like these :-)
P1 fancy.
Well, that escalated quickly
Ugh
sweet
Perfect equipment for training!
Here’s hoping… thanks for the great giveaways.
These would go good in my bike.
Power!
Power to the people!
Let the Power see the Tap.
Mine!!
Awesome!
I need them too! :)
Yes please. Last thing I need for my ride.
These are needed
This one is for me :-P
Give me the power!
Finally being able to train with power would be pretty cool.
I have a couple of free minutes and my hex wrench is ready to go!
I could absolutely use these power meters sir…
Yeeee haaaaaaaaaaaaa
This would put me in a spin!
Thank Ray
Give me the Power !!!
I need this
I need a powermeter so bad. Thanks for the opportunity to win such great stuff!
The more power measurement the better ;-)
Great to improve on Ironman Performance
Hope
I have yet to get any bike goodies… That’s be fun to try.
Give me Power!
I could now measure all the powers!
Pick me!
Good stuff!
Would love to try these out!
Power is cool.
I’ve been hoping to get some P1 pedals for some time now.
Best around
Yes
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Power meter is exactly what I need to my bike. :-)
Whoopwhoop!
don’t have a power meter, would like a power meter
More power to the bike I hope!
Yay!
oooooo. please. :)
Keep up the good work Ray!
Love to have!!
Ahhh, power meters, a bane in disguise: training and training, FTP stable…
At least it helps pace oneself.
Boom!
Power to the people with no power meter