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A Tacx Neo!
Tacx flux2
Venu watch to replace vivoactive hr
I think it would be an F6Pro as Suunto seem determined to remove functionality from my Ambit3…
Power meter!
Fenix 6 of course! :)
For those long hikes and mountain races!
Also, it is rather stylish and I can wear it in the office with a nice shirt
Definitely the Garmin Fénix.
I would love to get a FENIX6… My old FENIX3 decided to meet its Creator and it’s no longer among us
I could do with a stand up paddle board to use during the flooding here in the UK. It would be the new get to work transport system!
A tacx home trainer
GoPro accessories
I’d get a new Garmin Fenix as my Fenix 3 keeps crashing (and I’ve just lost the charger!)
I need a new Edge…
Fenix to replace my good old FR235 :-)
F6Pro as one to rule them all…
I would like a Garmin Forerunner 945, for support for my skitrips, skating, cycling or just walking. Thanks again for this generous offer!
A power meter! :)
Some nice bike computer with clear maps probably.
I think I would treat myself to a new Schoshe HR Monitor … and a running watch for my Brother-in-law. Since I forgot to gift him one for christmas like I had planned …
Think I’d go for the FR 945, or maybe the Venu because of that AMOLED display (nevertheless it’s just a dream I’m not that lucky lol)
A home trainer cause I’m a winter dad
Kicker core
I’m in need of a new trainer mine is almost 15 years old now and is on its last leg.
I’d go for a forerunner 945!
KICKR climb
Maybe a garmin 830 with its pretty maps and whatnot.
A bike computer to replace that watch strap on the handlebars
I’d get a FR945, I think…
I’d like a Kickr, because my original one is making too much noise!
On the 13th day of Christmas dcrainmaker gave to me… a completely overindulging updated to a Fenix 6 Pro.
A new Fenix to train for trekking Kokoda..
Garmin Felix 6
GARMIN FENIX 6 would be awesome!
has to be a power meter!
If i had the chance i would grab a garmin forerunner 945 to take my running to the next level.?
I would like a Garmin edge 530 ready for the triathlon training
GoPro Hero 8 with the media + light mods (if it gets available before the $500 credit expires :) Or a powermeter…basically something I wouldnt buy myself ever, so it is a real gift, not just money that cover my expenses.
A Tacx Neo
A Wahoo Kickr Core to get my amateur hour bike skills up to speed before the outdoorseason starts here in Canada!
New running socks and a garmin bike computer
I would love to get a smart trainer to start riding winter miles in Zwift!
GoPro Hero 8,
and the rest I’ll donate…
I’d love an Apple Watch series 5!
A Garmin Fenix 6 to replace my old Suunto
I would pick Garmin Edge 530. That Edge 500 is still going strong, though.
id like a Forerunner 945 becaus it hase some nice features that my fenicx5x doesnt have…
Definitly a new Garmin legde 830 and a new zwift membership card
A new trainer!
As I’ve been bought lots of bottles of booze (that I don’t like and have never drunk?) this Xmas, I’d like a new Forerunner or perhaps a Fenix please!
fenix 6 because my m400 is getting weak
I would like to get direct drive trainer because my current trainer is making too much noise
Forerunner 945. Time for an upgrade!
A Fenix 6!
I’d probably get a Garmin Vivoactive 4 (or a Garmin Venu as they are both great allrounders and useful in a day-to-day use scenario.
I would get some Favero pedals to JFK them to SPD.
A SUP would be great!
I need a FR 245 for my better half and an edge 530 for myself ;-)
Kickr Core perhaps? Or Fénix 6? Or? Or?
I would like to get my own smart turbotrainer (then i can return the one I currently use back to my friend).
Pedals. The Favero Assioma ones, to be specific.
Garmin Fenix 6, for both the trainings and the long hikes. I still haven’t replaced my polar rcx5 yet…
Stryd power meter to finally try out running by power
The new Garmin Vector Aero… ;)
A tax neo
I’d buy my wife a Peloton….just kidding I’d probably put it towards a Tacx Neo 2T or Neo 2.
Forerunner 945, thanks in advance ;-)
Tacx Neo 2T ftw!!!
A bike travel bag. For some reason someone decided it wouldn’t fit under the tree.
I will get a power meter… Just so I complete my data collection needs.
I’d really love a nice Fenix or the like?? Maybe a new tacx NEo!!
New power meter, mine has died..
New Fenix 6 watch as it is a nice upgrade over my current Fenix 5
Power meter to squeeze everything from myself if I should get on the saddle again
Hope you had a Merry Christmas!! How about some Garmin vector pedals??!!
Cicliq Fly 6 + Cicliq Fly 12, would be a nice set for urban safety
I’d get the Fenix 6 (not X), as my current Fenix 5X feels a wee bit too big. Would also love some of the newer functions with music, pacepro, the new widgets etc.
I would buy a power meter for my wife.
Hm, well, I’m not quite sure what I will get if I win, but I guess I will figure that out.
Thanks a lot!
Happy holidays!
I would get a fenix 6 to replace my vivoactive hr.
Since I got a vivoactive3 for Christmas a GoPro would be nice to have to record my rides!
J’aimerai une fenix 6 pour mes futurs triathlons
A dualsided powermeter, for single sided is so 2019 ;-)
Swanky carbon wheels!
I would love to use Assioma power pedals
I got happy socks, but they don’t make me happy
Tacx Neo 2T because it’d be great to have one of the nicest direct drive trainers out there that doesn’t require calibration – perfect for winter training and days when I can’t make it out for a long ride because of wife and kids.
Garmin edge 1030. To start fresh the new year when cycling out sight.
Fenix 6x
With a newborn in the house, definitely a trainer! If I can’t leave the house, at least I can still get some pedaling done!
Definitely Wahoo Kickr!
I’d get myself a stages power meter, as i can put it on my crank and it’s about time.
Dual side 4iiii power meter!
FR245 or FR945 can’t decide whether my small wrist can take the larger watch!
Good luck everyone!
Garmin Forerunner 935! :)
I would use it towards a Favero Power meter!
I would like a powermeter for my bike, since having power data is very useful in training!
A second pair of Assioma Duos or a FR 945
Kickr core for my father in law because his cyclops fluid trainer died last month
I’d get the Garmin Fenix 6x pro solar ;
Polar Vantage please!
F6 Pro to replace my 735. Maybe this time CT US is better than UK and will actually send the watch;)