The Didn’t Get What You Wanted $500 Gadget Giveaway

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I’m sure many of you received various sports gadgets over the last few weeks as part of the holidays.  But for those unlucky elves who received only a half-eaten gel packet in their Christmas stocking from their not-so-significant others, I’ve got a festivus of a present for you: This giveaway.

The winner will get a $500 credit to CleverTraining.com, my most excellent partner in this giveaway crime.  By supporting the site through Clever Training you also can save 10% on basically anything they sell (or get points instead).  If you win, you can use that credit for anything from the GoPro Hero7 Black to a Fitbit Versa smartwatch to a random pair of socks to the Favero Assioma power meter, or heck, even towards a new trainer.  Whatever floats your boat (note: they don’t sell boats or even other vessels like submarines).

How to enter:

Simply leave a short description of what product you’d get and why (but don’t worry, you can change your mind later if you win).

The reason you need a short description of ‘why’ is that if you just put a simple product name (i.e. F5), you’ll likely get caught up in my SPAM filters.  And nobody wants to be sandwiched between two pieces of SPAM.  Got all that?

Good luck!

The giveaway entry period will run through Friday, December 28th, 2018 until 11:59PM US Eastern Time.  Winner will be selected randomly.  One entry per person.  The selected product/products will then be ordered immediately and shipped immediately, assuming they’re in stock.

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5,289 Comments

  1. Matt Charlton

    Smart trainer, time to move on from the £100 basic one!

  2. Matt

    Time for a new Garmin!

  3. Romster

    I would actually like to go with that Hero 7 you mentioned.. :-) always wanted to try one for my mountain bike trips..

  4. Andrew Weyl

    I’d love to get a Polar Vantage M

  5. Jamison Swift

    I didn’t get a Gopro…

  6. AIZ

    Towards a trainer for me!

  7. Dave

    Apple Watch 4

  8. Chris

    Garmin Vector 3!

  9. Adrien Duvillard

    I would love to have a home-trainer, Neo 2 If possible but I would be glad with everything ;)

    Thank you DC

  10. David Evans

    A new Polar Watch with a HR strap

  11. John l

    Maybe a nice pair of shoes…My feet are cold.

  12. Manos

    I am going to get a Fenix cause my 910 is too old to drag it to races.
    Hope everybody have a great 2019!!

  13. Eric

    I injured my knee skiing ); the other day. I am not sure what gadgets will help with recovery, but I am sure Ray will have some recommendations.

  14. Joe

    Garmin 935xt

  15. Elizabeth d

    I can’t decide between a power meter or a smart trainer or maybe a watch for the hubby.

  16. Daniel

    Stages Ultegra right siede power Meter in addition to my existing left one

  17. Mark Loewenstein

    Wahoo Elemt & cadence sensor for me. My Apple Watch does nicely for running, but twisting my wrist / tapping with my nose to wake is less than optimal on the bike.

  18. Michael Paxton

    Really interested in the vivofit 3 music. I have an older garmin watch but I haven’t really been training for the last year. I’m looking to get back into running marathons (jan 2020) and started up training again yesterday.

  19. Craig Faist

    Nice to upgrade to a direct drive smart trainer.

  20. David

    A silent smart trainer in order to avoid wake up my twins ??

  21. AMIR GHARACHORLOU

    New garmin or suunto watch

  22. Dave Krogman

    A new Garmin 935 would definitely put a smile on my face and the dread I face when charging my aging 910xt behind me.

  23. Alan Quearns

    Definitely an indoor trainer, even though I love in Spain!

  24. Charlene

    Have my eye on the GoPro Hero7 Black, because my Hero5 is due for an upgrade!

  25. Coedy

    Not exactly sure. But I bet I could find something.

  26. James Carpenter

    DJI drone

  27. Jason Larocque

    Santa, I was nice this year, please bring me my first Powermeter :)

  28. Tom

    Garmin 935

  29. Tim

    I’ve been eyeing either a 4iiii or Assioma Duo set, so I think it would be one of those. Already have a few PowerTao wheels, but with a kickr and desire to ride race wheels at times, moving my power measurement away from the rear hub seems like a good idea.

  30. Kirk

    Smart trainer for the bike.

  31. Koen

    Assioma Power Meterrrrrrrr!

  32. Jeffrey Eckhaus

    I would love a Fenix 5+ for this holiday

  33. Jeff James

    I’d love a new Garmin watch. Probably a fenix 5 plus.

  34. Phil P

    Assioma pedals! And all I got for xmas was an indoor herb garden

  35. Pat

    Maybe a Fenix watch or something similar.

  36. Andy

    Probably some socks. Really need socks.

  37. Joel Engström

    I’d like a new watch. The fenix 5 would be great!

  38. Hannah

    I’d love to get a smart trainer, I’ve just given birth to my son and being able to keep up my training while on maternity leave would be amazing

  39. Jason

    Hero7 Black.. because my 5 needs a friend.

  40. Robert Stevenson

    something for my bike. I just signed up for my first duathlon

  41. Keith Shuker

    Garmin 520 Plus. Merry Christmas! :-)

  42. Matthew

    A new Garmin 935 to replace my Fenix 2.

  43. Jørn

    Hmm, probably Fenix 5s to replace my aging Fenix 3

  44. TriAbel

    I could use some new watches to track my progress :)

  45. Philip Hemmers

    Garmin forerunner, need to replace a broken vivoactive.

  46. Scott Baldwin

    I’d love a Wahoo Climb to up my Zwift experience.

  47. Mike Baril

    Time to replace the Edge 1000!

  48. Patrick

    Would love a new garmin, but a new gopro is tempting too

  49. Navin Sadarangani

    smart trainer. need to get back into some hard core strategic training.

  50. Jason Preuit

    Gopro or a Garmin

  51. Squeege

    Some sort of power meter for mountain biking to upgrade from my PowerCal.

  52. Anthony Bone

    GoPro 7 would be sweet!

  53. Kelly M.

    I would love a Garmin Fenix 5 for my hubby!

  54. a b

    Wheel off trainer, to win.

  55. Chad

    Santa (and my slightly less significant that she was before omitting the following from my stocking) forgot to put a Fenix 5x Plus in my stocking this year!

  56. IVAN

    Santa had me on the naughty list as I didn’t get the Fenix 5 Plus I really wanted.

  57. digicow

    Desperately need a trainer (and a place to put it, but I don’t think you can help me with that!)

  58. MAGNUS

    New Garmin please and thank you

  59. Adrien

    A smart trainer and/or a Garmin 520

  60. Derek Chan

    Assioma, the 4iiii has served well but I’d prefer not to be tied to a particular crank config.

  61. Stephen McCartney

    A fenix 5 – love my fenix 3 but would like to be able to see a real map rather than just a track in the ether!

  62. liza

    My husband really wanted a new garmin and I wasn’t nice enough to get it for him.

  63. George Kirschbaum Jr

    I’d use the money to get my wife a new sports watch, probably a Fenix. No one I know works harder at being a great mother, friend, wife, teacher, and she deserves something for herself to chase her own goals.

  64. grammus

    I’d love a Garmin Instinct… what’s better than a watch you can hit with a hammer? Merry Christmas Ray!

  65. Swan

    I need a new watch but I’m not sure which one would be best. So, if I win, I’ll check with the greatest sport gadgeteer on the planet and ask his opinion!

  66. Maurice

    All I want for xmas is Mariah Carey on a KICKR Core.

  67. Andrei Ivanov

    hehe, thanks a lot for a great lottery :)
    I would ask for a set of sensors for my fenix or maybe a gopro or …. so many tempting things!!!

  68. Marc Robards

    I’d get a new Garmin Vivoactive 3 Music and a new pair of Hoka One One Bondi 6 because I need a new workout watch and my current shoes have way too many miles in them :)

  69. Matthew B.

    Some Gopro hero 7 accessories. Perhaps a Karma Grip?

  70. Cameron

    A GoPro Hero7 Black so I can start my own Blog and make a living from it

  71. Benoit

    It’ time to upgrade my trainer.

  72. Kev0

    A powertap chain ring power meter. I didn’t receive due to expense.

  73. Kerstin

    Maybe a new trainer? Or a watch?

  74. Garmin Fenix 5. Would like something newer and more stylish than my 920.

  75. Christian C

    A smart trainer!

  76. Zane

    I would get a pair of Favero Assioma pedals so that I could finally start tracking my power and do harder intervals!

  77. Thomas

    Garmin Varia Radar! Awesome Product

  78. Pure ZOOG

    I’ve got a couple of things I need and it’s hard to pick just one, so I’ll leave it until the last minute :)

  79. Jon Callahan

    Direct drive trainer to upgrade the pain cave ?‍♂️

  80. Kjell Ivar Tjetland

    I would love me some Assiomas. They would hopefully help me get my bike off the trainer to go outside more.

  81. derNate

    Hi Ray, I’d get a power meter – love my smart trainer but train on the road by feel. Nathan

  82. Andre

    Probably a smart trainer… My Trutrainer rollers are great for some fun riding inside, but not for some structured workouts.

  83. Don van D.

    Finally I won a prize ?

  84. Peter

    Probably a GoPro.

  85. Peter Van Bel

    I surely need a new smart trainer. Or a power meter. Or both!

  86. John Harvey

    I’d like to try some power meters to help my training.

  87. Scott Sturm

    Totally a Tacx Neo 2, that way I can upgrade from my 10 year old fluid trainer and really spin!!!

  88. Javi

    A powermeter. Maybe the favero assioma

  89. Rasyad Yosof

    I would love to get the new Garmin Forerunner 645 GPS Watch with music! So I can train without a phone with me.

  90. Justin K

    Probably cold weather gear, since I live in Minnesota and despise trainers, and the shrink fairy has been working OT.

  91. Tyler

    I would like the Polar Vantage V. I have been curious about the built in run power and would love to give it a try as I train for my marathon!

  92. Radler

    Need me some new Garmin watch

  93. Erik T. O.

    I didn’t get an Edge 1030 :(

  94. zmlick

    A nice new Garmin Edge1030

  95. Giorgio Saracco

    Is this open to Euro-based peeps?

    I have dibs on a fenix 5s plus!

  96. Jason

    a new tri/running watch!

  97. Paul Lee

    Garmin Fenix 5x Plus. Music on the go would be a great upgrade from my Fenix 3

  98. joubex

    Powermeter to improve my next 70.3

  99. Steve

    A new trainer or Garmin