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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In Depth Product Reviews
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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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Fenix 5 Plus because my FR735 stopped working
Now I can get my husband what he really wanted…a new KICKR trainer!
Smartest trainer I can get!
I would get a Gatmin Fenix 5 Plus. My.local.shop made a bad joke for Christmas and though I’ve paid amd advance they will not bring it till 2nd week of 2019.
A Garmin Fenix 5 plus. Thanks.
GoPro 7
I’d more than likely upgrade my running GPS to the latest Garmin. Thanks for the chance!
Garmin for sure
I really wanted a new Garmin watch… :)
A Trainer. It’s dark in Seattle/
Polar Vantage V because I need to run a lot to burn all the calories my mother is currently feeding me.
A Garmin Fenix 5 would be very nice. Clearly my letter to Santa Claus got lost in the post!
I’d lave a Garmin 935
I would like to get a good activity watch. Maybe something like the Garmin Forerunner 235 GPS Running Watch & Activity Tracker to help me monitor my progress as I try to get in better shape.
Garmin Edge 1080, so I don’t get lost
A smartwatch for my smart man
The Garmin Fenix 5X plus Bluetooth headphones. Or fancy bike lights.
Garmin 935 to enjoy over summer!
Smart trainer!
A nice power meter :)
It would be a new watch.. Just because, well, its a new watch. You can never have enough watches. So it could be the Vivoactive or a Fenix 5 Plus. Both would be welcome to my collection :)
This may seem a bit unimaginative since you mentioned the Favero Assioma power meter pedals in your post but that was the gadget on the top of my list.
I would get the Garmin Fenix 5 plus for my ultra running adventures.
New gps unit
eTap TT upgrade :-)
I’d get a Fenix 5s for my girlfriend because she keeps using my spare Fenix 3 and it looks massive on her tiny wrist.
Probably a Fenix5+. Love the mapping.
i wanted a garmin fenix 5s and a pair of wireless bluetooth earphones, but i only received a non-gps casio watch and a phone charger.
a trainer, because being on a “dumb” one has its limits :)
No one in my family would have known, but a Fenix 5 would have been nice.
Hi !
A fenix 5 To replace my broken 935 .
Garmin fenix to replace my fr735
Partially pay for a power meter.
Tacx Neo 2, my flux has fled………
ooops, pls!
I would probably get a Garmin Instinct watch (or maybe a Fenix!).
I’d get the Garmin Felix 5 Plus for the sweet GPS ?. Or the Suunto 9
I would like to try new Suntoo watch!
a new Edge 1030 please, cycling upgrade :)
I’d get a good running watch for my husband. I like my vivoactive, so maybe something similar.
Time to update my watch – a Fenix 5 for me (exact model to be determined on the off chance I actually win this).
Winter is already here so I’d love to have a trainer
Power meter bexayse i need new one.
Garmin Fenix 5 plus, what every runner needs
I’d go with a quiet smart trainer: kickr core/kickr or tacx neo. It would make fall/winter training bearable as we get a tonne of rain here and quiet enough that I can train while the kids and wife are asleep without waking them up
A Garmin Fenix to get met going in 2019!
I still did not get a power meter.
After a year on the indoor training I need a power meter to take my outdoor riding and training to the next level. As an Xert user, not having outdoor power leaves a gap in my training assessment.
New left ankle but seriously I’d love a concept 2 rower so would put it towards that.
Tacx Flux S – because I need a direct drive trainer!!
Suunto 9 or Vantage V
A Kickr Core for my significant other so that my Direto is less frequently in use and free for my rides!
new garmin running watch.
Probably a Garmin Fenix 5 watch! This is one all-rounder watch I was looking for that helps me in my training.
I would probably get a either a new watch or a new Gopro. Both are getting a bit long in the tooth but refuse to stop working.. ;)
Probably the Fenix 5 Plus. For me the best running watch that can also be used as a daily wear watch!
Great give-away, Ray!
A nice trainer to replace my commute training during the shutdown…
Probably a Garmin 645 or a Fenix 5.
Tacx Neo Trainer, because you can’t do serious training on a wheel on trainer!
A brand new Edge.
Garmin 935 for triathlon training.
Would love a F5+ for the mapping and Spotify ability
Finally a powermeter!!!
A power supply like Iron-Man, please.
Happy Christmas, Ray, and all.
Garmin Fenix
It would be great to have a Fenix 5
hi – happy holidays and tx
a 500$ voucher would help me get a vector3 – why – for the numbers ;)
ciao
I’ve got no clue what santa could’ve bring me.
Tacx Neo, for replacing my current Vortex, which overheats consistently on zwift’s mountain 8 route
My old Fenix 3 1.gen needs an upgrade to one of the new garmin watches
A new power meter! One to accurately show how little amounts of power I currently produce
Hi DC,
I run, bike and slim with the polar M430.
Keep up The god work!
Great that you staying in frogland, The land bilow sealevel.
Enjoy The oliebollen!
I ask santa for a smart trainer, but most likely he didnt find one because no sports gear underneath the tree!
I use my M430 for triathlons, as I’m setting goals on some PB in 2019 maybe it’s time for a proper one…
I would go for a pair of Vector 3’s
I need a new sports watch, probably a Fenix 5 or maybe one of the Suunto Spartans…
Merry Christmas Ray,
Santa didn’t come this year.. so a fenix 5 would be fabulous
Dom
Wow, whatever I want?
My kid is starting to run four times a week, so I would love to get him Polar M430 or Forerunner 645 Music.
Itamar
GoPro Hero 7 Black for sure. A GoPro has been on my shortlist for a looong while, but I’ve never been able to justify it to myself, what with having a decent enough smartphone and all.
I would really like to get a Suunto 9 Baro to replace my Spartan Ultra.
Would love to get powertap pedals as a present
2019 is the year of doing my first open water triathlon. Running and biking have long been the staples but swimming is a whole new thing. A multi sport gps watch failed to make its way into my stocking. A garment fenix or similar will be my priority.
turbo trainer so I can do some training while the kids are in bed
And Type of power Meter to train properly ?
I would get a Tacx trainer. I’ve never had room for one but will be moving into a slightly larger apartment soon. Will finally have room to train indoors!
What I want to buy now is a GoPro Hero7 Black. Mostly for safety reasons.
Fenix 5, time for an upgrade.
I would like a new Polar Vantage to replace my old running watch.
I would love a Fenix 5 plus
A fenix 5s plus ?
Some pedals to boost motivation for bike training
Power meter for my girl.
Garmin 935 because my old 310XT is slowly falling apart.
I’d get a trainer again, sold my Elite two years ago but next winter I’ll need one again for training.
Kickr Climb to take my training up a level ??
Something with a video screen so I can be somewhere exotic while I train
Fenix 5+ because it’s time to upgrade
I need to upgrade my Garmin Vector 3s so I have more lovely data to analyse,
100 pairs of socks
I’d pick up some Favero Assioma pedals!
I’d get the new GoPro :-)