The Didn’t Get What You Wanted $500 Gadget Giveaway

I’m sure many of you received various sports gadgets over the last few weeks as part of the holidays.  But for those unlucky elves who received only a half-eaten gel packet in their Christmas stocking from their not-so-significant others, I’ve got a festivus of a present for you: This giveaway.

The winner will get a $500 credit to CleverTraining.com, my most excellent partner in this giveaway crime.  By supporting the site through Clever Training you also can save 10% on basically anything they sell (or get points instead that are kinda like cash).  If you win, you can use that credit for anything from the GoPro Hero 8 Black to a Garmin Fenix watch to a massive pallet of nutrition gels, to the Favero Assioma power meter, or heck, even towards a new trainer. Actually, it’ll cover exactly the Wahoo KICKR CLIMB, since that’s on sale to $499 right now.  Whatever floats your boat (Note: While they don’t technically sell boats, they do sell stand-up paddle boards…which, are kinda like boats).

How to enter:

Simply leave a short description of what product you’d get and why (but don’t worry, you can change your mind later if you win).

The reason you need a short description of ‘why’ is that if you just put a simple product name (i.e. F6), you’ll likely get caught up in my SPAM filters.  And nobody wants to be sandwiched between two pieces of SPAM.  Got all that? Oh, and if you just want that amazing gadget t-shirt above, you can pick that up here. Or, become a DCR Supporter here!

Good luck!

The giveaway entry period will run through Sunday, December 29th, 2019 until 11:59PM US Eastern Time [Update – through Dec 31st when I remembered to turn this off].  Winner will be selected randomly.  One entry per person.  The selected product/products will then be ordered immediately and shipped immediately, assuming they’re in stock.

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5,014 Comments

  1. Vid

    Suunto 9 baro

  2. Staffan

    A nice 945 would be great. Holding my thumbs!

  3. Jamie

    A power meter of some sort, or maybe a new trainer.

  4. Nicole Thomas

    I’m pretty well saturated, but a smart trainer could be nice

  5. Luc Sarlandie

    I would most likely get a Fenix 6 for me or a new gopro for the family.
    Thx Ray and happy holidays!

  6. Crispin E.

    Something for my MTB; the Edge 530 or 830 with the Trailforks on :)

  7. neil

    new Garmin edge cos i need to get with the 21st C.

  8. Sjoerd

    Wow Ray, great opportunity, thx.

    I’m very much in need of a new garmin HRM band.
    Would love to get me one.

  9. BartekW

    Good luck to everyone! For me Garmin Fenix or FR945 as my old Garmin watch is dying ?

  10. Iain Young

    Fenix 6! My fenix 3 is starting to act up. Missed laps on pool swims and 2000 ft of elevation change despite it being pancake flat where I live!

  11. Matthew Davidge

    I would get some power pedals to help me ride faster, I assume that’s how they work anyway

  12. Scott

    Garmin for my wife

  13. Kev

    Bought another bike, now need another power meter…

  14. Jorge Ramos

    Power meter pedals AUB

  15. Jochen Jonckheere

    A Kickr or other indoor trainer

  16. Brad

    Wish I’d got a 945.

  17. Carlos Gonzalez

    Love to win a GoPro black 8…..

  18. Mark Richardson

    Oooh. Very tempting!
    I’ll go for a Garmin 945 please!!

  19. Duško

    Garmin Forerunner 245 Music + a couple of things to finnish the budget.

  20. Dan

    I’ve got a lot of upcoming Ultras booked for 2020, so I’d love to get myself a Fenix 6 Pro!

  21. Paolo Varalta

    Garmin instinct. My actual garmin has a battery rhat last only two hours.

  22. Probably the larger display Vivoactive 4 for my old man eyes.

  23. Mike

    Quarq power meter.

  24. J Jugs

    Kickr Climb would be fab

  25. Peggy oin

    I like to go into Cycling and enjoying running at moment so winning either a Garmin venu or 945 should be a nice start. Thanks ?

  26. Renato Atilio

    Some smart watch with training features like the Garmin Forerunner 735XT…

  27. Gennaro

    Maybe it’s time for me to buy a smart trainer. Or maybe powermeter pedals. I’ll think about it.

  28. Doug Johnston

    MTB Power Meter, because… Gravel!!!

  29. Miguel Ferreira

    Easy choice: a Garmin Fenix 5 or 6 for all my running, trail running and mountain biking!

  30. Rudolf

    Fenix 6 pro

  31. Pete T

    A new bike computer, or perhaps a Garmin swim.

    Not much running in my life these days, and my cycling computer is a bit long in the tooth, but I would like to encourage Garmin to continue making swimming specific watches!

  32. Fanny Chin

    Garmin 945. My Santa did not send me 1.

  33. Nick

    For me, a Wahoo fan and a new HR strap please!

  34. Brian Taddiken

    Ray…I’d like pick up a Garmin Fenix 6 of some sort. Happy holidays.

  35. James Allen

    I’d love to upgrade my watch game and get the new Garmin Fenix ??

  36. Ryan

    I would get power meter pedals so I can start tracking my power outdoors and comparing it to the indoor power from the trainer.

  37. Ben Mullin

    My wife has her eye on a Fenix 6 solar. I’d like SOMETHING to upgrade my trusty 920xt. Needless to say, we would find some way to spend $500.

  38. Tim

    A new Garmin (for bike)!

  39. Chris James

    A new trainer to get a better experience with Zwift or Sufferfest

  40. Shai Simchi

    I’ll get a fenix 5 with that $. Thank you ?

  41. Jim D

    I would likely get a new Fenix 6. I have a fenix 5 but have been eyeballing the new one.

  42. Chris

    Garmin 830

  43. Mark

    New garmin. My 910xt is still trucking along but waiting for a satellite fix is getting old!

  44. Ola

    I can think of picking up a Fenix6, unless I grow very used to my 945 that I picked up at Cyber Monday. Or something else, I’m sure I can think of something…

  45. Will Spaetzel

    I’d sure love a new GoPro

  46. Ali

    Garmin 945 so I can adjust my racing times during winter and summer

  47. Jon Atherton

    My wish would be a Polar Vantage V Titan. Thank you

  48. Steffen

    Upgrade to a Fenix 6 Saphire…

  49. Samuel

    A new watch for running far!

  50. James D

    I would get the Favero Assiomas. Upgrade to my decade old powertap!

  51. Brit Buzhardt

    Would love a new Garmin Forerunner watch. And maybe throw in some AirPods Pro.

  52. Keith Shuker

    Wahoo Kickr Climb. Broke my leg recently so will help with my recovery.

  53. Wanted a HR smartwatch. Got a toaster. ?

  54. Gadi

    Finix 6

  55. Tory Castillo

    If I am selected I would put the money towards a camera for my bike. Traffic and drivers attitude towards cyclists is getting worse in my town.

  56. Eric

    Garmin 945 is high on my priority list. Just bouncing back from an injury that took me out of the game for about a year and would love a fancy new device to kick start my daily training!

  57. Karl

    I want a new smart trainer. Still undecided between Kickr or Neo2. Good luck.

  58. Emily

    Probably an edge 530 since I don’t have a bike computer yet!

  59. Vincent

    A bike computer

  60. Jonathan

    Stages dash or a lezyne computer, really just out of interest

  61. Vickie Hayashigatani

    I would love to get a set of the new AirPods for my daughter to use at the gym and while studying. Thank you for such an awesome giveaway!

  62. Stephen King

    Please let me get a power meter. Any one will do

  63. Chuck Coleman

    Would love to get a new Garmin 935XT so I can retire my 5 year old 920XT. Thanks!

  64. Jacop

    Garmin Forerunner 945 so I can get back in the pool!

  65. Juliana Granados Mota

    I’d get a Fenix 6 because it has everything I’d need, daily and sports features…

  66. Simone Pillon

    Gopro hero 8 sounds amazing, it’s just what I need to capture those great nature landscapes I see when I run/ride.

  67. Mark

    i’d update my trainer to limit my suckyness factor come spring.

  68. Brian VanHoecke

    I would get a Garmin Fenix 5. I plan to continue to do 1-2 triathlons per year as a way to get more fit. Ultimately, I want to do a 70.3, but I’m not there yet.

  69. Vincent Kalkman

    Whahoo kicker climb because i wanne train inside cycling after running my (trail) runs outside.

  70. Katie B

    An amazing running headlight and new running watch (still undecided on brand/model) are on my list!

  71. Nicholas

    Garmin Edge 130

  72. Stanley

    I’d go for the fenix 5s. Got to track all those missed workouts ;-)

  73. Jonas Larsson

    A GoPro MAX would be nice in the slopes this winter. No need to worry about missing the action because the camera was directed the wrong way.

  74. Seba4646

    Since i added bike riding as a new hobby and we have really cold winters, I would go for a bike indoor trainer :)

  75. Greg Marsden

    Neo 2T so my wife and I can train together this winter.

  76. I would love a new Fenix watch. Training for an IM and not sure that my current battery will last ;)

  77. Thomas

    Oh man, I wish I had received the GoPro Hero 8 Black :)

  78. Koen

    I would like to get a powermeter or new sport watch. My Suunto Spartan Sport is becoming…. meh.

  79. Spencer C.

    I would put it towards some kind of power meter pedals. It would be great to have a set.

  80. Cheryl A Taylor

    Neo 2T so I can train at home rather than the gym.

  81. Chris Delaney

    I’d probably by a new GoPro for filming adventures with the kids!

  82. Adam Davis

    My Fenix 5 is still humming right along, so shoes for me!

  83. Adrian Tipple

    A replacement Garmin watch for my trusty old vivoactive HR.

  84. Mary foster

    So many options…. I would love to be able to afford spd pedals and shoes for my mountain bike.

  85. Dick Sol

    Wahoo kickr

  86. Dominic Hamel-Gagnon

    I would like a stage dual side power meter. So that I can train properly.

  87. Mark S Mingelgreen

    Front and rear lights to help make sure that drivers see me better. I have been hit by a truck once. That was enough.

  88. Alma

    I would get power meter pedals for my significant other.

  89. Alex

    Latest KICKR. The noise from my Gen 1 drives my wife crazy!

  90. Anne B

    A new indoor trainer would be awesome!

  91. Sam

    I’d definitely get a Fenix watch. My current watch is spending too much to get a GPS fix…

  92. Christopher C from VA

    If I win, I would get the Wahoo KICKR CLIMB Indoor Grade Simulator AO help me train indoors during the off-season.

  93. Henry Holt

    Garmin Edge 530 because I’ve been looking to upgrade since selling my Edge 800 a while back.

  94. Alex

    Kickr Climb to go with my Kickr Core ??

  95. JayDee

    I’d probably get a dedicated winter shoes and fenders, because that’s the only things I am missing for real winter riding.

  96. Yonah

    I’d share the love, maybe by a fitness watch for the wife

  97. Chris Williams

    Favero Assioma Duos for sure

  98. Tomek

    Either GoPro Hero 8 or Garmin Forerunner 945, to compare it to my Vantage V.

  99. Brian

    GoPro bro

  100. Ronald van Herp

    A Tacx Neo, to replace my loud Kickr..