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
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
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I need dis !
Hi Ray, da me il power meter per favore!! Grazie millie
FTW
Happy Monday
Cool stuff!
Good luck everyone!
Any chance?
Thanks for this every year Ray, would love a pair of these.
I am sure it will give me the power
I would take them
Moar Power! Oh, well I guess these don’t add any Watts IRL, but they would really help me in Zwift!
If I win these I can stop saving my money and buy a second fun bike toy!
Yes! Would love to try pedal based power!
Yep these will help for winter training :-)
As long as you don’t expect something witty I’m in with a chance.
Ačiū
Make it RAIN
Yes please :)
No one person should have all this power
this is cool
I would consider trading one if my vital organs for this prize !
Here we go again
Yes please
Yay!
I’m in !
These would make a great birthday gift for my wife, who in turn would have no use for them, which means she’d have to give them to me.
Awesome prize!! Yes, please!
why not
Would be great
Woot
Hey!
Yes, yes, yes !!!
Hi
yes please
First powermeter needed
Ça me permettrais d’améliorer mes entraînements!
I need those! Cool thing!
yay power meter
These will make me ride faster right?!
Thank you Ray!
Yes please
Count me in!
Yeah ! would be nice.
Power ftw
Excellent…this would help me train better for the first triathlon
Yes, I need this ?
yes!!
Pick me pls
Nice!
Power, tasty!!
Please oh please
Very nice!
I really want to win these pedals!
Pedals.
Wow!!!
Awesome, count me in!
These would be cool, thanks!
Greetings from reader. Nice game to play!
Yes please!
Hope I am the lucky one
OMG i’m falling in love, definitively need them!
I want!
Yes pls – to finally get to know how low my power output really is :-)
Me me me!
Yes please, in for the give away!
These would be great on my bike!! Great prize
Awesome.
Here’s to hoping! ?
Pedal power
This is my comment.
This would be my first power meter. Thank you Ray!
My power meter is getting old
I wanna train with power
I would really like these.
Not Italian but these would be nice
I need theeeeem!!!!!!
hi!
Yes please!
A power meter would be nice
I got the power!
Would love to win these!
Yes please.
C’mon!!!
Fingers crossed
Time to click in with POWAH! ;)
i like these !
Cool
i’d definitely benefit from these =)
Hopefully!
The awesomeness just keeps on coming!
Love your posts Ray! Your rock!
These are awesome pedals!
bring on the power, indeed !!
Winner winner chicken dinner
Woohoo, fingers crossed!
A great powermeter for my hard workouts.
Fingers crossed!
Thank you!
Very welcome indeed!
Very cool
Alteady have a set on my race bike, this one is for my gravel bike!