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Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2019 Sports Tech Deals Round-Up!

It’s that time of year again when there are tons of sales on all sorts of sports technology items.  Everything this year is pointing to earlier sales than normal, as manufacturers and retailers alike try to lock in your dollars ahead of time.

The typical ebb and flow of this time period is:

Pre-Thanksgiving deals: These are everything ahead of the US Thanksgiving (which is today, Nov 28th). These were pretty solid this year.
Black Friday deals: These are tied to Black Friday (BF), on Nov 29th. Some span this entire weekend, some even starts Thursday the 28th.  Generally speaking, most retailers have access to the same major deals (i.e. Garmin, Fitbit, GoPro, etc…).
Cyber Monday deals: These are on Monday, Dec 2nd. Occasionally they spill into that Tuesday the 3rd as well
General December deals: We tend to see ‘repeats’ of some deals in the mid-December time-frame (usually around the 10th-15th). These are rarely better than BF deals, but usually quite good if you missed something.

This year virtually every deal has leaked already for Black Friday, so don’t expect any surprises. However, what you will see is Amazon going wild occasionally and just offering astounding deals on new things (like 40-50% off deals). So keep your eye on my Twitter feed, I’ll constantly be listing the best deals.

Watches & Wearables:

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This covers anything you can wear that’s watch-like or activity band-like, including sensors.  Generally speaking, you’ll mostly find deals here that are on things I’ve written about in the past.  So you won’t find a deal on some random non-sports tech watch here, or on socks.  Unless the socks have some crazy sensor or something in them.

ProductSale PriceAmazonOther siteSale Notes
AmazFit T-Rex 3 - $45 off$234⚡ This recently announced watch is a very solid deal. I'm almost done with my in-depth review on it. It's definitely budget in terms of some of the polish, but has a ton of features.
Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen with USB-C) - $100 off$153⚡ Both myself and my wife have been using these since last fall, after years of using the Beats Studio Buds...man, these things rock. Sure, they're good for sports, but frankly, I use them on planes, editing, and such more than anything else.
Apple Airpods (2nd Gen) - 31% off!
$159
$89These aren't the latest anymore, that's the newer 4th gen units. But if budget is in mind, it's hard to beat these. It's still what my wife uses as her daily driver, including tons of time on the indoor trainer/bike.
Apple Watch SE (2022/2nd gen) - $100 off
$249/$299 (cellular)
$149⚡⚡This matches again the lowest price we've ever seen the Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen) - a very solid deal, especially with the new WatchOS 11 features around Training Load, Vitals, offline mapping, and more.
Apple Watch Series 10 - $80 off
$399/$499 (cellular)
$329
Apple Watch Ultra 2 - $180 off!!!$619⚡ This is by far the lowest price we've seen an Apple Watch Ultra 2, to date. This is an incredibly solid deal, especially with all the new WatchOS11 features that recently arrived. NOTE: YOU NEED TO CHECK THE $80 off coupon next to it (plus the already discounted lower price!).
Apple Watch Ultra 2 Black Titanium - $80 off$719⚡ This is a nice little deal for this unit which just came out.
Beats Studio Buds - 47% off
$149
$79
FORM Smart Swim 2 Goggles - $50 off$199These just came out earlier this year, and this is the lowest price to date. Very solid deal.
FORM Swim 1 Goggles (with heads-up display) - $50 off$129
Fitbit Ace LTE Kids Activity Smartwatch - $60 off$160⚡ This was just announced this summer, and is their first full smartwatch focused on kids activity tracking and gamification. This is the lowest price we've seen to date.
Fitbit Charge 6 - 38% off!
$159
$99⚡ This is the go-to sale price for the Fitbit Charge 6. It happens often, but it still doesn't take away from the fast that it's argueably the best bang for your buck fitness tracker out there.
Fitbit Inspire 3 - $30 off$69
Fitbit Sense 2 - $70 off$179
Fitbit Versa 4 - $40 off$119
Garmin Bounce LTE Kids Tracker - $20 off$139This is the activity tracker that both of our oldest daughters use (age 7 & 8), as well as most of their friends now. They/we all like it. Check out my full in-depth review for all my thoughts. The $20 off is about the only sale you'll see.
Garmin Enduro 3: ~$50 off!
$899
$851This is the first time we've seen this on sale, and I suspect this is a transient Amazon sale. The Enduro 3 is basically the 'cheaper' Garmin Fenix 8 with a MIP display (but without the scuba or voice calling features).
Garmin Epix Pro Series - 20% off!
$899/$999
$649⚡ This is the lowest price to date for the Garmin Epix Pro series, likely due to the Fenix 8 coming out a few months back (Epix as a brand was merged into the Fenix 8 branding). Still, if you don't care about diving or voice bits, this is an incredible deal.
Garmin Fenix 7 Pro - 31% off (All Variants)
$799+
$549+⚡ This is the lowest price to date for the Garmin Fenix 7 Pro series, likely due to the Fenix 8 coming out a few months back. Still, if you don't care about diving or voice bits, this is an incredible deal.
Garmin Forerunner 165 (Base) - $100 off!
$249/$299
$199⚡ This is the lowest price to date, and argueably one of the best deals this Black Friday in terms of runners watches and bang for the buck.
Garmin Forerunner 165 Music - $50 off!$249This is the first time we've head a meaningful sale on the Forerunner 165, released earlier this year, down to $249 for the Music edition, and $199 for the non-music edition.
Garmin Forerunner 255/255S - $100 off$249This is Garmin's mid-tier running watch, and is a very polished option with good multi-band GPS, and of course, a boatload of running metrics.
Garmin Forerunner 255/255S Music - $100 off!
$349/$399
$299This is Garmin's mid-tier running watch, and is a very polished option with good multi-band GPS, and of course, a boatload of running metrics. This model also includes offline music such as Spotify and Amazon Music.
Garmin Forerunner 265 - $100 off$349This is the first time we've seen the Forerunner 265 on sale, and it's solidly priced right now at $349
Garmin Forerunner 265s - $100 off$349This is the first time we've seen the Forerunner 265 on sale, and it's solidly priced right now at $349
Garmin Forerunner 55 - $50 off
$199
$149This is a good little running watch, though, it also supports plenty of other sport types as well. This is the lowest sale price to date.
Garmin Forerunner 955 - $100ish off!$399⚡ This is one of Garmin's most popular running watches, and it's down to a very strong price. I often use this in my accuracy testing comparisons when validating other watches, due to it's very strong GPS performance. Note this is the base edition without solar. It'd be hard to find any better deal in sports watches today, from any company (given this has full mapping, tons of new features even this week, etc...). I say '$100ish', because it's usually been on forever sale at $499, so $399 is a strong price, though, it dipped to $319 for Amazon Prime Day.
Garmin Forerunner 965 - $100 off!$499⚡ This is the lowest price we've seen ever on the Forerunner 965, since it's launch. It's still Garmin's top-end Forerunner watch, and I expect it to stay that way for a while. It's one I often use in comparative testing as a reference device.
Garmin HRM-FIT - $15 off
$149
Look, this isn't much of a discount, but it's the first discount we've seen to date...so...better than nothing.
Garmin HRM-PRO Plus - 20% off
$129
$103A solid little deal for this strap, if you're in the Garmin ecosystem and want a dedicated chest strap. This strap is one of the two straps I use constantly for other HR sensor accuracy comparisons (alongside Polar H10)
Garmin Instinct 2 Series - $100 Off$199⚡The Instinct 2 base is from $199, a very solid deal - especially with all the major software updates it's had over the few years since release. The Solar editions are also on sale.
Garmin Instinct 2S & 2S Solar $100 off!$199-$299⚡The Instinct 2 base is from $199, a very solid deal - especially with all the major software updates it's had over the few years since release. The Solar editions are also on sale for $299
Garmin Instinct 2X - $100 off!$349This is a solid deal. Garmin Instinct 2X - $100 off!It's best thought of as an Instinct 2.5, as it has almost enough features to really be more of an Instinct 3 (which doesn't exist at this point).
Garmin Instinct Crossover Solar - $100 off!$399
Garmin Tactix 7 Pro - 20% off$1,049This is the largest discount we've seen to date on the Tactix 7 Pro unit. Note the other Tactix 7 Pro units/variants are also on sale for 20% off too (this link takes you to all of them).
Garmin Venu 3 - $100 off!
$449
$349This is the lowest price we've seen on the Garmin Venu 3, which is Garmin's answer to the Apple/Samsung/Google watches.
Garmin Venu 3S - $100 off$349This is the lowest price we've seen on the Garmin Venu 3, which is Garmin's answer to the Apple/Samsung/Google watches. The Venu 3S is simply the smaller edition.
Garmin Vivoactive 5 - $110 off!
$299
$189This is a great deal for Garmin's little-sibling to the Venu series. It has almost all the same features as the Venu 3, except the voice calling related bits.
Oura Ring Gen 3 - $50 off$249While Oura just released their Gen 4 ring (which I'm currently testing), I'll be frank, there's virutally no real-world difference to Gen 3. About the only notable thing is the battery life difference (which is legit 7 days now, versus real-world 4-5 on Gen3). Otherwise, same-same.
Polar Verity Sense - 15% off
$99
$84I use this as one of my reference devices for heart rate accuracy testing.
Samsung Galaxy Ring - $50 Amazon Gift Card Included$399Not a straight discount, but Amazon gift card is basically cash for most of us.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 (40 & 44mm) - $100 off!$202⚡ This is a very solid deal for one of Samsung's best watches to date, and also just released this summer.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra - $215 off!$434⚡ This is by *FAR* the lowest price we've seen on this brand new watch. This scored very well in my accuracy tests, as well as battery testing.
Samsung Galaxy Watch6 - Just a crapton off$120
Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic - $200 off$199I'd probably go with the Samsung Watch 7, unless you *really* want the physical bezel (which admittedly, is a heck of a lot better than the touch bezel on the Watch 7). Either way, this is a very solid price.
Scosche RHYTHM+ 2.0 ANT+ & Bluetooth HR Monitor
$79
$39This isn't the newest chicken on the block, but for $39?!?! That's a solid deal for something that's actually pretty darn accurate. Really accurate.
Suunto Race - $50 off!$399This is the lowest price we've seen on the Suunto Race. That said, keep in mind the Suunto Race S is $349, has the same software and a *MUCH* better optical HR sensor. Though, is a bit smaller and slightly less battery life. Still, great watches.
Suunto Race Titanium - $50 off!$499
Suunto Vertical (Solar edition) - $150 off$549This unit continues to get all the most current updates, and is Suunto's MIP-enabled device with dual-frequency GPS and mapping.
Whoop 4.0 with 1-year subscription - 17% off$199This brings down the 1-year price to $17/month, which is the lowest it's been (only way to get that is normally a 24-month membership).

Cycling Gear & Trainers:

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Got a bike? Then this section is for you.  Everything from bike computers to bike lights to trainers, it’s all here.  I won’t generally be adding things like brake cables or bike seats here, but if I find a good deal on a cassette to stack on that new direct drive trainer you just bought, I’ll probably list it here.

ProductSale PriceAmazonOther siteSale Notes
EVOC Bike Travel Bag Pro - $45 off!$755This isn't on sale a lot. But, it's notably the bag I use (as does my wife). Works great, packed in all types of bikes into it over the years.
Favero Assioma Duo/Uno Power Meter Pedals - 20% off!
$459/$719 (single/dual)
⚡ This is a strong deal from Favero, who is offering their Favero Assioma Duo pedals for 20% off. You'll pay the current exchange rate. The exact deal will vary based on which country you're shipping to.
Garmin Edge 1040 Cycling GPS - $100 off!$499This is a good deal, especially since it's gotten virtually all of the Edge 1050 updates, and then a boatload more. That said, it wouldn't surprise me to see this drop further to $449, as it did this past summer.
Garmin Edge 540 - $100 off$249⚡⚡This is the lowest price we've seen on the Garmin Edge 540 to date, which has gained virtually all of the new Garmin Edge 1050 features as well. This is kinda an insane deal for this unit.
Garmin Edge 540 Solar - $100 off$349This is the lowest price we've seen on the Garmin Edge 540 Solar to date, which has gained virtually all of the new Garmin Edge 1050 features as well.
Garmin Edge 840 - $100 off$349⚡⚡This is the lowest price we've seen on the Garmin Edge 840 to date, which has gained virtually all of the new Garmin Edge 1050 features as well. This is one of my main units I use daily.
Garmin Edge 840 Solar - $100 off$449This is the lowest price we've seen on the Garmin Edge 840 Solar to date, which has gained virtually all of the new Garmin Edge 1050 features as well.
Garmin Edge Explore 2 - $40 off
$299
$269This is a great little unit, though, with the sales on the Edge 540 and 840 series, you might want to look at those instead.
Garmin Varia RCT715 Camera Radar - $100 off$299⚡ This is the lowest price we've seen on this unit ever. While I have some quibbles with it from an app/etc standpoint, it's still the best offering on the market by far for integrated radar + camera + bike light features.
Garmin Varia RVR315 Radar - $50 off$99⚡ This is Garmin's radar without the light, so it's a bit smaller as a result. Same radar tech though, and compatible with Garmin/Stages/Hammerhead/Wahoo bike computers.
Garmin Varia Radar (RTL515) - $50 off$149This is Garmin's standalone radar+taillight option, and $149 is pretty much the standard sale-price.
Wahoo BOLT V2 - 26% off
$279
$208⚡ This price is very solid for this unit, especially if you want a smaller bike computer that's very solid in terms of software stability at this point. I believe this is the lowest price ever.
Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM V2 - 15% off
$399
$339While Wahoo has announced a new bike computer coming December 3rd, this is Wahoo's top-end unit for now. 15% off is pretty much the norm for them.

Action Cameras & Drones:

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Wanna record it?  No better way than an action camera.  Anything that’s action camera related or drone related you’ll find here.  That’s especially true of action camera mounts, which are often found for great deals around the holidays.  Same goes with drone and drone accessories.  Usually a great time to pick up an extra battery or extra props.

ProductSale PriceAmazonOther siteSale Notes
DJI Action 4 - $90 off$209While not the latest unit, it's still a pretty good deal at $209.
DJI Air 3 Drone - 20% off all packagesFrom $859This is a good-ish deal. Yet at the same time, the new DJI Air 3S jsut came out and is significantly better, especially for sports tracking. I'd probably pay the extra for it.
DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo with DJI RC - $200+ off$369
DJI Mini 4 Pro Fly More Combo with DJI RC2 - $300 off!$869This is DJI's most powerful small drone, and the lowest price we've seen to date.
DJI Mini 4K Drone - $60 off$209⚡ ⚡ This is an incredible deal. I actually picked up one of these back a few months ago to test, but I've used it in a boatload of review shots since then. Despite me owning all the DJI drones (seriously), this is by far the best value there is. This also has far better quality than the Neo, though, zero tracking capabilities.
GoPro Hero 12 Black - $100 off!$299The new Hero 13 just came out, which mostly just adds a bunch of new accessory options. If you don't plan to purchase those accessories, then this is a solid deal.
GoPro Hero 13 Black - $60 OFF!$339⚡ This is the first time we have seen the newly announced GoPro Hero 13 Black on sale. Solid deal, this is my daily use action cam! That said, the bundle version listed below this is a better deal, since for $10 more you get a bunch of other things.
GoPro Hero 4K - $20 off$179This was just released back in September, and is GoPro's budget option, which includes a full color touchscreen on the back as well.
Insta360 Ace Pro Action Cam - $50 off$299This is the previous edition, as the Ace Pro 2 just came out a few weeks back, but this is still a very solid camera from a year ago.
Insta360 GO 3S Tiny 4K Action Camera - $60 off!$239This is a great deal for this tiny little thing, which should really be named the Go 4, given how many new features it has (including 4K). It also has all the Insta360 sport integration features with Garmin & Apple, to overlay your Garmin/Apple data automatically on your footage.
SanDisk Extreme Pro 256GB MicroSD Card - 18% off!$28I use this card for all of my drones and action cams. Sometimes, also the 512GB version as well.

Other Sports & Fitness:

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Anything else that’s sports and fitness related that I think is interesting will be here.  It may not be super techy – but it’s stuff that most readers will be using in pursuit of their running/cycling/swimming/hiking/whatever.

ProductSale PriceAmazonOther siteSale Notes
Garmin inReach 2 Mini Satellite Communicator (2-way) - $100 off$299⚡ This is my defacto satellite communicator when out of coverage area, and I've used it on a number of major treks over the past two years when well outside of cellular service, both in a 24x7 tracking mode for friends and family, but also there in case of emergency. Would strongly recommend for anyone doing anything in the wilderness.
Peloton Guide - A crapton % off$45Peloton keeps trying to get rid of these - and $45 is hilariously cheap (it started in a bundle for $495, and has slowly worked it's way down from there).
Peloton Tread - $300 off$2,695This is my main treadmill at home, and I really like it. I've got no complaints about it, and am happy I went with the smaller Peloton Tread versus the bigger unit.
Therabody Theragun Mini - $50 off!$149My wife uses the Theragun Elite, which is a bit larger than this Mini model, and also includes more tips. But, as noted - people seem happy with all these models.
Therabody Theragun Prime - 36% off$190My wife uses the Theragun Elite, which is relatively similiar to this newer model.
Withings Body Comp WiFI Scale - 25% off$149
Withings Body Smart WiFI Scale - 20% off$79
ZOLEO Satellite Communicator - $50 off$149I have not yet tried the Zoleo unit, though, many of you have and it's super popular.

DCR’s Random Gadget List

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This is basically the mostly totally unrelated gadgets and things I think are cool deals that I’ve likely bought one or five of (you can never have too many, right)?  Some of it’s probably photography stuff.  Some of it’s random stuff like chargers and battery packs that I use daily, fun camera gear I use to make videos like sliders and turntables, and well…just random things you’ll find around the DCR Cave.  It’s all random…but it’s all awesome randomness!

ProductSale PriceAmazonSale Notes
Nespresso Vertuo Pop+ Deluxe Kit - 30% off!$125⚡ Let's be honest: This place runs on Nespresso (or, well, the knock-off pods we buy). But, the machine is Nespresso. Without it, reviews most definitely would not get done (and certainly not on time). This is a pretty sweet deal if you ask me!
10th Gen Apple 10.2" iPad (Wi-Fi, 64GB) - $90 off!$249⚡ This is an awesome deal. I use my iPad primarily for TrainerRoad as well as Zwift when not with a larger display. I also occasionally use it for other apps, namely Indievelo, Kinomap, Rouvy, and Peloton. But I pretty much test every smart trainer app on it. For all these cycling apps, the graphics capabilities is really pretty irrelevant, so having the absolute top-end/latest model won't make any difference. I prefer the budget options.
Amazon Echo Dot Kids - 50% off$27Despite being a tech-focused dude, our kids don't actually get much tech in their lives. However, we got these last Christmas for them in their rooms, to play music. They do lots of other things, but our kids mostly just use it to play music (from Spotify and Apple Music too), and occasionally they ask it questions. It has all the parental controls I want, so it locks it down from bedtime/etc...For $27? Solid deal (The coolest 'nice touch' feature is that if you whisper to it, it'll whisper back...in the owl kids voice it has.)
Anker 737 Battery Bank (24,000mAh) - 47% off$79⚡I've been using this on my hikes/treks/daily life since lst winter, and have been super happy with it. I can charge drones from it on treks, as well as just a crapton of other devices (wathces/action cams/etc), but it's not too terrible on weight. For day to day life, I use it on planes and such as a laptop battery bank (supports 100w charging). Super happy with it.
Anker PowerCore III 10K Wireless Portable Charger with18W USB-C - 48% off$28I've been using this unit for a long time as a quick grab and go charger. Best as a day-use thing, especially with the wireless charging when my phone gets wet at the beach/pool/etc and needs wireless charging till the charging port dries out.
Apple AirTags (4-Pack) - 26% off!$72⚡I make no secret how much I utilize AirTags, mainly, cause they've saved my butt numerous times already. We have them in every suitcase, and every backpack, and every bike bag. They're also hidden in most of our bikes (sometimes two of them). We were able to get our cargo bike back when it disappeared, as well as figure out when all our suitcases went missing during an annual family vacation where they were (for 5 days!), and plan appropriately. Seriously, just get them.
Balega Comfort Running Socks - 34% off
$15
$14This is the singular piece of apparel that's lasted the longest in my collection - some 15-16 years of buying the same socks. Heck, some of them are probably half that old. EIther way, this be the ones I use. Love them (well, except for hiking and trail running, then I use other stuff that goes higher).
Chipolo Card Spot (Apple Find My Network) - 20% off!$27This is virtually identical to an Apple AirTag, and shows up in the exact same spot as your other AirTags within the Apple Find My app. The only difference is that it's the size of a credit card and fits in your wallet. Been using it since it came out a few years back - love it!
Google Nest WiFi Pro - 6E (3xPack) - $120 off!$279I've been using the Google Nest WiFi packs for years. And this deal is strong enough that I clicked purchase on this deal to upgrade to the WiFi Pro after a few trusted reviewer friends upgraded as well. The 2x pack is also on sale for 34% off as well, if you don't need three pods.
Jackery Portable Power Station - $100 off!$169This is something I use frequently when shooting out and about and I need to re-charge a crapton of drone batteries, action cameras, or just cameras and such. I also use it on trips to Eurobike and elsewhere to keep equipment charged. I've even bought a solar panel to hook up to it (surprisingly effective). Heck, I've even powered a KICKR trainer ride from it!
Philips Hue Smart Lighting - 20-65% offI use Philips Hue stuff all over the DCR Cave/Studio for lighting, both obviously colorful stuff in the background of shots, but also just for automation of the lights. Same goes at home. Love it (mainly when it's on sale like now). Starter packs are a good place to begin, and then I love the light strips (such as pictured).
Samsung T9 SSD (2-4TB) - up to 40% off$134I use a literal flotilla of these small SSD's for all my photo/video projects until they get moved off to the NAS system (Synology) for longer term storage. I have T5/T7 units, and are picking up a few of the larger T9 ones given the sale prices. Love them, incredibly fast and reliable.
SanDisk 256GB Extreme PRO SD Cards - 51% off$29⚡I use the SanDisk Extreme Pro SD Cards exclusively for all my video/photo shooting on my Panasonic GH5 and Nikon cameras (video and stills), including up to 6K recording with the GH5. I've mostly used 128's, but more and more lately I'm filling up cards faster with higher bitrates, so this sale is gonna have me pickup a bunch of the 256GB ones instead. The 128GB/ 512GB/1TB ones are also on sale too viathe same link. Note that usually I wait till these are about $40-45, so this is a fantastic deal and I'll be filling up.
SanDisk Extreme Pro 256GB MicroSD Card - 18% off!$28I use this card for all of my drones and action cams. Sometimes, also the 512GB version as well.
Sony Alpha 7 IV Full-frame Mirrorless Camera w/ 28-70mm Zoom - $400 off$2,298This is the main camera I use for still photography and video b-roll. I recently wrote about all the photography gear I use, linked at side here.

European Deals!

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What’s that? You’re not in the US and still want a deal?  No problem!  First off, you should note that some retailers do send some items overseas.  For example, Clever Training can send many products overseas, and do so at a flat-rate $29USD shipping cost.  You’ll want to check the individual item.  For some deals, that could be a huge savings!

Beyond that, I’ll be tracking Euro-specific deals here.  These will mostly include both Clever Training Europe (UK) as well as Amazon European deals.

Woot – important! The Clever Training Europe deals below can be combined with the DCR 10% discount coupon code DCR10BTF.  Boom! So yes, another 10% savings on top of these prices!  Plus free shipping in Europe for orders over 75EUR (almost everything in the list from CT).

Note: On Amazon Europe deals, generally speaking, you can order from any Amazon European country site (i.e. Amazon France) and have it shipped within the EU (i.e. Spain). Thus, many times deals are duplicated across the sites.

Remember these deals refresh each day for the most part, and usually only last a few hours. Jump if you see something you like!

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162 Comments

  1. Tim

    GoPro “holiday bundle” even better (Same price but adds the shorty, extra battery, headstrap…)

    Looks available at Target, Amazon, probably others?

  2. Martin

    Hi Ray,

    would you recommend a certified reconditioned 2018 Kickr trainer with an 1 year warranty for 700€ (30% off)?

    link to de-eu.wahoofitness.com

    Thanks,
    Martin

    • I’m mixed. On one hand, personally I’d have no issues buying a refrub.

      On the other hand, we keep seeing stories of people buying refurbs (just this morning no less) and going through multiple units dying. Wahoo has been great customer-service wise…but man.

    • GLT

      Interesting time to be a sports-tech consumer. Hopefully the manufacturers are just having a hard time keeping up quality in the face of new demand.

      I’m such a big fan that I won’t mention their brand name, but I have primary + backup head units down with hardware failures working through return process. Tapping the gray market to add another layer of spares.

      2018 KICKR is one of the few pieces that has been trouble free for me, but I’m leaving everything in my indoor configuration on the 2018 firmware versions until summer 2020.

  3. Martin

    The second line that says “Stages Dash M50 – 30% off” with a price of $104 is incorrect. It’s pointing to the L10.

  4. Andrea

    Garmin Edge 530 – 255€ sold by amazon IT
    link to amazon.it

    It’s not the default option, you have to click below the price where says “new starting from…”

  5. JD

    Yesterday evening I received an email blast from Hammerhead mentioning their Karoo sale along with your quote. Today your Black Friday post appeared. Until then it was cart before the horse. ;-) How is that possible?

    • Dan G

      There’s been a fall discounts/pre-Black Friday discounts post up for a couple of weeks, with the Karoo in it.

    • Wayne

      Unfortunately Hammerhead have no shipping date as of today (12/07/2019), and they have even charged for the undeliver unit. Terrible way to run a business.

  6. Rusty

    Refurb 2018 Kickr is $700 US
    Refurb Kickr Core is $550 US

    That Core price is tasty

  7. ANW

    The Hammerhead Karoo still shows up for $400 on Amazon. If you go to Hammerhead.io, you can get it for $250.

  8. Jens

    Vantage M 175 Euro on Amazon.de

  9. Radim

    Clever training UK, mistype deal?
    Tacx Neo 2 Smart for 199£
    link to clevertraining.co.uk

  10. Frank B.

    Garmin Edge 830 @ 314€
    link to delta-bike.de

  11. Folkert

    Assioma DUOs:

    link to powermeter24.com

    With the code: PM24_Voucher_BlackFriday19

    Come in @ € 556,00 which for these I believe is an amazing deal!

    • Roelco

      A word of warning on the site: powermeter24.com.

      Delivery times are very long and sometimes non.existant. After 2 months of email exchanges I canceled my order of the assioma duos and asked for a refund. Luckiky i paid with amazon pay, making reimbursement straightforward.

    • Frank B.

      I agree. The delivery of my stages left only powermeter lasted 7 weeks instead of promised 2-5 days. You can find many of such customer expierences.

    • Folkert

      Ow jeez, noticing that now ye. So far things look on the up and up but the trustpilot and other sites seem to very much stear away from this website…. paid with creditcard so shouldn’t be too big a deal to block the order… Strongly considering this at the moment.

      Goes to show if a deal seems too good it might just be too good to be true…

  12. Martijn de Mulder

    Ah :( No great deals on indoor trainers, specifically looking for a deal on those :)

  13. PeterF

    Shame the Venu is not discounted in the EU :(

    I was tempted by the Vantage M but the lack of a barometer (for counting stairs climbed) and its size hold me back.

    On the positive side: this makes a very cheap black friday this year :-)

  14. JH

    Just bought a FR945 at 470 euro in the Belgian AS Adventure store . They have a 100 euro discount today on the already reasonably priced 945 (570, retail is 599) resulting in a 21% discount on the retail price.. I’m a happy camper

    • JH

      Just a follow up on my own comment… the discount is on all products above 500 euro. Google the shops website if you are interested, but I think this deal is valid for Belgians, French, Luxembourgers and Dutch, i’m not related in any way to the shop.

    • Steve

      Also seems to work on their UK-specific site (the discount is the same converted to pounds, so £89 off) – makes the FR945 £421 in the UK.

  15. sny

    Thank you! I’ve been looking for a <500€ FR945 EU deal.

  16. Thijs

    In Europe; Apple watch 3 is down to 199 euro on the Spanish Amazon

    Also, the $129 deal on apple watch 3 at Walmart is only for Refurbished models (bit disapointing)

  17. Juuso Raekallio

    There’s a deal on Fenix 5 plus on link to verkkokauppa.com

  18. Valère

    Favero Assioma DUO price drop 639.00 €
    link to cycling.favero.com

  19. Kieran

    Bikester.at (Austria) have a 20% off everything on their website sale with code “BIKEFRIDAY”. Means the Garmin 520 is only 240 EUR, free shipping in Austria, but I don’t know about elsewhere. Cheapest I can find for that anyway.

  20. Ihsan

    Assiomas are $577 thru Black Friday weekend at the Favero online shop.

  21. Alistair

    Hi, anyone having issues with CleverTraining UK? I’m trying to buy a Vivoactive 4, and it’s showing me a 20% discount (link to clevertraining.co.uk), but then when I put it in the basket the discount is gone?

  22. Paul

    Hi Ray. Clever Training and Amazon are now both saying $799 for Saris H3. I saw it last night and this morning at $749 on CT (and $789 on Amazon), but when I went to add to cart at CT, it kept coming up as $799.

  23. Ryno

    The VIP code FREEVIPDCR Says it is expired. Do you have a new code?

  24. Rob

    Reconditioned KICKR’s are $300 off for the 2018 version and $230 off for the CORE. Finally a deal, but the website is down lulz.

  25. MoonDogg

    Tacx Neo 2 not eligible for VIP20 coupon code :(

  26. Jonathan

    Ok I have narrowed my trainer search down a bit, but still would love to hear your thoughts. I want a mid/high end trainer 600-1000 ideally. Kickr core refurb 550$, tacx flux 599$, suito 679$ (seems like a gamble after doing my research), or Neo 2 999$, lastly flux 2 719$. Obviously the neo would be my choice if it wasn’t for the price tag. Any other trainers/deals to consider? Im really leaning to the core 16% grade vs. original flux 10% grade, or neo2. Thanks!

  27. Martin

    Garmin 645 music is on sale in Wiggle.co.uk and chainreactioncycles.com for only £229!
    The sale only covers some colors

  28. Kevin in De Pijp

    Any reason the 4iiii Fliiiight Smart Trainer isn’t on the list anymore?

    • Mostly because I fat-fingered the end-date…so…yeah. Fixed. :)

      4iiii Fliiiight is back on the list. :)

    • Kevin in De Pijp

      Thanks, I’ve pretty much talked myself into the Elite Tuo now, even though it’s not shipping for at least a week. It only shows up as a 15% discount on Clever Trainer, though, but still looks like a great deal. I’m especially attracted to your quick look describing the great road feel.

    • Realistically, I don’t see it shipping in a week. I don’t have a unit yet, and when I asked a day or two ago – they said it would still be 1-2 weeks till I got one.

      If that means they haven’t put any on the boat yet, then that’s +4w till it lands stateside. Now, it’s plausible they already built them and are simply dorking with firmware, in which case that 1-2w is totally viable. I can ask tomorrow, they’re going to be at the Open House. I suppose you can always place your order and it won’t ship out anyway.

      Given what you’re looking at right now price-wise, I’d recommend picking up the KICKR SNAP. Just my two cents…

    • Kevin in De Pijp

      Thanks for the quick reply. The Kickr Snap is showing up as $599, on sale for $499. Is that correct?

    • No, the fix has been loaded, they’re working to clear that cache out (something is stuck there). I’d just wait another hour or two at worst.

  29. José

    Which speed/version of the MicroSD do you recommend? I know in the past that GoPro was really picky on which MicroSD was being used.

  30. José

    Any thoughts on the Cycliq Black Friday deal? Do people prefer the Garmin Varia? I can’t figure out what is changed with the new Gen 2 version of the Fly 6 CE

    link to cycliq.com

    • Gamble

      I love my Fly 6. I caught it on sale for about this price as an open box unit 6 months ago. The video quality on it is great for what it is, a dashcam, and the light works really well. I use this light and another in the rear in case one runs out of battery, and travel with the same setup for rental bikes as well.
      Their support is pretty good. I had an issue with the memory card not working, apparently only a handful work in their devices, and they sent me one free of charge to make sure that was the issue with my unit(it was.) The fact that they don’t include a memory card is absurd to me, them including it in these black friday deals is to keep their support ticket count down i’m sure.
      As for this vs the Varia, i personally want dashcam functionality and audio recording and use a mirror to see behind me, so it is an easy choice for me. If you don’t use a mirror, and don’t want to record video/audio in case of an incident, the Varia may be for you.

  31. Florian

    This is available in Germany only (they don’t ship international). Campz.de offers 20% off on most products including many Garmin devices (Varia, Edge, 945, etc).

  32. Rudi

    Garmin Forerunner 935 Running GPS Unit at $369.95 vs Garmin 945 at $499 (both at amazon)? I don’t care for music but do care about GPS accuracy and screen readability. Mostly for running. Thank you!

    • dan

      Definitely 935 if you don’t care about music, maps, payments or the new metrics.
      Readability might be slightly better on the 945, but there is not the slightest problem on the 935. GPS accuracy is often reported to be better on 935.

      I would save the money or spend on some other tech :o)

  33. Tyler

    Just pulled the trigger on the refurbished Wahoo Core for $593.99 shipped. Slim pickings on door buster type trainer sales today:(

  34. Bruce Burkhalter

    Decent looking trainer desk for $100.

    link to chainreactioncycles.com

  35. b mack

    Looks like $100 off the Garmin 6x Pro.

    link to store.miyaradventures.com

  36. Sam

    Did the Karoowelcome code work for anyone?

  37. Scott

    When I go to purchase the RunScribe, I am not seeing the 20% discount?

  38. Bob Steele

    Enjoy reading your work. Thank you!

  39. Thomas

    yesterday i ordered my varia 510 from alltricks.
    i hope i can trust them….
    129 eu

    link to alltricks.de

  40. AT

    Amazon has the Wahoo Speed and Cadence Sensors together for $56 at the moment. Is there any difference in total weight between the Wahoo and Garmin V2 speed sensors (seeing as how they’re the same price)? In the listed weights it seems Garmin includes the rubber housing and Wahoo doesn’t …

  41. Don Pirolo

    Polar Vantage V with orange band $299 on the Polar site.

  42. JF Em

    A warning note for European (and privacy conscious) buyers: Clever Training sends personal data to Riskified, an Israeli company, for fraud risk assessment. No indication of what Riskified does with the data, and they don’t reply to data-related requests, in violation of data protection laws (GDPR).

    I tried to purchase from Clever Training UK, only to find a few days later that my order was silently canceled, and that my personal data was sent to an obscure company in Israel.

  43. Corey W

    Just flagging here: The Vivoactive 3 is down to $99 on Amazon…

  44. Richard

    A couple of things I’ve found:
    * Forerunner 945 – Wiggle.co.uk – If the price is in Euros, the FR945 is only 519.99€
    * TrainingPeaks – 25% off on annual plans with ‘cyberathlete25’

  45. Paul

    I dont understand I have been looking on the Edge 130 for a few days and it have always been 139€!
    Not 109EUR.

    Do Amazon have a originating from function and give different prices for different countries?

    • It was 109EUR, in fact, picked up two of them that arrived just today.

      Right now it’s at 117EUR on the Amazon Germany site. If you’re landing in a different country it’s because of geo redirection. No worries, quick and easy to find.

  46. Dan G

    There are good trainer deals in Europe, they’re just not getting much love here (no affiliate scheme), e.g. Saris H3 for £749; £100 off. link to cyclerepublic.com

  47. CJOttawa

    LOL @ Vivoactive 3 lightning bolt bonanza. XD

    Seriously though, that’s amazing and cheap enough to be a stocking stuffer. The VA and VAHR never saw that kind of discount.

  48. Bob

    I’m getting $129 for that Garmin Vivoactive 3. Should I pull the trigger now or keep looking for the $99 price?

  49. KK

    Thanks for compiling the European list as well!

  50. Eli Allen

    No mention of any of the devices to help with recovery? Seems like all the impact massagers are on sale

  51. Kevin

    Have the elite direto x erg issues been sorted out yet? With the suito and direto being so close in price now I’m not sure which one to get.

  52. Nik

    Wahoo Elemnt Roam is $38 off in the US as well today.

  53. Mike S.

    I could see spending $300+ on a stroller if it was one of those floating ones on the Mandalorean.

  54. John

    Received the Kickr Core refurb I got on BF sale. Grinding noises out of the flywheel straight from the box, even when spinning it by hand. Based on other’s reports I knew full well to expect this, but was secretly hoping to not having to get into the support ticket mode. Let’s see how this will turn out.

    Anyone else with a similar situation?

    • seb

      All the same. That’s just sad they’re willing to let people lose their time with this kind of hassle.

    • Eli

      So bought it off the BF sale this year straight from wahoo? So shouldn’t be old stock that was from before they figured out the fix when the unit was new? Or was it from someone else who could have had old stock from last year

    • John

      Mine was a refurbished one directly from Wahoo. Serial number points to 2018, but that shouldn’t really make a difference since everything’s supposed to be checked by them during the refurb process.

    • Eli

      Yeah, that sucks

    • Keith Lacey

      I bought one(Kickr Core) too on BF – still waiting for delivery. Had to log a ticket to ask for update – got a DPD tracking code that says they(DPD) still haven’t received it yet! Hope it works ok.

  55. Cédric

    Looks like there is a sale on Amazon.de for the Fenix 6, the Fenix 6 pro is at € 621 and the 6X pro at € 670.

  56. Daniel

    FR 945 – 424 € (!).

    Let me give you the best price you can currently get in Europe.

    link to sportscheck.com

    499 €.

    Register a new (!) account, use code: FAMILY2019X

    -15% = 424,15 €.

    You´re very welcome.

    If you need help with German, ask me.

  57. Clint

    For US people, get the Miles app and search for Garmin under rewards and you will get a 30% discount code that works even on the Fenix 6

  58. Chris Gould

    Hey Ray – trying to get the $399 deal on the KICKR SNAP on Clever Training but the list price is $599 and the HOLIDAY20 code takes 20% off to get to $479. Am I missing something? I’m already a VIP on Clever Training.

  59. Bob O'Hara

    The discounted price for the Kickr Snap ($399) is incorrect, although the 20% is correct. Clever Training has decided to have a starting price of $599 vs the the standard price on the Wahoo website of $499. Just saying. :-)

    • They’re fixing it as we speak. Just an IT error. Sorry!

    • Bob O'Hara

      Excellent, thanks. In the process of poking around the Clever website I found the CycleOps Hammer for 50% off, now $599. Already ordered it! Yippee!

    • Nils

      I ended up ordering the Saris M2 for 399$, then I found your message about the Kickr Snap deal, so now I am tempted to cancel the Saris M2 and order the Snap instead. I would probably be okay just with the Saris… you say in your 2019 Trainer comparison that you would be happy with any of these mid-range trainers and that the ride-feel is “mostly the same”..? but then you also end up saying that you would pick the Kickr Snap for the “better ride feel”, and with both trainers at 399$ you still recommended the Snap in this article. Both the M2 and Snap are solid deals for 399$ I guess

  60. William De`Ath

    Wow.. With a Revolut USD/GBP rate this weekend after the UK Election the Assimo Duo delivered to Europe with the 6-7 day option works out £416 total… I assume much of the US priced stuff looks good in pounds right now…

  61. Darek

    Ray how can you promote clevertraining uk if they just scam people? Bought fr945 last week and it was declined by risk departament (what does even mean?) my order without any information. They still took my money(and didn’t send it back yet) , so what kind of risk was that?

    • Hi Darek-

      Thanks for the support attempt.

      I don’t see that as a scam, I see it as simply rejecting an order. That said – up till this point, anytime the risk system rejects an order, it doesn’t actually take any money. It might initially hold the amount as opened, but not take it. That usually clears automatically. Pretty much the same as most companies. What date exactly did it reject it?

      All that said, CT UK has been working to reduce the ‘aggressiveness’ of that algorithm. It seems to get more people in the EU/UK snagged up in it than on the US/Canada side for some reason (about 1 per month it seems). I’m happy to pass your name along and ensure you get untangled one way or another though.

      Cheers!

    • Darek

      Thanks for reply.
      The order was made by my wife Anna 8.12. I don’t know rejection date, and i don’t have problem with rejection itself (probably wrong algorithm used to evaluate order) . For me it’s not ok, to reject transaction without informing customer (We realised it was rejected because we was looking for shipping number, that’s why we don’t know rejection date) and still holding the money. Now We can’t order another watch(from another seller ofcourse), witch was supossed to by my christmas gift, because they still hold our money.

    • Darek

      Little update.
      After few mails i still don’t know nothing.They wait for the information from head office, probably using traditional mail or pigeon mailbox since it takes so long. Now I am wondering, is it good time to start chargeback procedure?

    • Sorry, missed your first reply. I escalated it this morning. I expect to hear back within a few hours. Sorry!

  62. Mark

    Do you know how long the 20% off sale is running for Kickr at Clever Training?

  63. Nils Calasanzio

    Hey Ray! There is an awesome deal for Tacx Vortex Smart for 299$.

    Might be an interesting option for people looking to spend the least possible amount for their first smart trainer?

    Here the offer link: link to chainreactioncycles.com

  64. Casey Muse

    Hi Ray –

    Was trying to replicate the Forerunner 945 being $100 off but it’s coming up as $599 at CT (and via Amazon).

    Do you know if that sale is still on or requires a specific code?

    Thanks!

    Casey

    • Officially that sale ended, but unofficially I’m still seeing it pop-up about every other day on Amazon. Keep your eyes on my Twitter account and I’ll post a message when I see it again. Or, just keep hitting refresh.

      Historically I’ve seen Amazon get more and more aggressive as we get to Christmas with ignoring the ‘rules’, so we’l see.

    • b mack

      or consider downloading the Miles app to get the Garmin 30% coupon. It worked for me a few weeks back

    • Casey Muse

      Thanks! Just downloaded the Miles app and got the coupon. Works great.

    • Jon Zaid

      still works. Thanks!! saved $224

    • Bob d

      I downloaded the Miles so but can’t figure out how you use it. I got a message on my Garmin watch that there is a deal for an Amazon gift card but couldn’t find it on the app. Going forward I just wanted a tutorial on how to use it. Couldn’t find one with Google

    • B mack

      After I downloaded the Miles app to my phone I searched for Garmin’s offers. It gave me a coupon code to redeem at Garmin.com that I used when I purchased my watch. Good luck

  65. John Reinke

    Ray – quick question: Are you aware of any SPD pedal-based power meters which can hit the market within the next year?

    I currently have one road bike with SPD pedals and no power meter. I’ve been figuring I’ll bite the bullet in a few months and switch to Look pedals/shoes so I can get pedal-based power meters.

    After seeing GPLama’s video on using the Favero Assioma meters within SPD pedals, however, I’m wondering if I can stick with SPD. I might even take advantage of the Favero Assioma sale and attempt the SPD hack.

    • SRM’s talked about their MTB one: link to dcrainmaker.com

      Beyond that, nothing else announced – though I’d be surprised if we don’t end 2020 with others.

    • John Reinke

      Thanks! I have other Garmin gear and I was considering the Vector 3s (and changing to Look pedals/shoes), but I decided to go with the Favero Assioma.

      Both have great reviews. Worst case, I’ll switch to Look, but I think I’ll try the SPD hack. The Clever Training sale and using VIP points made my wallet much happier.

  66. Jean

    Merry Christmas DC !!! Is it worth investing 250$ in a Garmin edge 820 Today ? Or is it better to invest the 265$ on the edge 530 ? Also what’s your opinion on the Igps 620 . Regards

  67. Bob O'Hara

    DC, After spending about a week with my new Hammer H1 I can only say, “what a great deal!”.at $599. Works great and I don’t even notice the noise. Definitely glad I didn’t spend another $200 or $300 just to try and bring the sound level down!

  68. Robert

    Neither link posted currently has the OG Hammer for $599.

  69. Akiva Wasser

    It seems that you can get a set of factory refurbished Garmin Vector 3 pedals for US $550 for the next 3 and a half hours (until midnight PST on the night of Decemeber 26) from biketiresdirect, westernbikeworks, or trisports.com (they all seem to be the same company). Sorry to post this with so little time left.

  70. Dave M

    Kickr climb to go with my Kickr. Need to win a few KOMs!!

  71. Chris Lambert

    Apple watch for my wife.

  72. Toby

    January fast approaching, a Garmin 530 to replace my ageing 520 to show me how much work I need to put in to get back on top would be great!

  73. OMG, that Forerunner 945 is tempting!

    • bob d

      I need to at least get a heart rate monitor to make up for the wacky readings I’m getting from my Garmin 935 if I’m going to do a HR based plan. I’d consider the Forerunner 245 as well.

  74. Anne

    Missed the Clever Training sale for the Assioma pedals. Any other sales on them out there?

  75. Thomas

    Hi
    I can’t get the DCR10BTF code on clevertraining.co.uk to work.