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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’ve been watching the road cycling, table tennis and swimming.
My 7yr old is really into the olympics so he and I have been watching swimming, cycling, basketball, and archery. (Yes, he is digging archery.)
Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball (USMNT/USWNT) and Swimming
Track Cycling and the rowing. Go NZ!
Team handball for the win.
The swimming and rugby 7s
We’ve been watching the cycling and swimming races, and are really looking forward to the mountain biking and running events!
Diving. Love that green pool.
I’ve been watching women’s gymnastics and swimming
Rugby 7s
So far I have only seen men’s cycling road race. Thanks to NBC’s lockdown on non-cable subscribers from steaming the Olympics and the lack of a local NBC station, it has been difficult/impossible to watch other events.
Volleyball and swimming
I’m watching the swimming events!
Swimming!
We’ve been watching cycling, swimming, fencing, and wanted to watch rowing, but, ya know.
Hi DCR.
I have been watching mainly the cycling, track cycling, rugby 7 and swimming.
I wAtched swimming in Olympiade
Track cycling online FTW!
Road cycling, swimming, beach volleyball, gymnastics
Cycling, swimming and basketball.
Road cycling.
Swimming, cycling, basketball
Swimming, cycling, tennis and soon triathlon!!!!
I watched the men’s and women’s road race then mainly been watching the British slay everyone on the track!
And Sor Bradley Wiggins become the most decorated British Olympian.
Women’s cycling, Swimming & Women’s Soccer (Go Canada!!!)
Rugby
Rugby!
All the swimming and cycling.
Cycling, swimming, gymnastics
Love the swimming, gymnastics, cycling, and can’t WAIT for the triathlon!
Swimming & Cycling
gymnastics, swimming, water polo!
Swimming, swimming, swimming, swimming, and water polo!
Watching as much as I can.
I love the grit shown by the women in the TT so close to after their road race.
Cycling
Cycling., weight lifting
Track & Field, Swimming, Badminton and Soccer
I’ve been watching road cycling, time trials, swimming, and the distance running.
I want a kickr
Road cycling, track cycling, time trial, tennis, athletics, rugby 7’s, hockey, swimming, judo, shooting, fencing, boxing, weightlifting, gymnastics
Cycling!
Swimming and Bike
Men’s and women’s cycling and swimming.
Swimming . gymnastics. And waiting for triathlon.
Rowing, white water canoeing
I haven’t watched any yet, but can I win the trainer anyway?
Volleyball, swimming and whatever else I can catch when not being outside riding. Hmmm, wouldn’t a bright spanking new Wahoo KICKR Trainer allow me to cycle AND watch the Olympics!
I’ve mainly been watching track and field events, but I can’t wait to watch the marathon this weekend!
Swimming like all other ‘mercans!
Athletics, canoeing, swimming..
Swimming, cycling, and gymnastics
Anything on a bike and anything that involves running.
Swimming, rugby 7, soccer (football)
Watching the road races, TT and Swimming
Rugby, Soccer, and Swimming. But looking forward to the Triathlon races!
Swimming, gymnastics, volleyball.
track & field and pretty much everything else
trampoline and rugby
Swimming.
been watching everything I can, go USA!!
Swimming
Cycling!
Triathlon and Swimming
Phelps! Of course!
Swimmin
swimming!
I’ve been watching some of the gymnastics and swimming events.
Getting pumped up to compete in an Olympic tri this weekend by watching the time trials (halfway through the men’s race – no spoilers!!) and some swimming tonight. Yay!
Swimming, rowing, track, judo, cycling
Watching swimming!
Road Race, TT, and Track cycling!
Weightlifting
Loving the swimming!
Ping-pon… wait, I mean, watching Phelps dominate every swimming event.
A bit of swimming and women’s beach volleyball
Rowing and Cycling (all kinds)
Swimming, road and track cycling, women’s rugby 7s, basketball
Running and cycling!
Badminton, basketball, cycling, water polo and shooting
Swimming, Track, Trampoline!
Women’s beach volleyball, swimming, cycling, and swimming.
SWIMMING! Let’s go Phelps and Ledecky!
Would love to win a Wahoo Kickr!
Swiming, Cycling, Track, Triathlon
Hit ’em with the Hein!
Cycling while anxiously awaiting synchronized swimming.
Beach vball, cycling, swimming!
Swimming, tri, track., cycling
Pretty please let me win
Cycling and swimming
Been watching a lot of swimming lately, but hoping to see some of the track & field action soon!
Swimming, cycling, soccer, gymnastics and more to come!
Cycling
Swimming while waiting IMPATIENTLY for track and the MARATHON!
Cycling, swimming, ping pong, weight lifting, and handball
Female beach volley! This was the best show ;)
Swimming, basketball, gymnastics, & beach volleyball
No cable anymore so I catch highlights on YT and ESPN of various events. Everything from basketball to swimming to weight lifting.
Swimming, cycling and waiting for the track events.
I’m gonna watch all the rowing races! And i’ve enjoyed the dutch medals on the road race and timetrial of course!
Swimming, track and field, really whatever NBC shows all day long!
Team pursuit