Heads up! The big Garmin spring sale has started, with $200 off the Fenix 8, $100 off the Edge 1050, Forerunner 965, Forerunner 265, and countless other Garmin products. Full list & thoughts here.
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Garmin Fenix
tacx neo!
Favero Assioma DUO power meter pedals… nice easy way to change between bikes
Either a F5X to upgrade my F3HR or a power meter for my recumbent bike.
Thanks for the giveaway Ray! I would definitely look at a nice watch (or a pair of socks)!
I’d love to put the $500 towards either a Garmin Edge 1030 or Pioneer CA600 cycling computer. Cheers, Ben.
I would love to get a smart trainer from wahoo, like the snap!
I’m seriously considering some aero bars to cut some time off my commute.
Garmin Fenix 5x Plus
Time to upgrade the Fenix 3 and see what I’ve been missing out on!
This will go a long way to a smart trainer. Which will be good as I started Zwifting recently. Thanks!
Polar Vantage V black, that would be perfect. :)
Still looking for a power meter.
Favero for me
I think a power meter would be the way to go!
Despite the fact that Polar Vantage V is not fully developed product I would wish to get these. They are something what I want, but I would not buy them :-).
Fenix 5X Plus. Need to replace my old 910XT.
Power meter time!
I’d get a new Garmin watch, although I have NO idea which one…maybe a Fenix?
Probably Favero Assioma Duos, as they seem to be very reliable power meter pedals.
a varia radar and a matching edge would make the commute safer
I’d love the new polar vantage V or the garmin Fenix with mapping function!
I’m torn between Favero Assioma, GoPro 7 and a Fenix 5 Plus. Probably God will help me by choosing another winner :)
Garmin Vectors, I need to toys to play with and keep me motivated, espically with a baby on the way
I would love to get the new Polar Vantage V since my V800 broke last month when I got hit during a cycle trip. Keep doing what you’re doing!
This is awesome. I know chances are low that I will get it but I will just join in the fun. A Garmin virb will be interesting or even just a pair of On running shoes. Good luck everyone and happy new year!
I would love to get the Hero7. I have the Hero 6 and it will freeze when it is hot and I try to stop the video. Living in Florida, that happens a lot :(
A Favero Assioma to also ride outside with a powermeter
I’d be grateful for an upgrade for my forerunner 235.
It is time for a real Smart Trainer!
Probably a watch for a friend getting into triathlon
I would like the Garmin Edge 130 as an extended display option to my Garmin FR 935.
I would use the credit to buy a proper sportwatch to my parents ;)
would by a now cable (ant-able) adapter to zwift on my ipad
Dual Go Pro for racing. Front and rear.
Garmin Vector 3. I need the power!
I’m a little duck. Quack Quack Quack. Suunto 9 Baro is for the real athletes.
I need Garmin Fenix or Suunto watch to switch from my almost dead Polar V800
I wanted a wahoo element bolt but got an Apple 4K instead (which I don’t need!)
I trail run a lot here in Colorado, so I would get the Suunto 9 since I can’t really justify spending the money on a Fenix 5.
Vivofit 3 with music. Watch that makes the most sense for me.
Umm… I reckon I’d get a Forerunner 645 Music. Not that I got any Bluetooth earphones for Christmas to go with it…
Another FENIX? A GoPro 7? Ah, another idea, an Edge 1030! Why not go for the gusto !
I would get a Wahoo Elemnt Bolt or Garmin Edge 520 Plus to replace my current Lezyne Super GPS. Thank-you for the giveaway !
New Apple Watch
would love a second pair of Assioma DUO s for my brother’s bike.
I need a new hitch mounted bike rack now that I am transporting multiple bikes. The wife and kids are starting to rides along and riding with friends is always more fun.
Power meter all the way, dual sided so I guess it would have to be one of the pedal types
A great big bucket of motivation, or a Fenix 5
I’d finally get a power meter for my road bike that I continue to push off buying.
I’d get some Garmin ANT+ lights for my bike
I’d get a wahoo kickr. Need a better option for indoor training as I prepare for my 2nd Ironman.
I’d get the Gopro hero7 to film my rad son and I on our first summer of #vanlife and bike racing.
I want a Garmin Edge 1030. Why. The power button in my 1000 is breaking!
I would get a Fenix 5x as an upgrade to my garmin 910xt
A fenix 5plus
A smart trainer! Still working away on a not so smart trainer :)
would love a Garmin Fenix
Power meter would be great.
A fenix 5s
The polar Vantage V, because…
I’d get the Favero for my new road bike!
Garmin Fenix 5 Plus, so I can join my friends on ultras and not get lost
A trainer, because I need to find a way to get back into shape.
I woud like to get a new gps, maybe a garmin 1030
I’d get a Edge 520. My 810 is so frustrating….
Assioma power meter, because I was looking at them online earlier and my wife reminded me that we were supposed to be saving for a new house ???
A garmin 820 bike computer please!
I’d love to get a Garmin watch.
A power meter would be nice :)
I would get pedal based power meter.
A Garmin Fenix 5, need to keep track of my runs in the new year
No question I’d get a good bike bag. Tired of shipping my bike 2 ways or renting a bike on vacation.
A new trainer would be awesome!
I think I would pick a GoPro Hero 7 Black
I would really like a Wahoo KICKR HEADWIND Training Fan as opening a window and an asmatic floor fan are limiting my training!
I would get a power meter to help me pacing climbs, and your review of Favero Assioma power meter pedals make them a clear winner for me!
I would love a Smart Trainer (Wahoo Kickr or similar). I always come to your site for the best reviews of gear. Best. Reviews. EVER!!
I would go with the Garmin Fenix 5.
Favero Assioma power meter for sure.
A Suunto 9
That would be a hard one deciding between smart trainer or fenix 5(s) plus.
Would like a new Garmin bike computer
Garmin Fenix 5 to replace my tired Fenix 3. Or pedals to replace my P1’s that keep failing.
Getting used to watts when using Zwift, so now I need watts measuring for my summerbike!
Too much goodness to choose from, Ray! I’ll start with the Edge 520+.
I need a new Fenix to replace my F3, I got almost 4 years out of it.
Fenix 5s, I love to hike and would like to run again post-pregnancy and maybe do my first triathlon this year!
A Garmin watch, to track the running better.
I would really like to be chosen for the Garmin vector 3 power meter pedal(s).
Thank you,
Pam
I’d get a Wahoo Kickr. Too cold and wet to ride outside in Winter!
Definitely a power meter.
My wife is looking to upgrade her vivosmart hr to something with a bigger screen. She thinks my fenix is too big, but something like the Versa would work.
Not sure what Id get. Really
Garmin Fenix, as a significant upgrade to my Garmin forerunner 305 from a decade ago!
It will go either to be invested in a new stationary trainer or Polar watch.
A new Kickr for Zwift!
GoPro Hero 7 Silver, so I can record rides and have evidence of bad driving at my inquest.
Tacx Neo 2. Because I was too busy riding the Festive 500.. hurrah for Velo Reality
Garmin Forerunner 935 Running GPS, it would be a great addition to help me prepare for my first marathon!
Give me a smart trainer or a powermeter!
I wan‘t to know my ftp!