 | Apple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen with USB-C) - $100 off | $153 | Amazon | | ⚡ 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 | $89 | Amazon | | These 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 | Amazon | | ⚡⚡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 | Amazon | | |
 | Apple Watch Ultra 2 - $180 off!!! | $619 | Amazon | | ⚡ 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 | Amazon | | ⚡ This is a nice little deal for this unit which just came out. |
 | Beats Studio Buds - 47% off
$149 | $79 | Amazon | | |
 | FORM Smart Swim 2 Goggles - $50 off | $199 | Amazon | | These 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 | Amazon | | |
 | Fitbit Ace LTE Kids Activity Smartwatch - $60 off | $160 | Amazon | | ⚡ 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 | Amazon | | ⚡ 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 | Amazon | | |
 | Fitbit Sense 2 - $70 off | $179 | Amazon | | |
 | Fitbit Versa 4 - $40 off | $119 | Amazon | | |
 | Garmin Bounce LTE Kids Tracker - $20 off | $139 | Amazon | | This 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 | $851 | Amazon | | This 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 | Amazon | REI | ⚡ 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+ | Amazon | REI | ⚡ 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 | Amazon | | ⚡ 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! | $249 | Amazon | | This 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 | $249 | Amazon | | This 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 | $299 | Amazon | | This 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 | $349 | Amazon | REI | This 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 | $349 | Amazon | REI | This 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 | $149 | Amazon | | This 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 | Amazon | | ⚡ 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 | Amazon | REI | ⚡ 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 | | Amazon | | 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 | $103 | Amazon | | A 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 | Amazon | | ⚡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 | Amazon | REI | ⚡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! | $349 | Amazon | REI | This 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 | Amazon | | |
 | Garmin Tactix 7 Pro - 20% off | $1,049 | Amazon | | This 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 | $349 | Amazon | | This 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 | $349 | Amazon | | This 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 | $189 | Amazon | | This 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 | $249 | Amazon | | While 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 | $84 | Amazon | | I use this as one of my reference devices for heart rate accuracy testing. |
 | Samsung Galaxy Ring - $50 Amazon Gift Card Included | $399 | Amazon | | Not a straight discount, but Amazon gift card is basically cash for most of us. |
 | Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 (40 & 44mm) - $100 off! | $202 | Amazon | | ⚡ 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 | Amazon | | ⚡ 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 | Amazon | | |
 | Samsung Galaxy Watch6 Classic - $200 off | $199 | Amazon | | I'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 | $39 | Amazon | | This 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! | $399 | Amazon | | This 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 | Amazon | | |
 | Suunto Vertical (Solar edition) - $150 off | $549 | Amazon | | This 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 | $199 | Amazon | | This 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). |
The Garmin 645 Music is £199 in the UK.
Argos and a few other retailers have it.
Just a heads up. Everything went smoothly @ checkout. When I got the verification email from Amazon for the 1030, the price had increased $30. I immediately canceled and reordered. The second verification email had the correct price. This isn’t the first time this has happened. Always check the price in the verification notice.
There are also significant deals in Europe. For example, Amazon Germany: FR45s 117€, Instinct 162€, Fenix 6s 383€, Edge 520 Plus (the one you didn’t recommend) 151€. Polar M430 101€, Vantage M 160€. IMHO these deals are pretty solid compared to the usual baseline.
Bah, I’d be all over that Edge 1030 if it was in the UK’s sale.
the basic edge is down to £129 but I’m guessing that’s a bit below what you’re after.
The Edge 1030 is on for $399 in Canada, and it’s normally $779. So, it’s basically 20 bucks less than a 530 right now, which is what I was initially looking at. I got the 1030 instead.
Yeah I was about to pull the trigger on a used 530 but this is just a bit more expensive for new…
You say the 1030 is getting most of the 1030 Plus features… does that include the new routing features when you go off course? It’s always annoying when you come upon a bridge that is out, figure out how to get around it, and your Garmin tries taking you right back to that bridge the whole time you’re manually re-routing.
No, it’s not getting that piece unfortunately.
It gets the new activity profile porting setup routines, the new sensor porting (if you have a previous Garmin), the new LiveTrack with routing information, as well as it also got new structured workout features more recently too (that weren’t there at launch of the Edge 1030 Plus either).
It doesn’t however get the new off-course routing/pausing features or the new Daily Workout Suggestions feature.
Dang-it. I suspect we will probably never see those features if they’re not already adding them at this point, right? Garmin knows exactly how to get me to upgrade. ?
Hi will 830 get the new off-course routing/pausing features or the new Daily Workout Suggestions feature? Or should we assume there is a 830 plus on the near horizon which will have additional features to help sell and differentiate?
Thanks.
Is the Varia RTL510 Bundle with a display unit at $150 a good deal as well? link to amazon.com I don’t currently have a head unit, might get one next year. Or is it better to go with the 515 and a Bluetooth phone (maybe an old one I don’t use as a phone anymore)?
Yeah, that’s not bad at all. If you don’t have a head unit, I’d definitely recommend the display unit over a phone. Even an old phone is gonna be fiddly compared to the ‘just works’ factor of the display unit + the older RTL510.
Was this a lightning deal? The light alone is now $166. :(
Yeah, they seem to have had limited stock at the cheaper prices. I’m trying Ray’s suggesting of refreshing for an hour because my wife bought it at the higher price without realizing it wasn’t much of a deal.
I would add some HDDs to the list to store all the lovely 4K/360 degree sport footage
WD My Book Duo (20TB this year) in the UK Amazon Site
If you go to Amazon Warehouse you can get an extra 20% off the DJI Mavic Mini Combo – was able to get it for £334.02 via Prime Day – that’s a saving of £124.98
are people still seeing the 1030 price at $299?
Just went to purchase a 1030 and now it is $479????
On Amazon Edge 1030 now is $479. I guess I miss the last one for some seconds.
…and, it looks like it’s gone. At least for the moment.
Right now it seems like Amazon themselves have gone through all their inventory, thus, it’s only showing secondary retailers of it (which aren’t gonna take that loss). I’ll update the listing above and leave it there temporarily, just as a reminder to keep checking back over the next few hours.
It looks like it’s back.
Any thoughts on whether to get the coros pace 2 for 199 versus either the garmin 735 or 935?
Depends what you’re after. Coros for value, battery life, Stryd native integration. Garmin for familiarity, breadcrumb navigation, IQ apps.
Right but given little price difference with the Amazon sale, seems like no reason not to get the garmin 935.
Generally speaking yeah, I’d probably go FR935 unless you really want wrist-based power meter for running. While the native Stryd integration is good, the bulk of it can be solved via the CIQ apps. So kinda a wash there depending on the exact nuanced feature you select.
I think the 1030 is gone? Is showing $479
The sale on the 1030 seems to be over : (
Anyone come across any smart turbo trainer deals in the UK?
1030 deal is back as of 8:35 PST
Awesome – thanks for the heads up!
Looks like what happened was they incorrectly listed it as a non-Prime Day deal, and so they killed the deal temporarily to re-install it as a Prime Day Deal. Woot!
I tried to use your link to get you some $$ and it defaults to a non-prime deal at $449. If you can fix it will try to cancel my prior $299 and order through your link @ $299
And gone again? I need to check more often! ;-) If I get this, then I don’t need the display unit for the Varia.
Edge 1030 is back for $299.
The 1030 deal is back.
For the SanDisk Extreme, are you recommending the older generation that is up to 1050MB/s?
Correct. The new ones just came out a week ago. And while those are probably great, they’re crazy expensive in comparison. I use the ‘older’ ones.
Synology 4 bay NAS DiskStation DS920+ (Diskless), 4-bay; 4GB DDR4 is on sale for $439 at Amazon. Maybe a deal?
Indeed, Synology got in on some of the deals. In my case it’s a bit small for what I need storage-wise though, but yeah, definitely some solid Synology deals to be had.
Synology do expansion units too for what appears a silly TB storage ceiling. It’s generally great kit I advise if one doesn’t want to store data in the cloud and wants to centralise backups and storage
Yup, actually, a Synology expansion unit arrived in this morning after my existing unit ran out of space yesterday. Always a balance between HD cost sweet-spot. Gonna hook it up and it’s additional 30TB here in a few hours. I’ll be able to add another few HD’s to it down the road.
Any there any specific Synology deals you think are of interest?
I think it depends a little bit on what someone wants to do with it. For example, I use mine purely – 100% – for storage. Which I know sounds obvious at first glance, but some people use them for transcoding stuff, or other workloads.
In my case, it’s specifically mostly archival storage. I had semi-grand hopes of editing off of it with 10GB networking, but I’ve realized my current workflow in general simply isn’t that organized. Plus, the drives I’ve put in it are slower anyway. Stuff gets dumped onto it, it also syncs in quietly all my Dropbox stuff from the cloud and OneDrive stuff, and then also uploads all that to Amazon Glacier for off-site backup in case the whole Cave burns down.
The point here is taking a look at the current Amazon Prime Day deal for a 4 drive DS920+ is $439 (link to amzn.to). And that’s a great deal at $110 off. But…at the same time another 4-drive unit (DS418) is available for $368 (link to amzn.to) – and honestly, if you’re not doing other crazy workloads, it’ll never matter. Plus, they’re all running the same software in most cases, with nearly identical software features until you get to the really high end units.
I’ve now got three Synology units (including one expansion shelf slowly expanding as of this evening), and the things like memory/etc have never really been a factor. It’s just a bunch of disks. :)
No matter, my only real complaint about Synology is the new drive initialization. Which, once that finishes, I’m a happy camper. They sit their doing their thing and life is grand.
Oh, one last thing – one should at least contemplate expansion unit capability. But honestly, at the 4-drive level, it’ll probably be cheaper to just buy a larger unit next time and fill it up, versus buying the expansion unit.
Yes, incorporating new HDDs take a while. My 20tb arrived same day so starting to rebuild my share as we speak. The great thing about Synology is that its all just easy and they have good support.
I’m worried about expandability, because I don’t think 4 bays will be enough. I guess I’ll have to wait on a 6 bay or 8 bay deal.
The polar OH1+ is discounted as a lightning deal for $63.96
Awesome deal – totally missed it earlier. Added in!
The 1030 deal is back to $479 USD. 12:26PM EDT
got one at ~2:30 CST!
I’m primarily a runner – would you recommend the Fenix 5x Plus (Amazon Prime Day deal) or the Forerunner 245 w/Music?
Will you ever use the maps?
And also, even more importantly, how big are your wrists. If your wrists are smaller, then definitely not the 5X, it’s a beast. In general, if you don’t like large watches, I’d go for the 5S or 5.
Now, the FR245 does have PacePro, which as a runner is awesome, whereas the Fenix 5 Plus series doesn’t have that. And, as Will noted, also maps.
My earlier comment was a typo! I meant 5s Plus (not 5X!) – I have a small wrist. Thanks for your replies – Will and Ray. This is very helpful!
Ray, already have a edge 830, not sure if it is good to « upgrade » to 1030 because of the old hardware and less quality touchscreen, what’s your tought on that ? Thanks
Just in case the deal comes back…
I’m not sure. That’s a tough one to be honest. I think it’d really depend on if you’ve had troubles with the Edge 830 screen/touch side of it or not. Or really just want a bigger screen. Feature-wise though they’re similiar but technically if you use the TrailForks pre-loaded MTB bits, you’d lose that going to the 1030 from the 830.
Given the reduced prices listed above, there is really not much of a price difference. Seems like spending $40 more to get the 935 makes sense
Ray, as a dedicated follower first let me thank you for all that you do for this novice triathlete. When I attempted to buy the Garmin edge 1030 the price for prime users was $479.95 not $299. I used the link that you provided and it did not change the price. I also tried it directly in Amazon and the price was the same. I know this is not your fault but just wanted to make you aware. Thank you for everything that you do and please say hi to the girl!
Hello – and thanks for the attempt with the link!
The Edge 1030 deal has been in and out over the last few hours. I’m optimistic we’ll see it come back again, but it’s hard to tell. I left it up with a warning that it’s in/out a bit lately, since folks keep trying and if someone sees it light back up again, usually they’ll drop a quick comment here and in your case if you have notifications on, you’ll get an e-mail alert.
Hopefully that’s the case! It’s such an incredible deal.
Thanks!
It’s on Now. Amazon is hiding the $299 . You must click on a Amazon yellow icon that reads “VIEW OFFER” at top right of listing page. that brings to the deal you have alerted us to.
Thank you. (new road rider stocking up gadgets.) NC-USA
Looks like I didn’t jump on the deal soon enough :-(
Hi
Hi DC Rainmaker!
I love your website!
In your opinion is it worth paying fenix 5 plus a 370 bucks compare to fenix 6 sapphire in 700?
Mostly just adding a comment so I get a notification if the edge 1030 comes back. Dithered in the morning then narrowly missed it 30 mins ago!
Waiting for 1030
Following for 1030 notification
1030 deal is back up!
finally snagged the 1030. was inconsistent if i saw the deal or not, and a few times i saw it but couldn’t add to cart. got it eventually though! so if you’re seeing inconsistency, keep trying, maybe switch between app/website.
That’s exactly what I’m dealing with – adding to cart and showing not items in the cart. I keep trying, but haven’t been successful yet. As of this moment, I don’t see the deal anymore (again).
Thank you Marek. I tried 15-20 times and it worked.
Tried 15 times from the laptop. Are you all doing both the mobile and the laptop 15-20 times to get the $299 garmin 1030 deal? I’m also one that saw it early this morning and work distracted me and missed out. Ugh. SMH.
The Varia light is no longer available.
Edge 130 deal gone :(
Must be sold out of Tactix Charlie, no Amazon as seller and others start at $599
Just keep clicking around and reloading. Use the link from this page. Eventually, you will get a “View Offer” button that gives you the $299 price. Took me 10-20 tries but eventually I got it.
Sorry, that is for the Edge 1030 deal. So excited it finally worked I forgot to note that.
Oh sheesh… and now it’s gone from my cart. Complete Order while you can. Here we go again…
The Garmin 1030 is back @ $299 – 4:39pm AZ time…..
Just picked one up at 7:15 central
Ray, with your early experience using the hammerhead karoo 2, do you think I should pull the trigger on the $299 1030 deal or wait for the brand new $399 karoo 2? I don’t have any experience with either Garmin or Hammerhead units. Given the cold weather coming up, I’m also in no rush to buy and I’m not bothered by the price difference.
No matter how good the Karoo 2 is, it’s not Edge 1030 good. Which isn’t a knock on the Karoo 2, but the reality that normally the Edge 1030 is almost double the price (for good reason). So, if one can pickup an Edge 1030 for $299 ($100 less than the Karoo 2), and have immediate gratification (versus a waiting list), that’s the direction I’d go.
Of course, that assumes Amazon decides to toy with us some more and re-open the Edge 1030 sale gates.
While the $199 for the DJI Osmo is a great price for the camera alone ($50 off the normal $249 price), for reasons that I cannot quite figure out, Amazon has been selling the Osmo bundled with the charging kit (which includes two extra batteries) for $249 (the non-sale price of the camera alone). Given how fast action cameras run through batteries, that deal (which isn’t really a deal – the bundle has been at that price for a couple of months) seems to be the better buy.
link to amazon.com
No direct drive trainers included?
No, realistically nobody can keep them in stock.
Garmin Edge 1030 is actually discounted $120. Pretty good but not enough for me to spring for one.
As noted, the price comes and goes. It’s been $299 for much of the day, with pockets of not being $299. Keep trying!
My wife is a prime member, I am not. When I view the Garmin 1030 on her login, it says $469. On my mobile device is shows the price as $299 for prime members and showed a join prime button. So Joined Prime and the price was updated to $469 after joining. There is no $299 deal. I was just bait-and-switched by Amazon!
That’s super weird. Though, I suspect the issues people are seeing are less likely to be purposeful and something just funky about the listing. People have had on and off issues with it for the back half of Tuesday, and I’ve seen the way it enumerates seems to differ by the hour. It’s almost like some elements of the prime day rollout (technologically), weren’t entirely finished when Prime Day was supposed to start.
Also, random pro tip: You can share Amazon Prime benefits with someone in your household. So, assuming your wife fits that bill, she can actually grant you Prime benefits. Also, secondary Pro Tip: You can cancel the Prime trial later on. :)
(Pasting in-context) OK. I have to take my comment back…. Been refreshing periodically all day and finally saw the 299 price. bought with 1-click and it seems to have worked. Yay! upgrading from my very old 800… Thank you DCR for keeping the hope alive! I would have given up otherwise…
Garmin Swim 2, Amazon.de : 152€
link to amazon.de
Garmin Instinct Tactical: Amazon.de : 215€
link to amazon.de
I’ve been lurking on the Varia as well.
10min it showed up as 150, I put it in the cart.
a minute later Amazon ahem (updated to 165) so.. so 119, I’ve been checking for past 6 hours.
Also the Edge 130 looks gone.
Ken
Swim N Bike
Fenix 6S €364
link to amazon.de
The Garmin edge 1030 is a great deal!! Keep refreshing until you see the view offer button, once showing add to cart and buy, this is a deal I dont see happening anytime soon (Black friday or xmas). Thanks for this great info.
Whew, FINALLY got the 1030 for $299, after refreshing for hours. (nabbed at 7:35 am EDT) Makes up for missing the Varia with display unit for $150. Now I can just get a regular Varia (without the display unit).
Oh, and the Varia 510 went back to $119. Guess maybe they held some stock for day 2? Just grabbed that as well. Won’t be delivered until around Thanksgiving though???
Finally managed to get the Edge 1030. Chicago, Central Time, 6:49am. I used my phone Amazon app, not sure if the DCR link was applied (yesterday I clicked it on mobile and got redirected to the app, but this morning I just went straight to the app and was so excited to see it that I immediately purchased).
Now the deal is gone, but I suspect they have a limit 1 / customer.
Don’t loose hope, keep trying!
Edge 1030 and varia deals both pinged back live this morning (currently 8.15 US eastern). Managed to get both. Edge as of 30 mins ago (seems to be off again now) and varia now (have to click the “view offer” bit to get at it.
Perseverance paid off – and finally got to use the DCR link as a small thanks for the quality info you put out. Thanks Ray!
Nabbed a garmin edge 1030 around 7:45am using Rays link. Thanks, Ray! Keep trying folks!
Awesome, nicely done to you, Cen, Marek and others!
And thanks for being both a DCR Supporter and using the links, much appreciated!
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I updated from a Edge 510 bicycle computer this year to the Edge 1030 and enjoying using all the new horns and whistles.
What smart ant plus bluetooth outlets accept HR control?
None. I was referring to the fact that if you wanted to control it via the app (meaning, cause you forgot to turn it on and the Zwift race has already begun), you could do that with a smart outlet.
That said, to be honest, I’ve found the HR control bit somewhat overrated in practice. I rarely want the fan to stop cooling me down just because my HR has declined.
Interesting. thanks for the reply. I was sure that was the answer but had some doubt and your are always on top of this information. I constantly want my fan to slow down, maybe because i’m, riding in a uninsulated garage on colder days? Not sure but its the thing that makes me happiest technology wise from Wahoo. After my Kickr. They ruined my experience with their brand over the Element so I’m Karoo bound when they ship.
Interesting. thanks for the reply. I was sure that was the answer but had some doubt and your are always on top of this information. I constantly want my fan to slow down, maybe because i’m, riding in a uninsulated garage on colder days? Not sure but its the thing that makes me happiest technology wise from Wahoo. After my Kickr. They ruined my experience with their brand over the Element so I’m Karoo bound when they ship.
Any insite on the Versa lite? Is it like the 1030 where you just click away and hope for the best? Shows $159 right now
Hmm, not looking good. I just skimmed through and I don’t see any transactions today on it (updates in real-time for me). So my guess is that one might be dead. I’ll put a note up above and keep an eye on the transactions as they come through.
Whereas the 1030 seems to come in bursts. It’s like there’s a weird timer or something behind the scenes for when they let them loose.
I got the Varia 510 for $119 just after the 1030. (around 8:35 Eastern US time, Wed). Don’t know if I just got lucky, or a glitch. I’ll take it though. I think it went in via the DCR link. I just kept hitting refresh a lot, hopefully neither of them lost the referral.
I suspect they are releasing small batches as people are canceling orders, or open shopping carts are expiring.
Has the FR945 caught up to the FR935 in terms of GPS accuracy as they’ve refined the firmware? Or is the FR935 still the most accurate watch in terms of GPS?
I think for the most part is has. There may be some weird edge case I’m not seeing, or is rare, but I think in general it’s a wash. However, openwater swimming is definitely better on the FR945 than the older FR935. But, it wasn’t like the 935 was bad either.
The Garmin Varia RTL 510 for $119 is a very good deal. Unfortunately, import duties and shipping will add another $60 (forgot the exact amount)
Could not find it on Amazon Germany or UK.
I did find the Garmin Edge Explore for 129 pound, which is supercheap compared to what I paid (199 euro).
link to amazon.co.uk
Juist ordered the Lasko High Velocity Pro-Performance Fan. Which smart-plug are you using with this fan to control speed?
Louis
In Canada it seems like the 1030 is only available through 3rd parties now. I kept trying to add it to my cart yesterday but didn’t work.
Waited too long to think about it.
What about Europe Ray?
Any deal? Interested in the 935 or the likes.
Regards.
The 1030 is back (for a few minutes?)
14 October
11:17 AM
it’s on and off…crazy
Ray-
What are the real-life batter life expectations for the Fenix 5s Plus and the Fenix 5X Plus for GPS activities (thinking ultra-racing usage here)
Also, how does the feel on the wrist for the 5X Plus compare to the 920XT?
Thanks.
My real dilemma is whether to upgrade my 920XT
Will I realize real batter life gains? I would appreciate the HR and contactless payments, but if I don’t gain battery life, it isn’t worth it.
I’ve had the 920xt, Fenix 5s, Fenix 5s plus and 935. The biggest advantage of Fenix and 935 is that they don’t look like a Casio calculator watch from the ’80s like the 920xt does and you always have heart rate data (recognizing that optical HR isn’t as good quality as a chest strap). If you wear the watch all the time then for those reasons it’s worth upgrading. But so far nothing seems to come close to the battery longevity of the 920xt (maybe the Fenix X series might?). Between the 5s and 5s plus, I’d say go for the 5s unless you really think you’ll actually want to listen to music with bluetooth headphones, you have a spotify account, and you don’t carry your phone with you. I’m using the 935 because I like that it’s lighter than the Fenix 5s and has longer battery life (by virtue of it being larger).
Edge 1030s are back at $299 as of 11:27AM EDT
OK. I have to take my comment back…. Been refreshing periodically all day and finally saw the 299 price. bought with 1-click and it seems to have worked. Yay! upgrading from my very old 800… Thank you DCR for keeping the hope alive!
I just bought it. I could not see it on my phone or the iPad. I had to use a computer to see the deal.
So the Prime deal has to be sold and shipped from Amazon. i just completed my
Garmin Edge 1030 for $299 was available at 11:24AM EDT, amazon.com USA. Did not need to find price via Offer link. It was unavailable at that price earlier in the day but kept refreshing as advised. Really wasn’t expecting it to show up again.
Scored the Garmin Edge 1030 as the “Deal of the Day” at 1030 hrs, US Central Time on Wednesday, 14 October. Many thanks for the heads-up and the “keep trying” encouragement, Ray!
Getting the 1030 was wonky but after a dozen or so refreshes and reloading finally got the sale price to pop up. It’s on now. Snag em while you can.
Looks like the Edge 130 is out. Any tips on trying to get that crazy price at $99?
1030 deal is off now
Heads up! I was able to get the 1030 deal this AM (10/14).
Thanks for this!
I never spend over $300 on a garmin so I’ve been rocking the 130, 500 and 520 plus. Now I’ve found a higher end model in my price point and I’m excited for the few extra perks.
Also – wasn’t showing available Tuesday night in US but I checked again this (Wednesday) morning and it was back at $299.
Seeing all of the 1030 posts! I keep refreshing and do not see the ‘offer’ link. Refreshing through my phone and computer including going to ‘sold by amazon.’ No luck yet
> I keep refreshing and do not see the ‘offer’ link. Refreshing through my phone and computer including going to ‘sold by amazon.’ No luck yet
That’s the way it went all day yesterday for me. I even had the Mrs. working on it. This morning she checked and she was able to get it in her cart. We were shocked when it actually went into the cart.
For those still trying, the Edge 1030 has come back on twice today for me since I bought one this morning (was curious so have checked back a few times). It’s a brief appearance each time. If you want it it’s worth checking. I’m not refreshing. I’m clicking the link through from above each time anew.
Thanks, I’ll keep clicking the link above but haven’t seen it yet.
Just got the Edge 1030 for $299.
I literally hit refresh button on the browser 25 times in a row and, bingo!
Try it.
Found the deal but it’s saying no longer available from that seller unfortunately. Not sure if it sold out.
Every 5 min or so I’m able to see the offer, add the item to my cart, get all the way to finally click checkout and then comes back an error that the item is no longer available. Very frustrating.
Ok finally went through! Tried again on my phone and was able to check out. Thanks for the info everyone!
I refreshed and refreshed and finally got the deal, put in my cart, proceeded to checkout and it showed the amount correctly and then processed the order, but without the 1030. So I am the proud new owner of the silicone case, but no computer. And now it is not showing on Garmin sale on Amazon.
Makes me wonder the why behind 1030 amazon glitch. Almost feels as if they don’t really want to sell at that price.
FYI: the Edge 1030 is $299 right now
Hi Ray,
Thanks for sharing the nice deals. Was too late for the 935 deal. The 945 is interesting but hard to justify the price bump compare to the deal of the 935.
Are there any expected months that Garmin watch could go on sales from here to next summer ?
Thanks,
Keep hitting refresh, that 935 deal was up 2 hours ago. Prime Day goes on for another 5:45
good luck
935 is back right now
Wish I’d been looking at these comments realizing all the price problems. I messed myself up because it’s my birthday! I would have just bought the Varia unit right away, but instead gave the link to my wife and by the time she tried to buy it the price was higher! Oh well. For $30 more I may just return the 510 and get the RTL515 just to have Bluetooth and whatever other features.
I suppose if I shopped more on Amazon I might know how these things work…
Ray, Thanks so much for the heads up on the Edge 1030. That must have been the bike tech deal of the decade. My unit is coming directly from Garmin headquarters via 2nd day air.
That’s pretty crazy! And, the first time I’m aware of Garmin doing drop-ship with Amazon (or any other retailer, except for the Tacx Bike due to size).
That’s basically when Garmin is acting as direct fulfillment of items, which, might explain some of the Amazon quirks we saw this past week, if Garmin was basically manually releasing inventory. Though, it doesn’t exactly explain why it would be so flaky. Still, it’s something I didn’t realize they were doing. Neat (and, good for the environment too – no reason to double-ship things).
I had terrible trouble ordering one but finally happened in the evening. Initial shipment prediction was November….arrived next day air directly from Garmin! Couldn’t believe it. Thanks again Ray.
Hi Ray!
Somewhat related, but do you think that we’ll see some deals on trainers this year for thanksgiving/the holidays? I’m wondering if they’ll do as usual or if current covid related demand makes it very unlikely that we’ll see any deals…
Wondering if I should buy now or wait a month?
Thanks!
Honestly hard to say.
Generally speaking the trainer sales were technically 20% off anything sales, that people used for trainers. So they were rarely trainer sales per se. I suspect we’ll see 20% off sales like usual. But, I also don’t expect the trainer inventory situation will improve between now and then. In fact, I think it’ll probably get worse (due to the combination of people as normal transitioning back indoors, plus increased COVID related restrictions).
In other words, while there may technically be deals, I bet it’ll be nearly impossible to take advantage of them for trainers.
I was fortunate to be in the 1030 club, thank you again for bringing it to our attention. Like my last three Garmins, it will not receive text message notifications – only phone calls. I’ve tried everything I can find on the Internet, as well as called Garmin today. Any suggestions?
Assuming you’ve toggle the smartphone notifications toggle on the unit, then your best bet would be to do the full Bluetooth pairing dance again*. Which sucks.
But, it gives me pause that it hasn’t worked on the last three Garmin units, which almost implies something might be off within your general iOS/Android notification settings that’s causing that. Do you have any other devices which are showing smartphone notifications successfully?
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*My Garmin Edge Bluetooth Dance that seems to work about 90% of the time:
A) Remove pairing on Edge 1030
B) Remove BLE pairing in Bluetooth settings on phone
C) Remove BT pairing in Bluetooth settings on phone
D) Delete Edge 1030 from Garmin Connect Mobile app
E) Airplane mode on
F) Kill/close GCM app (don’t delete)
Then start from fresh on adding/pairing an Edge 1030 again.