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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.
Swimming, cycling, and trampoline
Swimming!
I watched hand ball the other day and started looking up if there was local leagues. It was surprisingly awesome.
Been watching the team pursuit
Shotput Gold for New Zealand!
I am following swimming gymnastics table tennis badminton and now waiting for track and field to start. Feeling excited
Cycling
Just keep (watching) swimming.
Well, the kayaking was very easy to watch with Australia’s Jessica Fox paddling around but who can go past Micheal Phelps for achievement?! An unbelievable athlete.
Bring on the cycling. ;)
Every event that I can.
Swimming
Im waiting for the dominican Luguelin Santos in 400m
Swimming, swimming and more swimming.
Amazing Mireia Belmonte, best spanish swimmer ever!!
Mostly fencing and swimming! :)
Swimming!
Rowing and cycle
Table tennis, handball, diving, water polio, swimming and gymnastics
I need this!
Men’s and Women’s Cycling and Swimming.
Trampoline was just on tv. Crazy
Soccer
Swimming and more swimming
Swimming and Nastics!
Swimming – watching Michael Phelps destroy every previous Olympic record…..
I like to watch womens beach volleyball…love the costumes. Also trampoline was super exciting my girl Rosy won gold. Cycling (road) was also great. Looking forward to track (cycling).
Mainly been watching the swimming
Cycling as much as I can. Thanks for DVR I can watch everything CNBC has scheduled. I can not wait to see the US girls riding that new Felt TA FRD bike on the track during team pursuit!!!!!!!
A bit of the judo today. Swimming the other day.
Cycling (obviously!), rowing, basketball, diving, swimming, hockey and track started today!
I never win :(
I have been watching the women’s beach volleyball tournament and rooting for Kerri Walsh Jennings and her new teammate April Ross to win gold.
Men’s and women’s swimming, Fencing, Women’s Gymnastics, Men’s synchronized diving, Table tennis (what a final!). Pick me! Pick me!
Rugby!
Swimming and road/track cycling. Team USA!
Watched the mens and womens road cycling races.
Gymnastics, Cycling, Swimming, Basketball
Just watched team GB vs Australia in the team pursuit final. What a race!!!!
Swimming and cycling events. Eventually triathlon
Cross country horse riding with jumps?
We’ve been watching the gymnastics, basketball and track cycling with my kids.
Field hockey
Swimming and gymnastics
Swimming is always my favourite to watch but I’ve watched a bit of everything. I can’t wait to watch Anna Meares compete, she is amazing!
Cycling, when I can find it.
I will be watching swimming, biking, track, and triathlon
All forms of cycling obviously, athletics, rowing, rugby, fencing and judo.
Badmington
I’ll be watching triatlon and tennis doubles men final!
Cycling and swimming.
Ray it is difficult to mention one event only, since I am in Rio at the moment! ;P Living the dream! :)
Swimming. Road cycling. Beach volleyball. Track cycling. Rowing.
Cycling with Hugo Houle and swimming with Phelps
Kayaking
Phelps and Ladecky. Simone.
Beach volleyball has been exciting and the cycling early on was crazy and anxious.
cycling, of course.
Track cycling :-)
Cycling road & track & mtb plus fencing!
Swimming, cycling & hockey.
Track cycling, go USA
Swimming
Soccer and trying to catch rowing in the morning.
Swim sala bim, Phelps to Gold again. That track bike runs circles and circles and Wiggens has a world record. Oh yes, ping pong.
Cycling. The women’s road race was incredible.
Womens 7’s, Australia killed it woo. Gold baby…
Fencing and martial arts! Woo!
Enjoying the swimming and cycling. Looking forward to triathlon next week!
Road cycling. Swimming. Beach volleyball. Fencing. Archery. Soccer.
Cycling, swimming, track & Field, gymnastics. I love it all!
Swimming and equestrian!
As much of it all as possible. It’s great to see the best in the world in peak form going against each other. Inspirational stuff
Women’s 10000 meter today. Racing tomorrow so not much else.
I am watching everything! Wahoo!
Dressage!
Cycling, swimming, beach volleyball and rowing
I’ve been watching cycling, TT, swimming, gymnastics, sculling, volleyball–pretty much all of it.
Swimming, volleyball, and track.
Cycling, swimming, and Volleyball.
Watching swimming, cycling and waiting for triathlon this week!
Womans duet synchronised swimming
swimming, cycling, and volleyball!
Judo, Cycling, and Swimming
Any cycling track or road but keen to see the mtb coming up and the sevens has been awesome too
Swimming! Phelps is incredible!
Swimming, cycling both road an piste, rowing, judo, athletics, surfing, sailing, hockey , boxing, shooting, what not?
I’ve watched anything I can at the Olympics! Whether that be basketball, the road race or rowing
I have watched both the Cycling Road and Individual Time Trial, and am now watching the track and field.
Swimming, athletics and basketball
Swimming
Cycling Road Race and TT.
Swimming, Cycling, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Diving, Gymnastics.
Swimming for Phelps !!..
Track & Field..
.. and little bit of gymnastics !
Swimming mostly.
Been too busy but the dvr is full of swimming.
Golf
Swimming
Mostly swimming thus far. Amazing how fast they get down and back.
Swimming. Cycling. Archery. Volleyball. Badminton etc
Watching the swimming events!