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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 and Equipment 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! 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.
Swimming, all the swimming. And Kristin Armstrong!
Soccer!!!
Every event that I can!
Phelps
Ironically, I did watch the bronze medal match for ping pong, (or Table tennis you will) tonight.
Track and Field!
Swimmimg / archery / basketball, and some other as well…
Swimming and whitewater!
Love the swimming, but strangely intrigued by the weightlifting. Great site, DCR!!
Cycling
Lots of swimming!
Womens road rac
Basketball
Women’s Gymnastics – Go USA!!!
Beach volleyball. GO USA!!!!
Watching it all. Love the swimming events.
Been watching swimming and beach volleybal! Swimming just rocks right now.
Swimming
I’m watching every sports they are showing on tv…
I’m an Olympics fan – if it’s on I’m watching it – from cycling and swimming to ping pong!
Volleyball
I have been watching everything under the sun, but predominantly watching the swimming.
Wow the olympics are really great!!
Go TEAMNL – orange dutchies!
Cheers,
Ken
I want to break all the odds and make everyone hate me by winning another Kickr from you. I’ve been watching every sport because I have newborn twins and haven’t been sleeping.
Cycling
I loved watching Kristin Armstrong winning the Time Trial!
Badminton..
Ummmm, I haven’t watched any yet… But cycling track events and catching up on the road race antics
swimming , how not ?
I don’t have time, but I am planning to watch athletics, runnings.
watching all the bike-Events.
Swimming and soccer!
Beach volleyball for all the reasons…
I’ve been enjoying the skills of the field hockey players.
Swimming
Cycling
Cycling
Road cycling and waiting for start of track and field
A bit of swimming, but not nearly enough of the “second tier” sports.
Swimming and cycling.
Swimming
Mostly swimming and bike crashing highlights, online the day after it happens
Been watching the time trial race, great win by Kristin & Fabian!
Swimmming! Go Penny Oleksiak!
Being from the uk the track cycling is where it’s at for me but also the rowing and I can’t wait for the Brownlee brothers in the triathlon too!
Swimming,gymnastics and cycling.
So many – Swimming, water polo, field hockey, archery, rowing, road cycling and time trials, track cycling, basketball, volleyball – beach and indoor, judo, 3 day equestrian, dressage, canoeing, sailing, shooting, fencing, football, rugby, table tennis, gymnastics, badminton…
Having access to online coverage is amazing.
Ping pong and cycling FTW!
Rugby Sevens, Swimming, and TT
Anything with bikes in it…
Whatever is on at the time.
Basketball. Go Lithuania!
Watching Beach Volleyball and Swimming…but waiting patiently for Triathlon next week. Just like your Sunnto Spartan review…waiting patiently…
Cycling!
Watched the road races and the great swimming by the Canadian women. Waiting patiently for Sagan in the MTB race.
Swimming and cycling, of course
Swimming and more swimming!
Cycling
Eventually 10,000 m and Marathon.
Cycling
Rugby Sevens, Cycling and obviously Micheal Phelps!
Swimming, cycling, whatever CBC is showing.
All the cycling events
Gymnastics … It’s all they seem to show in the US
But track cycling is all recorded safe and sound at home
I’d LOVE a Kickr so I can ride Zwift during the long Colorado Mountain winters! I’ve been watch Swimming, Gymnastics (men and women) and some beach volleyball. Probably pretty much what everyone else has been seeing.
Cycling of course, but now, swimming!
Swimming and cycling!
Basketball, Marathon
I have only managed to catch some of the green water diving so far.
I watched the cycling of course!
Swimming
Honestly haven’t watched a thing yet. Hoping I can watch some track and field and maybe some mountain biking.
ps. I’m sitting on a busted clavicle right now (well not on it) so a trainer would be a great thing for me right now.
Swimming and everything that’s on TV about the Olympics
going to watch the handball games, but to be honest: I will watch whatever the broadcasters put on air..
Some swimming, some diving, some cycling – mostly the “this was day X” overviews. Can’t wait for triathlon and marathon!
Swimming.
Team pursuit
road and tt cycling, team pursuit.
Swimming!
track cycling and basically any event that is on when the tv is on
Cycling
I’m not watching any Olympic event but… I need a trainer!
Everything. My boss isn’t impressed.
Watched swimming, judo, fencing, cycling… and many others!
Gymnastics and swimming!
Mostly watching swimming but looking forward to the running events
Badminton
I’ve mainly watched the road cycling events. I love the route they’ve set out. Made for heroic finals with dramatic crashes in the decent.
Mostly been watching the swimming.
Track cycling and basketball
The heart break and the agony… Aussie cycling crashing out on road race, injuries on the velodrome or bike failure in the tt, not a lucky Olympics for Australia….
I can’t wait to watch the marathons.
Judo, judo, judo, judo
Swimming, cycling, gymnastics!
Anything and everything on the water….
Women’s medley, where Katinka Hosszú won! :)
Cycling, and gymnastics!
swimming.
swimming, cycling, gymnastics and everything in between
Swimming of course! Cycling has been great too.
I saw the mighty Spartacus winning road TT olympic gold medal. Still best moment from Rio so far.
Swimming Men’s 200m individual medley