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5 Easy Steps To The Site
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In Depth Product Reviews
You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget. If you’re trying to decide which unit to buy – check out my in-depth reviews section. Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos! I aim to leave no stone unturned.
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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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Have some fun in the travel section.
I travel a fair bit, both for work and for fun. Here’s a bunch of random trip reports and daily trip-logs that I’ve put together and posted. I’ve sorted it all by world geography, in an attempt to make it easy to figure out where I’ve been.
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My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily
The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds (including drones & action cams!)! It’s a nice break from the day-to-day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
Many readers stumble into my website in search of information on the latest and greatest sports tech products. But at the end of the day, you might just be wondering “What does Ray use when not testing new products?”. So here is the most up to date list of products I like and fit the bill for me and my training needs best! DC Rainmaker 2023 swim, bike, run, and general gear list. But wait, are you a female and feel like these things might not apply to you? If that’s the case (but certainly not saying my choices aren’t good for women), and you just want to see a different gear junkies “picks”, check out The Girl’s Gear Guide too.
I think I’m due for a new tri watch. Fr945?
I would use for hiking running and training
Oh yes please.
I’m not sure what I would get, maybe some nice aero bars and a running vest to start.
Powermeter for my gravel bike?
Ran 4 mi today….used my decent to track it…
Powerpods, for the power without the price :P
Garmin Forerunner 945 for extended battery life while ultrarunning!
Trainer for increased training !!!
Upgrade my wired hub power meter to Garmin pedal meters
Easy…power meter, because discounted $500, it’d finally be an easy sell with the wife ;-)
I’d get a GoPro for trail runs and races!
A trainer for my wife so we can ride indoors together!
I will get a suunto for my sister!
I think I’d grab the Forerunner 945.. no the 645… No the Fenix 5 Plus… Maybe the Suunto 9?? Give me this problem to lose sleep over!!!!
Looking for a new Multisport watch…..left mine on the roof of our car and drove away on the last tune up ride before a race….oops
A GoPro to film life on the trails.
I’d love love love a real computer for my bike instead of the silly wired computer I still have (all the shame)
Probably a GoPro Hero 7 so I can record a bunch of video I’ll never watch again!
I’d get the Forerunner 945, time for a new running watch this summer!
Garmin 830 to help me with finding routes.
Garmin power meter
Garmin 945.
Garmin Forerunner 645
Garmin Edge 1030
Wahoo Elemnt Roam
Would like to add some sort of a power meter to my bicycle. One of my riding buddies raves about how having a power meter has helped his training.
GoPro Hero 7 Black
Garmin 945. Because it looks awesome and I’m still using my old Garmin forerunner 305!
Garmin Forerunner 945 to use in my next Ironman training block!
Garmin Vector 3 power meter.
heart rate monitor
Garmin fenix 5 to upgrade my fenix 3 since my HRM strap already broken so need new one with integrated HRM.
And also gopro hero 7 or drone will be nice to be a partner in my sport journey :D
Varia radar
Garmin FR 945 to improve my training for kona
Hey DCR! Thanks for opening up a new contest. If I were to win, I would buy a Vivoactive 3 Music with Verizon cellular access for me, and a vivosport band for The Girl. :)
I’d probably order a nice workstand from Feedback Sports or Park Tool, and compliment that with a few other useful tools.