It’s that time of year again, when a boatload of sports tech things go on sale for a few weeks. No, not Black Friday, but rather, end-of-May. While the previous two years were a bit funky in that regard, historically speaking we’ve always seen a blend of 20% off sales mashed up against both Memorial Day + impending Father’s Day Sales.
The 20% off sales tend to cover the trainers and power meters, while the other holiday sales tend to cover watches and usually cycling tech. It’s predictably happened every single year for as long as I can remember.
In any case, I’ve consolidated the full list below for what’s available now. As you can see, many of the 20%-off sales are being driven by REI’s annual Anniversary sale coupon deal, which is notable because it provides a 20% member discount to items not technically listed for sale by itself (also, there’s other legit sale items too). For example, Garmin’s Rally power meter, or even Wahoo’s new Speedplay-based power meter that just came out. Same goes for trainers. Meanwhile, Garmin is also running deals on their running watches and Edge 1030 Plus units. And then we’ve got a sprinkling of other deals from various other manufacturers in there. As usual, this page dynamically updates when things get added.
If you know of a sports tech deal (gadget-focused), feel free to drop a note in the comments or in the contact form. As long as it’s not spam-like, I’m more than happy to share it out! 🙂
At present, these are almost exclusively US deals, but if I find noteworthy EU/UK/etc deals, I’ll add them in.
Watches & Wearables:
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.
I've been using these the past few months, after years of using the Beats Studio Buds...man, these things rock. My wife has already started stealing them, which means she'll probably get a set for Christmas so she'll stop sealing them.
These aren't the latest anymore, that's the newer 3rd 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.
⚡This is now the lowest price we've ever seen the Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen) - a very solid deal, especially with the new WatchOS 10 features adding in offline topo mapping, power meter support, and plenty more.
This is Apple's latest Apple Watch model, and did quite well in my review when it launched about two months ago. Especially notable is all the new sports/fitness features it got this year, such as cycling power meter/sensor support.
This is really the first slate of sales we've seen on the Apple Watch Ultra 2, and the lowest price to date. Note: It'll show $739, and then to get the full extra $10 more off, you have to check that 'Apply Coupon' button under the price.
⚡ This is the first time we've seen the new Fenix 7 Pro series on sale, and it's a nice strong sale. The smaller Fenix 7S Pro watch has become my wife's go-to watch since it came out, for all of her training and 24x7 usage.
⚡⚡⚡ This is a crazy super strong deal, with Amazon having it as low as $449 (insane). Note that the Epix Gen 2 has continued to receive virtually all of the Epix Pro new features firmware updates. Also note: This deal is *STILL* available. Sometimes you'll have to click to show other retailers (on the right side), but it's still live.
⚡ This is the first time we've seen the new Epix Pro series on sale, and it's a nice strong sale. I'd say this is probably my go-to watch these days (middle-sized one), with the singular reason I tend to choose it over the Forerunner 965, being the built-in flashlight for night.
⚡ This is the first time we've seen the new Epix Pro series on sale, and it's a nice strong sale. I'd say this is probably my go-to watch these days (middle-sized one), with the singular reason I tend to choose it over the Forerunner 965, being the built-in flashlight for night.
⚡⚡⚡ This is a crazy super strong deal, with Amazon having it as low as $499 for Sapphire edition (insane). Note that the Epix Gen 2 has continued to receive virtually all of the Epix Pro new features firmware updates.
[Note: This is a renewed unit] Obviously, the Fenix 6 isn't the latest anymore, but these are still very capable watches and frankly, at $329, there's absolutely nothing from any of their even brand-new competitor watches (COROS, Polar, Suunto, etc...) that can even remotely compete with the features here. Heck, not even Garmin's own pricing for their Fenix 7 Pro can compete with this. Fwiw, all Garmin renewed units go back to the same factory original units came from. Frankly, there's virtually no difference. If you're on a budget, this is where it's at.
⚡ This is the first time we've seen the new Fenix 7 Pro series on sale, and it's a nice strong sale. The smaller Fenix 7S Pro watch has become my wife's go-to watch since it came out, for all of her training and 24x7 usage.
⚡This is a strong deal if you don't care about the new optical heart rate sensor (including ECG) of the newer Fenix 7 Pro, especially given the Fenix 7 series has received virtually all of the Fenix 7 Pro's new software features, keeping them essentially identical.
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.
This is one of Garmin's most popular running watches, and this is now the lowest price we've ever seen on it. I often use this in my accuracy testing comparisons when validating other watches, due to it's very strong GPS performance. This is the SOLAR edition.
This is a good deal, especially considering the Instinct 2 series got Training Readiness and a host of other new features over the course of just this year alone.
This is a great deal at $199 for the smaller 2S units, especially considering the Instinct 2 series got Training Readiness and a host of other new features over the course of just this year alone. Plus of course all the existing triathlon/power meter/etc support it has built-in.
This is the first time we've seen the Instinct 2X on sale, and since announcement it's received a huge slate of firmware updates and new features. 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).
While the new Pixel Watch 2 just came out a month ago, the Pixel Watch 2 got almost all the software features two weeks ago via software update. The Pixel Watch 2 does have a slightly better optical HR sensor, and better battery life, but otherwise is relatively similiar.
This is a great dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart (with two Bluetooth Smart connections) chest strap that you'll often find me using as a reference strap in heart rate sensor testing. We only tend to see deals on it around Black Friday, always topping out around 20%. Note, the medium- size is the one on sale.
This is the first time we've seen the new Suunto Vertical on sale, and especially notable given the huge firmware update it got this past week with tons of new features from the also-new Suunto Race watch.
⚡ At some point, everything becomes a steal. While the Wahoo RIVAL struggles to be comepetitive with higher-end watches, at $99, it's a pretty crazy deal - especially for triathletes where Wahoo does some cool stuff around automatic transitions.
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).
Cycling Gear & Trainers:
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.
Product
Sale Price
Amazon
Other site
Sale Notes
4iiii Precision Ride-Ready Power Meters - $100 off!
This is for their non-drive power meter, in either the 'Ride-Ready' config (they send you a completed unit), or $50 off for the factory-install (where you send in your crank arm). The Ride Ready option is really a solid deal, considering you get a reliable power meter for $235.
Ride Ready R7000 - 30% off
Ride Ready R8000 - 20% off
Factory Install - 20% off
⚡The Karoo 2 is down to $299 ($100 off), but you can use DCR coupon code DCRAIN40 to get an additional $40 off, bringing it down to $259!!! A very solid deal given all the software updates it's received!
Lasko High Velocity Pro-Performance Fan (U15617) - 23% off
This is one of the most popular indoor trainer fan companies out there, which rivals the Wahoo Headwind fan but cost a fraction of the price. Of course, it lacks ANT+/Bluetooth integration, but realistically if you really want that you can add a smart outlet for $10 to toggle it on/off from your phone if need be. I've actually got this fan in the DCR Cave recently on advice of many people.
⚡ This is a very solid deal that happens twice a year, if you were looking at the Wahoo power meter pedals, grab these before this disappears (and it usually disappears). As with the Garmin Rally pedals, I continue to use Wahoo power meter pedals for accuracy testing of other brands/units.
⚡ This is a very solid deal that happens twice a year, if you were looking at the Wahoo power meter pedals, grab these before this disappears (and it usually disappears). As with the Garmin Rally pedals, I continue to use Wahoo power meter pedals for accuracy testing of other brands/units.
Action Cameras & Drones:
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 drones and drone accessories. Usually a great time to pick up an extra battery or extra props.
The DJI Avata is DJI's smaller form factor FPV drone, and one of my favorites to fly. I don't use it all the time, but more for very specific things requiring a bit more agility (whereas most of the times I'll use the DJI Mini 4 Pro, Air 3, or Mavic 3 Pro).
There's definitely something cool about seeing a sub-$300 drone. And there's nothing wrong with this drone, it's very good. Just be careful though, because it's lack of 360* obstacle avoidance means it's pretty easy to get yourself in a pinch for a beginner drone.
Up till the Mini 4 Pro came out, this was my go-to drone. It's what I shot almost all my drone footage from, and is great for both cycling and hiking (or trail running with a hydration pack to hold it), as it's super lightweight and includes everything you need.
⚡ This is the first time we've seen the DJI Mini 4 Pro on sale, for a product DJI rarely discounts so soon after release. This is a great drone, and my go-to unit now for most trips.
I actually quite like the Insat360 Go 3 and the combo of tiny form factor when you want it, and screen-box when you don't. I'm not sure $20 off is a sale worth jumping out of your seat for, but hey...a sale is a sale.
Other Sports & Fitness:
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.
⚡ 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.
This is one of the other more popular display-laden rowing machines. I haven't tried this, but my sports-tech reviewing buddy DesFit has (linked at side) and liked it.
Hyperice Normatec 3 Leg Recovery System - $100 off
Peloton has the Peloton Row on sale, both this base unit here, but also various bundled units as well. This is the first times we've seen the base unit (non-bundled) on sale.
This is arguably my wife's favorite sports tech gadget. She uses it pretty much daily. Thus, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention this deal. Also, please don't tell her, she might just buy another one...
My wife uses the Theragun Elite, which is just slightly more expensive than this model at $299 on sale right now. But hey, I hear good things about all of these.
I've long been a fan of the Withings WiFi scales, especially since they can connect/push data to so many platforms, including Zwift! Note that the Body+ simply includes more data.
I’ll continue to add deals as I find them.
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Deer Ray and other fine folks- talk me out of buying a 945. My existing watch is dying and was planning on waiting for the 955 – but the 945@399 seems like a pretty dang good deal and instant gratification thanks to prime shipping.
Yeah, the 945 at $399 is a very solid deal for sure. Though, I’d be slightly more inclined to get the FR945 LTE for $50 more, even if you have no LTE plans, as it’s still receiving notable firmware updates/features, and is seen as a different generation than the FR945 base
It’ll basically come down to REI listing them. At this point, they have listed them (kinda surprising to be honest). In much the same way that the new Garmin RCT715 isn’t showing as listed yet either for REI. If it does, it’d actually be considered on sale here too.
CompetitiveCyclist.com also does 20% off sales usually around now (not yet though), but they usually exclude all Tacx items.
Zwift Store has a clearance sale with Elite Direto XR for $600, Suito-T for $480, and Sterzo for $75. Also if you prefer wheel-on, the KICKR Snap is $300. See
REI has the Garmin 66i GPS with InReach on sale for 20% off – $600 list less $150.
I don’t think I have seen the 66i on-sale before.
Maybe I should have waited to buy my Saris now instead of the March sale. 🙁
Ray, with the 30% off discount, and the state/saturation of the higher end trainer market, does this mean that Saris might be exiting?
REI lists the Kickr Climb at $700 thus a 20% discount is $560. Seems like the retail price jumped from $599 to $699 very recently. That’s a 17% jump. Kind of odd.
I was thinking the same thing. Conditions don’t seem to exclude someone else discounting them:
“Rebate may not be combined with any other offer directly from Garmin.”
Would love to hear if they stack.
Hacking this comment thread for help – @Ray, IIRC the last Peloton bikes you bought you either went crazy in a Vegas hotel room with a multitool or had it delivered in Germany and then rode back to Amsterdam: are those the only options to get a bike in a non officially open country (in my case, France)?
Sadly still the only options. The CEO recently announced further planned international expansion, but no clear timelines on that, or to which countries. 🙁
I am in the market for a new Garmin watch. I got my old 935 in similar deal. But the watches these days…, i am not excited. They are showing their age, they will most likely not receive any major updates and I guess we will see a major push feature wise with the new models in June/July. Prices on the old watches are high even with these discounts, considering the hardware itself is most likely less than 50 $ and all the development has surely been written off completely over the time. It feels not completely right, more like “milking” it. 945 might be okay but 399 still feels very expensive for such an old model.
it looks like the rumors were right and there might be a new Forerunner coming soon after all.
On an unrelated note – will we see a review of DJI Action 2? I know that you always refer to it as a dumpster fire of a camera, but surely it can’t be that bad in every aspect.
I don’t suspect I’ll do a full review of the DJI Action 2 at this point. But I do have a few small follow-up videos that I show recently on it, that I just need to finish editing (almost done actually).
I still don’t recommend it. Even at $199 (a price far below the current price), I’d struggle to recommend it.
Yup, same. I refuse to buy any device that still uses microUSB. Garmin finally got around to updating the Varia to USB-C – I gotta hope the 540/840/1040 are only a few weeks away.
That’s a tough one. I could see it going either way. Historically we have seen $150 off sales for BF for the Fenix lineup (which Epix falls under). But whether or not the decide to do that this fall would really depend on how they’re doing in terms of not just stock/sales for the Fenix/Epix lineup, but also how they’re doing for chipsets/supplies to make other units. If things are tight, they might not put these devices on sale if people are going to buy them anyway.
Just pulled the trigger on the 945 LTE. I didn’t want to wait for the 955 as they are going to be more expensive than $449, I paid for the 945 LTE. The 945 LTE is not that old to stop receiving updates. I am going to keep it unless 955 is too compelling and not too expensive.
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Deer Ray and other fine folks- talk me out of buying a 945. My existing watch is dying and was planning on waiting for the 955 – but the 945@399 seems like a pretty dang good deal and instant gratification thanks to prime shipping.
Yeah, the 945 at $399 is a very solid deal for sure. Though, I’d be slightly more inclined to get the FR945 LTE for $50 more, even if you have no LTE plans, as it’s still receiving notable firmware updates/features, and is seen as a different generation than the FR945 base
Any idea if the tacx motion plates will be included in any deals soon? Thanks.
It’ll basically come down to REI listing them. At this point, they have listed them (kinda surprising to be honest). In much the same way that the new Garmin RCT715 isn’t showing as listed yet either for REI. If it does, it’d actually be considered on sale here too.
CompetitiveCyclist.com also does 20% off sales usually around now (not yet though), but they usually exclude all Tacx items.
Currys in the UK had the Venu 1 for 70 quid in stores last week or so. Mate got one but sadly I was too slow…
20% off of Bontrager Wavecell helmets at REI using ANNIV22 coupon if you are a member.
Just in time after a crash on my MTB
Question: is it time to replace my Fenix 5? I feel like the distance is markedly off from routes that I create on Strava and record on my iPhone.
Zwift Store has a clearance sale with Elite Direto XR for $600, Suito-T for $480, and Sterzo for $75. Also if you prefer wheel-on, the KICKR Snap is $300. See
link to zwift.com
Garmin Canada sent a promo email with a bunch of sale items: link to garmin.com
REI has the Garmin 66i GPS with InReach on sale for 20% off – $600 list less $150.
I don’t think I have seen the 66i on-sale before.
Maybe I should have waited to buy my Saris now instead of the March sale. 🙁
Ray, with the 30% off discount, and the state/saturation of the higher end trainer market, does this mean that Saris might be exiting?
No, I don’t think they’re exiting. My guess is they’ve just got a massive glut of inventory they want to simmer down a bit.
Interesting catch on the 66i, I’ll get it added in.
REI lists the Kickr Climb at $700 thus a 20% discount is $560. Seems like the retail price jumped from $599 to $699 very recently. That’s a 17% jump. Kind of odd.
Any idea why?
Huh, that is odd. Good catch. Not sure why. Perhaps some specific part in there has shot up in price since.
Garmin lists a mail in rebate on their website for certain products. I’m about to find out if they are stackable with REI’s discount.
I was thinking the same thing. Conditions don’t seem to exclude someone else discounting them:
“Rebate may not be combined with any other offer directly from Garmin.”
Would love to hear if they stack.
Hacking this comment thread for help – @Ray, IIRC the last Peloton bikes you bought you either went crazy in a Vegas hotel room with a multitool or had it delivered in Germany and then rode back to Amsterdam: are those the only options to get a bike in a non officially open country (in my case, France)?
Sadly still the only options. The CEO recently announced further planned international expansion, but no clear timelines on that, or to which countries. 🙁
I am in the market for a new Garmin watch. I got my old 935 in similar deal. But the watches these days…, i am not excited. They are showing their age, they will most likely not receive any major updates and I guess we will see a major push feature wise with the new models in June/July. Prices on the old watches are high even with these discounts, considering the hardware itself is most likely less than 50 $ and all the development has surely been written off completely over the time. It feels not completely right, more like “milking” it. 945 might be okay but 399 still feels very expensive for such an old model.
Any chance the Garmin Varia RTL515 Radar Tail Light will be replaced soon with an updated, improved model? I don’t see the value of the 715 for me.
Not sure there.
fenix 6 for $299 on Amazon should be listed, I think.
link to amazon.com
Very solid deal. Just added in. Thanks!
Fenix 6 is back to $700+ on Amazon. This is what I get for not checking DCR earlier in the week.
Hi Ray,
it looks like the rumors were right and there might be a new Forerunner coming soon after all.
On an unrelated note – will we see a review of DJI Action 2? I know that you always refer to it as a dumpster fire of a camera, but surely it can’t be that bad in every aspect.
I don’t suspect I’ll do a full review of the DJI Action 2 at this point. But I do have a few small follow-up videos that I show recently on it, that I just need to finish editing (almost done actually).
I still don’t recommend it. Even at $199 (a price far below the current price), I’d struggle to recommend it.
Ugh, that’s a good deal on the 1030. Sure wish I knew when the rumored 1040 was coming out…lol.
Yup, same. I refuse to buy any device that still uses microUSB. Garmin finally got around to updating the Varia to USB-C – I gotta hope the 540/840/1040 are only a few weeks away.
I Think 1040 has come out.
The DJ Mavic 3 hyperlink links to your review of the DJI Mavic 2 Zoom.
Doh, thanks!
Hmm. Was hoping to pick up the Garmin Epix at a Black Friday sale for a few hundred off. Now i wonder if will even be on sale.
That’s a tough one. I could see it going either way. Historically we have seen $150 off sales for BF for the Fenix lineup (which Epix falls under). But whether or not the decide to do that this fall would really depend on how they’re doing in terms of not just stock/sales for the Fenix/Epix lineup, but also how they’re doing for chipsets/supplies to make other units. If things are tight, they might not put these devices on sale if people are going to buy them anyway.
?? The Garmin 6 is on sale 38% off. The 6S is only discounted 9%!! What gives??
In this case, the $300 sale is basically just an Amazon sale. Meaning, Amazon has a boatload of inventory, and is doing their own dance.
I was also planning on waiting for the new forerunner 955, but this is tempting. Any idea when/if a new forerunner 955 will be coming out?
June 1, they are going to make it public.
And the sale must be reducing inventory. My probe of Amazon has the F6 at -10% now.
I just read that the GoPro Hero 10 Black with spare battery and dual charger is $399 at Amazon.
There is a FR 745 at € 341,99 on TradeInn
Garmin’ s Vivoactive 4 silver face is on sale at Amazon foe $235. Price goes up to $280 for the black version.
Just pulled the trigger on the 945 LTE. I didn’t want to wait for the 955 as they are going to be more expensive than $449, I paid for the 945 LTE. The 945 LTE is not that old to stop receiving updates. I am going to keep it unless 955 is too compelling and not too expensive.
First non-trainer-based power meter. Thank you!
FYI, the REI link for the POWRLNK pedals is broken.
Any Father’s Day deals on Trainers, this year?