Heads up!!! Here’s your massive holiday sports tech deals list! This includes the Garmin Epix for just $419, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 for just $699, the GoPro Hero 12 Black for $249, (or the brand new Hero 13 or $299!) and plenty more! Go check out the full list of 100+ deals here!
I’m DC RAINMAKER…
Here’s how to save!
Wanna save some cash and support the site? These companies help support the site! With Backcountry.com or Competitive Cyclist with either the coupon code DCRAINMAKER for first time users saving 15% on applicable products.
You can also pick-up tons of gear at REI via these links, which is a long-time supporter as well:
Alternatively, for everything else on the planet, simply buy your goods from Amazon via the link below and I get a tiny bit back as an Amazon Associate. No cost to you, easy as pie!
You can use the above link for any Amazon country and it (should) automatically redirect to your local Amazon site.
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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 2023 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.
Guess I’ll have to wait until next year. Drats. Congrats all
Congratulations everyone! And thanks for another great giveaway, regardless of winning anything. Very generous!
Thank you Ray! Didn’t win anything but it was fun seeing everything unfold during the day and reading all the great comments. I’m sure this is a burden on your side, thank you for putting up with us. Regards.
congrats guys! HF with your new toys :)
Damn missed out this year. Congratulations to the winners. I’ll have to wait until next year.
Thanks, Ray!
Too bad maybe next time thanks a lot for everything ray !
Great Give-away as usual Ray.
One year I will win something.
Ray do you see a giveaway extravaganza for donors? ;)
Thank you for this. Keep going and come to Greece for vacations :)
Great give-away!!!! Thanks for having it!!!
Thank you for the giveaway! :D
Thanks for the always very entertaining giveaway. Last year couldn’t enter as I was on holidays, this year no luck… better next time.
It was still a lot of fun waiting to see what each prize would be. HAPPY CANADA DAY!
Thanks for the chance anyway Ray.
Cool!
Congrats to all the winners. Ray, thanks for being so generous and for the awesome reviews and podcast throughout the year. And enjoy fatherhood; as a first-time father for the past 500+ days, I can assure you your life will change forever.
Thanks for the giveaway Ray, and for all the in-depth reviews. It’s really amazing.
Oh well… Maybe next year.
Thank you Ray and Clevertraining for making this happen, hopeful for next year
thank you for doing this. very kind of you. i didn’t win but had fun participating.
Thanks Ray- great giveaway as always!!!
Did I just win Giveaway #10?!?!?
Needless to say win or lose – this was a blast – just the quality of items being given away and congrats to all wherever you are (would be interesting to see how far from the pin location!). Awesome! DCR thanks again for the great site!
Congrats to everyone!!
Congrats to all who won! Who, like me, didn’t — all good things to those who wait :)
A big THANKS to Ray and CleverTraining for this enormous giveaway!
Thanks Ray!
Aw, so close!
Well, that’s strange…none of those names are my name. *SadTrombone*
Thanks a lot for a great giveaway! I will have to wait for the next one… Thanks for a very interesting blog anyway!
Wait.. Do I dare to believe that I’m the Ronald who won the the Tacx???
Dare to believe, dare to dream – you are indeed the one! Congrats!
I won nothing again
Congrats! And thanks to Ray & Clever Training… guess I’ll have to pick up the Fenix3 for myself and just tell the missus I won it :)
lUCKY gUYS!!! CONGRATS AND THX dcr!!!!
Thanks Ray for hosting/sponsoring a great give away. Congrats to all the winners.
Thanks Ray!
Congratulations to all winners! :)
Well done to all the winners. Thanks Ray for your hard work, and great choices. Better luck to the rest of us next year :)
Thank you so much for doing this again! :-)
Maybe next year I’ll remember to come back every two hours and have a better shot at actually winning something!
The thrill of the chase is worth the whole. Setting alarms to make sure I enter will be my strategy for next year.
Man I really thought I had this locked up, comments on point, attention to detail. Oh well, I’ll train harder for next year ? THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Thx Ray for setting this up. Excited to see what unfolds every two hours.
Congrats to all the winners. Make good use of your prizes!
Absolute travesty. Biggest miscarriage of justice in the history of the world. Congrats all wei….winners.
Congrats!
Congrats to those who won something ?
Well done Ray for the giveaway ?
Thanks for doing this Ray, and congrats to all the winners!
Shut out again this year. Thank you, Ray. Congrats to all the winners.
Congrats to all of the super lucky winners!
Thank you, DCR. This time I didn’t win, but it was fun all the time.
Congratulations for winners! Thank you Ray!
Congrats to the winners and thanks to Ray and Clever Training for sponsoring. I had a great time and it kept me entertained all day long.
Given the amount of info I get from your site, Ray, I look forward to becoming a supporter when I’m back from vacation and picking up the DC “medal” for any posts I make in the future. :-)
Fun times!
Didn’t win, but still thanks a lot for doing this and for having this awesome blog!!
Congrats winners, thank you Ray for exciting two days.
Next time :D Congrats for all winners! Thanks for the giveaway DC!
No matter the result, you are impressive for your generosity. Keep going on and thank you in advance for all the good stuff you will share with us.
I didn’t win. :(
It was still worth it. Had a good time, and just dreaming about new gear is a ton of fun!
I want to be happy for the winners. I really do. Thanks anyway Ray!
Thanks Ray for another big give away and this is 1 of the 3 blog I gain info regarding bikes!
Its very nice you host those giveaways.
Congratulations to winners
Thanks Ray
Thank you Ray. It´s been a long time since I cried this much.
Thanks for the fun Ray.
Congratulations ! And bravo for this great giveaway !
Didn’t win but thanks once again for giving us all the opportunity to win some cool gear! Congrats to all who won!
Thanks Ray. More days than this ?
Congrats to the winners… I guess the rest of us will need to wait until next year…
Congratulations to all the winners! As one of the losers, apparently, I’ll be visiting paying a visit — and paying some money — to CT soon. Gotta replace my dying Edge 800, and I wouldn’t buy an Edge 520 anywhere else.
Congrats to all winners and thank you for the giveaway, Ray.
Always a ride mate, never the winner as they say. At least DCR keeps it interesting.
Thanks mate!
Thanks
Wow it’s great that I picked up the Wahoo elemnt!!!!
Yayyyyyyyyyyy
Thanks Ray. Always a fun event to look forward too. Didn’t win anything this year again, but I did get an entry into all of the draws. That is an achievement in itself.
Thanks for an awesome sleep deprived 24 hours. Now where’s the Samsung Fit2 review? Can’t take too long to decide if it’s rubbish?
I can’t imagine how I missed this one. Oh well, I probably have enough toys anyways.
Congratulations to all you lucky winners. One of these days, one of these days…
Congrats to th winners, and two thumbs up to Ray!!
Nearly $7K retail in the giveaway. I don’t know how ya’ll manage to keep one upping yourself year after year. Thanks to Ray and Clever Training for making this possible.
The next Giveaway Extravaganza should be like a women’s run: Everybody wins! ?
nice..
All the goooodies. the hands tingle to get them onto some…
Must come back next year.
A big THANKS to Ray and CleverTraining for this enormous giveaway!
Great job on the giveaway Ray :)
Quick question : why is it written: next to all winners date/hour of posting? I’m guessing there is a technical reason but it could appear weird :$
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Oh, that’s just WordPress since I’m logged in as an admin I can edit comments (i.e. if someone mistypes a broken URL, etc…). Sometimes I remember to use In-Private mode when screenshotting, so it doesn’t show that. But this time I didn’t remember to.
congratulations guys
Thanks Ray! Always good fun to enter your giveaways.
Dam… was really hoping to win something…
To you winners out there, you have better have some fun with your new ‘toys’ for me!
thanks again for hosting this, ray!
Well Done, amazing action and congrats to the Winners..
Enjoy the toys!
Hi, I won the powertap pedals on your amazing extravaganza giveaway.
(#1059 – the power of love..a force from above.)
I havent had an email yet so just getting in touch in case.
cheers and thanks for picking my comment for the win.
Kieran
I think Ray has just become a father over the weekend! So guessing he is now going to take a couple of days/week off! Awesome stuff!
Drat!
Awesome extravaganza Ray! Thanks and congrats to all the winners :)
Love your site, and your YouTube channel Ray. Keep up the great work!
Awesome !!!