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
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.
Just (power)tap it in!
Yes please ?
Come on baby!!!
Yes please!!!!
Oh I am very excited to see these!
Would love one please!
Thanks for all the great reports and info , I’d be happy to have show my special powers to those pedals !
My bike would like.
Great for Zwift
Great.
Very nice!!
Yes please!!! More Power!!!
Unlimited powerrr!
Wow, another powermeter.
Wow, my personal favorite of the day until now
Just a comment
Thanks!
Nice one Ray
Tap into the power, please!
I’ve had worse problems. I think I can deal with it.
please!
Would love a power meter to improve my fitness!
Hello Pedals, come to daddy….
Lets do it
Give me one pair, please!
Another great addition to my bike!
Hopefully goes with the new bike!
I want these
let’s tap into the power
Power!
Pick me please :)
What is my power?
Awesome!
Tap me up please!
A power meter would be a great biking addition. Yes please
These would be a great fit for my bike!
Count me in, please!
I would love thee to go on my birthday bike!
These are the best! Thanks
Looks shinny…… :-)
Leaving a comment
Well if I don’t win the favero to set then this might just do.
Please!
Yes please
I need power, pick me :)
Seems to be great. Thks Ray.
P1 is A1
Love this partaay!!
Power? I need more. Will this make me faster?
I could definitely use some power to up my training!
Leuk!
Sign me up for that
Want please
This (these) one for a friend ;+)
Pedal to the metal, or nuthin’!!!
C’mon Ray, that’s my name on this box! I can see!!
Enjoying the day with all these giveaways!
Wow, thanks
It will suit my bike! :)
Thanks for.
Keep up the good work with the site, reviews and videos.
really need a pedal based PM.
boom shakalaka!
Pick me please.
If I had those I could give my clips to a relative to get him hooked to his new bike.
DC RM poweeeeer
More POWER
Thanks!
Dual sided power meter would be really nice to have ;)
Power = key
Just what I need!
would love a a set
At least these would give me an accurate measure of how much power I am not putting down!!
Pleeeeeease, I want them
Pick me!!!
Power please!
ooooh pick me, pick me
Please!
Greed before need.
Power me up!
I need these.
Powaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!
Let’s give it a shot…
more power!
pick me!
Thanks Ray! Those are awesome.
I’m in.
Nice! Pumped for who ever gets these.
Absolutely awesome!
Doe mij, doe mij! :-)
Thank Ray for the giveaway! This is awesome.
Yeah!
Would be nice to see the power on my road bike :-)
Ny nanowatt efforts would not go unnoticed!
Yes please!
Love your reviews and website would be fantastic to win something you have reviewed
Thanks Ray!
Okay, I’ll play along.
This would be sweet to win!
Power me up!
More power would be cool