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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I would like an expensive electronic gadget
I’d definitely buy a Gro Pro Hero 7 Black in order to record my sledding performances, just like your daughter ;)
I will get a Fenix 5X plus.
I’d love to get Suunto 9 G1 watch. I just love their products. They just work! And the price is just right for this giveaway.
I didn’t get any power meter pedals. Sad panda. I’ve now reset my expectations of what Santa is capable of.
Garmin Edge. I need something bigger to see when riding.
Oh i would definetly get a polar vantage v with the h10 chest strap
Some sort of gps watch.
Garmin vector pedals
Probably a Fenix 5 plus so I can sync workouts from TrainingPeaks
I need a new triathlon watch, as my old trainer isn’t working anymore. So probably a Fenix 5 or something.
Power meter for cycling
Powermeter. Still don’t have one. :)
I would put it towards Garmin vector3s
I would get a fenix 5x so I could listen to music
I wanted to get a Garmin Instinct but my wife didn’t get it for me. I like the rugged look of that watch.
I think a new smart trainer. Probably a kickr.
More mince pies…… failing that, a new Garmin
I’d love to get a powermeter (perhaps some Favero or Garmin vector pedals?) so that I can improve my training at home!
Powertap was missing from under the tree.
I’d probably go with a pedal based power meter of some sort
Favero power meter would be my choice!
New garmin watch !
Probably a new power meter for my next bike! :)
A smart trainer. So I can be like the cool kids and zwift with them?
New cycling computer to replace my failing Edge 800.
Garmin fenix 5 plus – gotta get it for the Spotify integration!
There’s just no time like now to opt for a new piece of wrist weight.
I would love a trainer or a GPS cycling computer. I plan to sign up for the Dirty Kanza lottery and would love to have some cool gear to help me train for my first ever bike race.
Suunto Baro 9. I love the fused track mode.
Need a power meter for my gravel bike.
Garmin HRM-Swim!
I think I would get $500 worth of goodies from Clever Training :)
A powermeter pedal based, certainly vectors but power tap look good too!
I’d like a new GoPro
My trusty 920xt is finally showing its age a bit. Might be time to get a 935!
Would get a garmin varia rtl510 to help warn me of cars I don’t hear coming up behind me
A new bike computer, or a smart watch, or towards a new trainer, or…
Probably a power meter of some kind – leaning towards pedals so I swap between my bikes
a trainer!
An aero sensor to collect more data on rides. Though a music version of the 935 if that comes out at CES would be nice
I would like to upgrade to the fr 935 from the fenix 3hr.
I’d get Garmin FR935 bundle to replace my soon to be dead Suunto Ambit 2.
A dual sided pedal powermeter, to use on a rental bike during my training camp this spring.
Giro Aether MIPS helmet and a Cycliq rear light.
Fenix 5 for mapping. We have lots of trails where we live, so having a map (without having to load a pre-made route) would be nice. An Edge unit would also work for the biking part ;)
I still ‘need’ an action camera or, better still, a drone.
Either an indoor smart trainer or a crank-based PM. Either would be swell.
A gopro camera.
Garmin Fenix 5. Because I’d like an upgrade from my 3.
Now that I’m up on the latest Fenix model it’s time to add a head unit. Edge unit of some sort.
If like to get a power trainer to be able to step up my training…
I want vector 3 for my bike! Need to know how wrong strava power is!
A Garmin Fenix5 plus would be great! Especially because of the maps
Can I have a new trainer, please? Tacx Neo.
I lost my Fenix 3 on a trip to the Red Sea. A replacement Fenix 5 would be superb.
I’d get power pedals for my road bike! I only have power for my tri bike right now, and it’s not interchangeable. Thanks!
I would probably want a Garmin 935xt or Fenix 5X plus. $500 would put a big dent in it.
An upgraded Fitbit plus running motivation (do they sell that?).
Some power pedals would be nice or maybe a go pro
I’d like some sportwatch, Garmin Fenix 5 or Suunto 9. That would be great.
I’d probably go for a GoPro of some sorts so I can better document my training and racing journeys.
Looking for a smart trainer for those dark evenings
A smart trainer would be nice. Then I can train side by side with my hubby!
Sadly not anything from Santa related to cycling thought I had been good by doing the sheets towels laundry as well as dusting vacuuming and cleaning the bathroom all year in our houses to have had a shot at a power meter or at least a new pair of shoes
A Garmin 935. I didn’t get it because is still quite expensive and my old F3 is still doing its job, but it’s due time for an upgrade.
I would love a Tacx Neo 2 so I finally can get in shape in the beginning of the season instead of at the end for once.
I’d get a Wahoo KICKR Headwind. I need a better fan setup then I currently have and this is just the thing.
I’d like to get a GoPro hero 7 for the HyperSmooth video.
Definitely a Garmin Fenix. My current GPS watch runs out of battery halfway through my trail runs.
I would get the Kickr Climb to make my winter training that much more entertaining.
a nice new fenix 5 would be great!
I’d like a Cyclic Fly 12 or similar after being knocked off my bike!
A new smart trainer ??
Definitely a smart trainer, or maybe a power meter…
A new watch.
a smart trainer – no more freezing my toes, fingers and other extremities in winter!
Probably a fenix 5x, because because
Smart trainer, or a cycling head Unit if easier for CT to ship to Europe
A new indoor trainer! KICKR Core would likely do the trick to up my game in the new year!
I’d love to get my husband his 2018 Kickr & Climb for Ironman training.
I could use a new watch so I would go for a Fenix 5
Forerunner 935… Lighter than the Fenix, even if it looks a bit more plasticy.
I’d get a garmin fenix 5
A Wahoo Kickr, or a Climb, or both ! ?
Fenix 5x plus
I would get a watch to track my running and training. Have a three month old and it is time to start fighting the dad belly that is trying to creep in!
I got everything I wanted but I’d take it still to buy me a trainer
Maybe a kickr core or an Assioma right pedal. Why? Why not
I would get a new Garmin watch – my 235 is a couple years old and could use an upgrade. Happy holidays!
I want a 935 even more because my wife doesn’t want to get me one.
A new direct-drive trainer!
Garmin 645 music
I would love to get a new watch, my Polar needs a upgrade badly!
A new Fenix watch
I need a new running watch because mine diese week ago :‘(
I’d get an Assioma Duo PM!
Too difficult to decide what product to get, but likely a Wahoo fan and desk to complete my pain Wahoo cave
Fenix 5 because my old watch is…well…old!
I’ve been eyeing that wahoo headwind fan. Yes, I realize its overpriced and unnecessary, but it would nicely complete the pain cave setup:-))