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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In Depth Product Reviews
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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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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
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Nice!
Late to the game but excited!
Smile you are on my new camera, I hope.
Hi Ray,
Count me in.
this would be very nice
This could come in handy…
Cool camera
Cool stuff! Thanks Ray!
Perfect b’day gift for my son!
This looks like lots of fun.
This is the one!
Yes please!
This is nice !
It is a 360 extravaganza!
I have long time dreamed about owning a garmin cam product.
I want it! :)
I’m taking another crack at this :)
Yes please
Technicolor all the way!
Awesome!!!
So sweet !
I’ll admit it, I barely even want it. I just want to win it.
I’m in the running
If you’re anywhere near the camera, Big Brother is watching you. :-)
Time to get creatiove
I film stuff very rarely. Naturally, it is vital that I have this.
videos are always nice
360!
I’m ready for my closeup.
Effortless data overlays…
I want that Virb to help me in training and improving myself in Tris.
Fantastic
this sounds fun.
I’m in.
Would love to try one of these out
I’d love that!
Yes please.
For those of us who don’t have eyes in the back of our heads!
I’ll take it!!
Me, please, please, please!
count me in please!
Sure, why not
Haven’t yet experimented with ‘action cameras’, but happy to start with this!
my personal feeling is when you put a camera on, that’s when you get something camera worthy, but usually it happens to you, and isn’t always positive
I’m in
There’s my action cam! Hopefully mine….
Love his camera!
Preetey please.
Cool cam! I’d like to have one!
Time to learn some video editing!
This looks cooler and cooler as I read more about it!
I would love this not for me, but for my husband!
Picture perfect!
A 360 view of me will get all my good sides…
I’m in!
It’s a Messi’s Goal!
Yes!
Yes please
Yes, please!
Please enter me.
I want one!
Very cool!
Love it
Does it come with a baby mount
Please focus on my entry when drawing the winner!
Yes, please !
I could really use one!
Yes please :)))
love it!
I’d love to record some rides and my races.
Mine
Yes please.
The world needs more epic videos.
A nice complement to my Gopro
A new camera would be great
360 + ANT = useful
sign me up. I need to see my fails in 360 :)
Sweet
just want this cam!
Thanks Ray!!!!
Yes! I’d love this!
Nice
I’m in!
Yes!
Bellissimo!
Well ok then if you must
I wonder if it will capture the future from the last giveaway?
Would love to have this
Me please
360 degrees
Looks cool!
that’s a very cool video camera
I’d watch out for this one!
Cool
I feel I missed a story about a dancing bear…
I see all around me
That would be nice
Great one
Keeping up with the giveaway schedule. Thanks for another round!
Broadcast my workout