Heads up – Massive Black Friday Deals List is Live!!! The Garmin Fenix 8 is $250 off (even the Fenix 8 Pro is $100 off!), the Apple Watch Ultra 3 is on sale, the Garmin inReach Mini 2 is $249, the GoPro Hero 13 Black, DJI NEO, and a ton of other brands/deals, including Wahoo, Oura, Whoop, Polar, Samsung, Google, and more than 100 sports tech deals here!
Here’s your complete guide to sports tech deals, sorted by category and updated constantly throughout the day, often hourly with new deals.
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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.
We did see lower just back in July, at $199. So I'd probably hold out a bit more here. Assuming that happens, you can't beat this watch at this price point (heck,not even at $226 either).
Perhaps this deal will get better, but right now at $20 off...nah. Given the price of the Garmin Epix Pro has flirted into the $429 range a bit over the past few days (and is a vastly better watch), this needs to drop down closer to $299 to be worth picking up during Black Friday pricing.
These are the just-released AirPod Pro 3, with optical heart rate sensors in them. These are my daily-driver headphones these days, and even more notably, the heart rate accuracy is incredibly good in these.
This is the first major sale for the Apple Watch SE 3, which came out just 2 months ago. It's essentially Apple's 'budget' offering, yet it still has all the same software features as a higher-end Apple Watch Series 11, as long as the hardware permits.
This is the first time we've seen the Apple Watch Ultra 3 on sale, and given it's $100 off, that tends to be the typical sale price for the holidays/Black Friday for the current/just-released version.
This is a great price for this watch. Note though that technically speaking, this is a price reduction (took effect Nov 14th following the launch of the Pace 4). Most companies would first call it a sale, then make that sale price the new price as a price reduction. But COROS often beats to a different drum. Kudos on being upfront about the reduction though!
This is a great price for this watch. Note though that technically speaking, this is a price reduction (took effect Nov 14th following the launch of the Pace 4). Most companies would first call it a sale, then make that sale price the new price as a price reduction. But COROS often beats to a different drum. Kudos on being upfront about the reduction though!
These is the new model just released this past summer with stronger anti-scratch resistance (I even dragged it down a textured concrete pool desk, lens-down, to show this).
⚡ This is (by far) the lowest price we've seen on this watch to date. This is their first full smartwatch focused on kids activity tracking and gamification.
⚡ 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.
If you're looking for a simple and inexpensive activity tracker, you won't go wrong with a Fitbit (or this Inspire 3). It's got literally all the same software features in the Fitbit app as a higher-end Google Pixel Watch or other Fitbit device, except...just tiny.
⚡ This is Garmin's newest kids-focused and LTE connected smart watch. Our three daughters have been using it for about two months now, after using the original Bounce 1 for years. This is a *massive* upgrade over the Bounce 1, both in features/hardware, but frankly also battery life. My review should be up next week, but if you've got any questions drop them in the comments below.
This is the activity tracker that both of our oldest daughters have used for years (age 8 & 9), as well as most of their friends now. They/we all like it. Check out my full in-depth review for all my thoughts. That said, the new Bounce 2 came out two months ago, and while my review isn't out yet, it's a far better product. But, quite a bit more too. The TLDR on that review will be that it's the best kids smartwatch/tracker to date (for both parents and kids), but obviously will cost you $100 more.
This is Garmin's premier line of diving watches, which is based on the Fenix 7 seies, rather than the Fenix 8 series. Still, it's by far one of the most capable dive+everything else watches on the market.
Garmin Descent MK3i (Dive watch with air integration) - $250 off!
This is Garmin's premier line of diving watches, which is based on the Fenix 7 seies, rather than the Fenix 8 series. Still, it's by far one of the most capable dive+everything else watches on the market. The 'i' version (MK3i) means that you can connect it to an air tank monitor transmitter pod.
This is the lowest price we've seen on this to date. The Enduro 3 is simply the Fenix 8 with a MIP/Solar display (but without the scuba or voice calling features). It gets all the Fenix 8 features and updates otherwise.
⚡⚡⚡ This is a fantastic deal. By far the lowest price we've seen this! The Epix Pro has a flashlight which the regular Epix lacks, plus the newer Garmin Elevate Gen5 optical HR sensor with ECG support.
⚡⚡⚡ This is a fantastic deal. By far the lowest price we've seen this! The Epix Pro has a flashlight which the regular Epix lacks, plus the newer Garmin Elevate Gen5 optical HR sensor with ECG support. Note: Availability on this deal fluctuates, just keep checking back, I'm sure it'll pop back again (it always does).
⚡⚡ If you wanted the battery life of a Fenix MIP series without the cost of a Fenix 8, this is basically your best deal. Plus, unlike the base Fenix 7 series, the Pro series includes the flashlight and Gen5 HR sensor with ECG.
⚡ If you wanted the battery life of a Fenix MIP series without the cost of a Fenix 8, this is basically your best deal. Plus, unlike the base Fenix 7 series, the Pro series includes the flashlight and Gen5 HR sensor with ECG.
⚡⚡ This is very unexpected, and is an Amazon-specific deal, not a Garmin-supported one. Thus, I expect it won't last more than minutes/hours. Grab it while you can! [Update: This keeps fluttering back and forth, just keep checking!]
⚡ The Fenix 8 keeps getting all the new software features of the Fenix 8 Pro that was launched two months ago. Setting aside that Fenix 8 Pro which gained LTE & Satellite Messaging, this is otherwise the most capable sports watch on the market.
⚡ The Fenix 8 keeps getting all the new software features of the Fenix 8 Pro that was launched two months ago. Setting aside that Fenix 8 Pro which gained LTE & Satellite Messaging, this is otherwise the most capable sports watch on the market.
As a general rule, the Fenix E is the watch that literally nobody is buying, and makes no sense at higher prices. The hardware is simply the Epix Gen 2 with Fenix stamped on it. That watch is going for $400, though I expect we'll see it down to $300 over Black Friday. However, one *KEY* difference with the Fenix E, is that it includes all of the software features of the newer Fenix 8, whereas the Epix Gen 2 doesn't get all the new software features. Otherwise, save your $200.
⚡ This is (by far) the lowest price on the Forerunner 265, which was recently replaced by the Forerunner 570 (but at nearly twice this price). What's fascinating about this sale price, is it's well beyond the usual sale prices for Garmin for this product. This pricing is 100% an Kansas-themed 'Hello!' to COROS and their just released COROS Pace 4 at $249.
The Foreurnner 55 is a great option if you simply don't want to spend a ton, but still want a super-capable runners watch (and general activity/sleep tracking watch). I've heard a lot of you get it for teenagers that run, as a great/inexpensive way to track their runs, and still be a good everyday watch.
⚡ This is the lowest price to date on the Forerunner 965, which is logical given the Forerunner 970 came out this past spring (which essentialy adds a flashlight and some other running metrics/features).
⚡ This is a very unexpected sale, just launched, on this very new watch, which is Garmin's top of the line Forerunner watch with virtually all the same software features as the Fenix 8 (but in a plastic case and without the diving features).
The Instinct 3 series came out earlier this year, with both an AMOLED and Solar variants. The big upgrade over the previous editions is the inclusion of the flashlight in all sizes, and a massive ugprade of sports features.
The Instinct 3 series came out earlier this year, and the Solar edition in particular has 'unlimited' battery life in certain scenarios. The big upgrade over the previous editions is the inclusion of the flashlight in all sizes, and a massive ugprade of sports features.
⚡ The Garmin Venu 4 just came out two months ago, and one of the big ticket features is the LED flashlight built-in. However, it's also got a ton of other new features, as Garmin merged the codebase with the Forerunner/Fenix series, resulting in a boatload of added things like Training Readiness, Acute Load, and more.
⚡ This is the lowest price we've seen on the newest product in the entire Garmin Holiday 2025 sale lineup. This is basically a blend of a Forerunner 970, Venu 4, and Fenix 8...but super thin. It's argueably one of the best deals here at $599, though, Garmin is still clearly trying to figure out the right pricing to drive purchases.
⚡ This is the first time we've seen the Vivoactive 6 on sale, which is essentially a Venu 4, but without the voice/calling/ECG features (and a few other tidbits). It's probably one of the best deals in Garmin's lineup (sale or otherwise).
The newer Pixel Watch 4 came out back in October. I see the Pixel Watch 4 as a pretty substantial hardware upgrade over the Pixel Watch 3, notably due to satellite SOS, as well as a user-replaceable battery.
⚡The Pixel Watch 4 LTE includes satellite SOS connectivity, even if you don't activate a cellular plan on it. I'd strongly recommend getting the LTE version for $50 more, to future-proof you a bit there (or, to save your bacon in the woods).
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%.
If you're looking for a good solid high-quality strap, that does both ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart, for a reasonable price...look no further than the Polar H9
This is a very solid deal. It's got virtually all the software features of Suunto's higher-end watches (minus the app store), and just came out this past May.
While the new Suunto Vertical 2 just came out a month ago, if you wanted to stock-up on MIP-based display watches before they disappear, here's your chance. This is also the lowest price we've ever seen on the Vertical 1, which is otherwise still a very soild watch.
Looking for a smart trainer, indoor bike, or related gear? That’s all here. This includes things like smart trainer fans, accessories for smart trainers like rocker plates and plenty more!
This is Elite's previous-gen trainer, but it's still a reliable workhorse. This bundle is paired with the Zwift Cog/Click, though, you can also buy it without a cassette for the same price.
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. It's one of the ones in my rotation.
This is the go-to sales price for the NEO 2T, though has become more frequent over the past year. It's still an incredible trainer, and is the top-end non-moving trainer from Garmin/Tacx.
⚡ This is the lowest price we've seen to date on the Tacx NEO 3M, and finally takes it down to a semi-logical price (compared to it's competitors). This is a good buy, and obviously, given it's only a year old, I definitely don't expectany sort of new version of this anytime soon (the last NEO series unit was about 5 years between versions).
This is another very popular fan that people use for indoor training/cycling, especially due to inclusion of the remote and remote holder to clasp on your handlebars.
This simulates the up and down motion on Wahoo KICKR trainers moving your bike up and down. Also, there's virtually no product except SNAP, that Wahoo likes to put on sale more. Wouldn't be a sale around here unless this thing was discounted.
⚡ This is a very solid deal for this bike, and the lowest price to date. I actually like the KICKR BIKE SHIFT more than the higher-end KICKR BIKE V2/Pro, mainly because it's both quiter, and seems to be more resillient to issues (less complex design).
⚡ ⚡ This is a very very good deal, for the KICKR CORE 2 that just came out two months ago. My full review was just published last week after an absolute boatlod of riding, and even buying an extra unit to validate things. This model is the one with the Zwift Cog/Click, whereas the 11sp cassette model is also the same price.
⚡ ⚡ This is a very very good deal, for the KICKR CORE 2 that just came out two months ago. My full review was just published last week after an absolute boatlod of riding, and even buying an extra unit to validate things. This model is the one with the Zwift Cog/Click, whereas the 11sp cassette model is also the same price.
⚡This is actually the lowest price we've ever seen on the KICKR V6. Wahoo says we won't see a new top-end KICKR this fall, with them instead focusing on the new KICKR Bike Pro, KICKR CORE 2, and all their new bike computers/radar/etc...
Cycling Gear:
Got a bike? Then this section is for you. Everything from bike computers to bike lights and related. 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.
⚡The Favero Assioma Pro MX dual-sided power meter pedals deal is a no brainer. I use them in my testing constantly along with the PRO RS pedals. Note for US folks: Favero does include all taxes and tarrifs in the price.
⚡The Favero Assioma Pro RS dual-sided power meter pedals having their first sale yet. This deal is a no brainer. I use them in my testing, and will likely pick up another set in this sale. Note for US folks: Favero does include all taxes and tarrifs in the price.
⚡This is a very solid deal, and is still one of the best bike computers Garmin has ever made, especially when you look at the battery side of things (it lasts far longer than the Edge 1050).
⚡At $249, it's pretty much impossible to beat this deal in terms of bike computers. There's no competitive option that beats it on features/battery/etc at this price, or frankly anywhere near it. Sure, it doesn't have a touchscreen, but it's not as bad as it used to be (I did a stint on it this winter for a week or so, and was fine).
⚡⚡This 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. And notably, lower than the Edge 540 without solar (which is kinda silly, but hey, win for us!).
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/COROS/Hammerhead/Wahoo bike computers.
This is Garmin's standalone radar+taillight option, and $149 is pretty much the standard sale-price. Even despite all the new radars out there, this remains the most accurate option on the market. Now, only if Garmin would just re-release it with USB-C. C'Mon Garmin...maybe next year?
This is the first time this product has been on sale, since launching last spring. I'd argue it could have used a $100 off sale...but hey...they don't consult me.
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.
This is last year's model. And sure, the Action 6 came out 48 hours ago, but honestly, the initial rection hasn't been kind there. I just started testing it, so more to come very shortly.
Look, don't buy this drone. This is the drone that never should have left the napkin at the lunch table at DJI's HQ. The unit breaks easily (as I, and many others found out), and doesn't really do anything super well. Literally, buy any other DJI drone except htis one...you're welcome.
⚡ This is a great little drone as your first drone, especially for sports usage, where it'll do an astonishing job following you (running, cycling, etc...). And, you can crash it a gazillion times without any problem.
NOTE: This is not sold by DJI directly via Amazon. DJI itself is NOT selling the OSMO 360 in the US, and WILL NOT support/repair it in the US. That said, it's a solid deal if you're ok with those risks.
This is GoPro's budget option, which includes a full color touchscreen on the back as well. The main benefit is it's super small, but note it's not quite in the same quality ballpark as their higher-end cameras. If you want size and GoPro ecosystem on a budget, this is an option. But with the DJI Action 4 just $20 more than $199, that offers notably better quality.
This has become one of my favorite drones, given it's tiny size (fits in my running shorts pockets) and ease of use. Plus, you can crash the crap out of it (hundreds of times for me and my wife) without any issues. This combo includes an extra battery and fast charger.
⚡ This is a solid deal on a solid drone, and one of the two main ones I use when taking videos of myself hiking or running. This includes the two extra batteries as well as the fast charger (so 3 batteries total).
⚡ This just came out this past August, and is a great little unit. The pod isn't quite as tiny as the Go 3S, but the features and quality are a huge step up (especially the removable MicroSD card).
This is one of the best 360 action cams on the market, alongside the GoPro Max 2 (both have their pros and cons, check out my full comparison guide linked).
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.
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Other site
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FeedBack Sports Pro Mechanic Bike Repair Stand - $50 Off
We use this stand for both any of the work we do on any of our bikes (well, except the cargo bike). Super quick and easy to take out when we need it. Note: Feedback Sports is a DC Rainmaker Partner
FeedBack Sports Pro Mechanic HD Bike Repair Stand - $55 Off
I've got this setup, andit's basically got almost everything I need for regular/daily bike maintenance across virtually all of my bikes. Plus, in theory I can keep things tidy in that carrying case....I mean, if I were to actually put all the tools back in it. Note: Feedback Sports is a DC Rainmaker Partner
The Garmin Inded BPM is Garmin's medically certified blood pressure monitor. It integrates directly into your Garmin Connect account. I use it on occasion as a comparison for wearables, and it works just fine (obviously it's already medically certified by the FDA, so I say 'works' here in the sense of usability/functionality/etc...).
⚡ This is the lowest price we've ever seen for this. 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 came out last fall, and is the second time this has been discounted, but now to the lowest price to date. The key difference with the new Plus model is that it adds the ability to send photos and voice messenges via satellite. I've used it a bit, and it's pretty cool because it makes it a lot faster to just say something rather than type it out, but the $499 price seemed excessive. $399 makes it slightly more palatable.
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.
These are the main gels I use when I don't need the bigger 90g ones. So for example doing something a bit shorter where I don't want to carry the bigger 90g packs (mainly running). Note: Precision Fuel & Hydration is a DC Rainmaker partner
Precision Fuel & Hydration PF90 Energy Gels 10pkg - 15% OFF
I primarily use these 90g packs on all my adventures, roughly doing 90g/hour for cycling/trail running/hiking/etc... Note: Precision Fuel & Hydration is a DC Rainmaker partner
This is the main drink mix that both myself and my wife use. Note: Precision Fuel & Hydration is a DC Rainmaker partner
Euro Deals!
What’s that? You’re not in the US and still want a deal? No problem! Note that 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. I generally try and just distill it down to one.
There are no deals currently.
DCR Random Gadget List:
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!
Product
Sale Price
Amazon
Sale Notes
Adobe Creative Cloud Pro (12 Months) - $389 off (50% off!)
As a side note, you can cancel and take advantage of this. Which, is precisely what I did when I realized my existing plan was gonna be stupid expensive. In any case, I use the Adobe Creative Cloud Pro suite for a lot of what I do.
⚡ 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.
This 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). I'm wearring them as I wrote this post too.
We have more Nest cam's than I can count. No really, we have half a dozen at the DCR Cave alone, plus more at home. We love them. Nest Cam's really only go on sale about 1-2x per year.
⚡ 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!
Ooni Karu 12 Multi-Fuel Outdoor Pizza Oven - $120 off
I use the Fyra 12 (with wood pellets), and love it. The Karu 12 is essentialyl the newer version of that, and there's both a gas-only version, and a multi-fuel option (gas or wood). Love it!
SanDisk 1-4TB Extreme PRO Portable External SSD - 30% off
⚡This is one of the two the high speed drives types I use to store the footage I'm actively video editing. I typically buy the 2TB and 4TB ones, and then eventually offload the footage onto a NAS array when I'm done.
Sony Alpha 7 IV Full-frame Mirrorless Camera w/ 28-70mm Zoom - $400 offThis is the main camera I use for still photography and video b-roll. I semi-recently wrote about all the photography gear I use, linked at side here.
I have bigger Synology NAS units at the DCR Studio/Office, but I also have a smaller unit (this one) that I use to keep various piles of data here too. I like the Synology stuff, as it's generally quite dependable.
I’ll continue to add deals as I find them.
DCR Buyers Guide & Gear I Use:
Finally, I’ve also put together a bit of a ‘Gear I Use’ store on Amazon, which consolidates all the products I use most often, or some recommendations, into one easy to click Amazon storefront. This includes both sports tech items, non-tech sports items (like my running shoes), around-the-house/cave tech, and even The Girl’s sports/non-sports tech items. Just whack the image below or this link here, to dive into it:
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I’m a little surprised you don’t have the Stages SB20 for $1799.99 on here. Feels like a steal to me (I’m very close to pulling the trigger). link to stagescycling.com
Might want to warn customers that these Black Friday deals are great and all, but, don’t expect to see the device until some time next year.
I think I finally got my Fly12 in August of ’21 after the ’20 Black Friday special. Maybe that was all covid/supply line issues, but it was still a bit of a blunder.
Not exactly sure where to put this question, but any plans to review the Garmin Bounce, the new kids smartwatch they just released? 6/9 year olds are starting to get longer proverbial leashes, and a GPS watch that’ll allow texting and tell me where they are is the kind of thing we “need”.
Yup! Definitely. Probably out tomorrow. Which, I know I said a few days ago, but I’m legit close now. We’ve been using them (as a family) for a few weeks now. And it’ll include notes from a 5yo/6yo/40yo’s wearing/thoughts point of view. ;)
Definitely debating between a Bounce and a lower end running watch for a 10 year old who runs 5Ks. They are petite, so the Bounce may fit better. But in 1.5 years, they will be in junior high cross country. Love to hear your insights.
I already have one as a xmas gift for my son, but looking for some real world usage reviews to determine if we stick with it or go another direction for his gifts.
Surely the Garmin In-Reach has no market remaining since this functionality is coming to all Smart Phones now?
Also the Fitbit Inspire revs 2&3 are going for less than half price on Amazon since the rev4 came out. The 3 in particular is 2022 tech, that has just been bumped by a revision that has no obvious changes or upgrades.
Actually, the opposite – it’s raised interest in the segment.
Keep in mind, the new Apple satellite features* are currently emergency SOS, not status updates to friends/family following along. Also, they’re highly limited to just a few countries, and even within that, specific attitudes, and finally, also more limited in mountain/coverage area due to the differences with Iridium satellites.
Don’t get me wrong – long term, they’ll appeal, but we’re talking 3-5 years at least.
Cellular connectivity on the Apple Watch Ultra is region specific. There are three models (regional) listed on Apple’s website. Buying online does not guarantee that the model specific to your region.
I generally start them on the Monday before Black Friday, as for the most part, prior to then they’re kinda blah (at best). The Europe deals tend to reach peak-goodness around Friday/Saturday of Black Friday. Whereas the US side has shifted more towards better earlier deals.
Hoping to see a discount on the Garmin Edge 1040 / Edge 1040 Solar. Looks like they just want to clear out the old 1030+, and I expect imminent release of 540 and 840.
Yeah, it’s not currently on Garmin’s approved sale last, but, as usual, that rarely ever stops Amazon from getting drunk over Black Friday weekend and dancing to their own beat. Just depends on whether they have bulked up enough inventory to take the 6-month MAP ban, that would follow.
It’s not a bad deal. The NEO 2SE is great (I currently use the base NEO 2 at home as my main trainer, and the SE simply adds in slightly better axle support). The 50% off isn’t exactly true, as itnormally hovers around 800-1000, when it’s in stock (which also fluctuates).
They’ve generally done something (last year it was ~$90 off the dual, the year prior it was $130 off), usually tied to Black Friday specifically (from Thursday). No idea what they’re doing this year yet though, if anything.
Is it wise to buy a reconditioned Kickr Bike v1 from wahoo? It is quite a bit cheaper, but am I taking a significant risk of maintenance problems in a year or two’s time? Thank you.
I plan to. Seriously, if I get the right deal over Black Friday, it’s on my (wife-approved) list to buy for our home shed/garage. My reasoning versus V2 (keeping in mind I’m finishing up the V2 review, waiting while Wahoo digs into some newfound accuracy issues)
A) The only practical difference is the V2 has WiFi and Direct Connect (sure, there are some very minor internal things, but the only meaningful thing here is the addition of WiFi)
B) I don’t have any dropout issues in my shed, in fact, if anything, I’d have issues with WiFi connectivity. So BT/ANT+ is perfectly fine for me.
C) I know that many of the V2 changes are actually inside V1, as running changes (not WiFi, but most of the ‘quality increase’ changes have been made over the last 2 years already
D) I’m willing to pay basically half-price for this (half-price in comparison to the $4K retail price of V2)
E) It’s still covered by the same warranty, and frankly, if there is any sort of major issues, they’ll come they’d probably just give you a V2
F) I have no issues buying a reconditioned one either, because again, same warranty. And these bikes go back to the same factory half the time anyways.
That’s my thoughts. I don’t usually advocate for buying older stuff when newer stuff is out, mainly because I think you often miss-out on things down the road. But there’s been such little software innovation in the smart bike/trainer features realm, that it’s not something I’m worried about (whereas watches and bike computes still see tons of innovation).
You think the kickr v1 on sale is a better bike/deal then the stages bike at 1799? Do you mind saying why? I am trying to decide between the two and 1799 seems like such a good deal.
Now that things are on a level playing field, the KICKR Bike V1 at $1,999 vs Stages Bike at $1,799.
Main reasons I’d go KICKR Bike there:
A) Up & Down simulation with built-in KICKR CLIMB (this is the big one)
B) I prefer the movement of the KICKR Bike (a bit of give/flex forward/back, the SB20 has zero give/flex)
C) KICKR Bike has multi-channel Bluetooth (not a big deal for most, but I value it)
D) KICKR Bike has better ERG mode accuracy
E) Small shifting display built-in, so you know what gear you’re on without having to have your phone there
F) Downhill drive simulation
Z) I personally prefer the KICKR Bike Look over the bulky Stages Bike look, but that’s a personal visual preference.
Now, that said, there’s no doubt that Stages has a far longer history of building indoor bikes. They make Wahoo look like toddlers. As such, we’ve essentially seen almost no teething issues on the hardware side from them (some software issues, yes, but I think all solved these days, save ERG mode consistency). Whereas Wahoo has had hardware teething issues. Still, balancing all those things, given the price are roughly equal, I’d go KICKR Bike.
This isn’t meant to be a complete comparison – for example, Stages has things like extra shifters you can buy, a nice place to stick your phone, two USB ports versus 1, a place for your tablet too, and on and on. But again, for me and what I value personally, at the same price, I’d go KICKR Bike.
Would I be correct in thinking that if the use case is for multiple (3-4 in my case) users that the adjust ability of the SB20 would tilt the decision in favor of that bike? Seems like there were many reports of seat post slipping on the Kickr and if our household is changing heights every day that would be a big pain point. Otherwise I’d love to go for the Kickr for the climb function.
I’d go with the KICKR CORE, for the following reasons:
A) Ability to pair KICKR CLIMB down the road
B) Generally the best accuracy of that bunch
C) Multi-channel Bluetooth
D) Totally silent (Suito/Direto are quiet, but not same level, and Flux nowhere near that)
Do keep in mind that some of that (some Suito/Direto) do include cassettes, whereas CORE you need to buy that (about $50-$60 usually). Not a big deal, but just a minor FYI.
I own an original KICKR. I ride with noise cancelling Beats Fit Pro earbuds, run 2 fans and watch TV whiile riding. Do you think that the latest KICKR Core’s lower noise level will be noticeable to me? The drivetrain and fans still make tons of noise.
Yeah, the difference between a KICKR V1 (from a decade ago), in noise, and a KICKR V5/V6 is massive. The main change occurred around the KICKR V4 (2018), when they made it silent, so if you wanted to save some cash, you could pickup the KICKR V5 (2020) which is $799 right now.
Your drivetrain will be louder than it, but, in theory, if your drivetrain is clean, it should be pretty quiet (quite than your fans, hopefully). I mean, I’m definitely not saying my drivetrain is clean all the time – I’m just saying in theory.
thank you very much, I’m in the same boat as the commenter.
Unfortunately, Elite Suito(-T) and Flux S seem to go for ~400-450 in Germany, while the Kickr CORE just always stays at 600, with 550,- as lowest-of-all-time, since they’re not really doing sales a lot in europe :( They even removed the refurbished Kickr Core for 500€ offer from their website just ahead of BF.
Do you think the 200€ extra is worth it? 400€ basically is my budget tbh :(
Got a Saris H3 for that, but it was faulty and I couldnt get a replacement
Hey Simon,
did you consider the Zwift Hub as an alternative? Maybe it’s a good middle ground between your current options.
I was long looking at different trainers from Elite for a cheapish direct-drive trainer, but didn’t pull the trigger last winter. For this winter, after reading Ray’s review I got a Zwift Hub instead. According to Ray basically as good as the Kickr, minus the compatibility to their add-ons, but for 499€ (Germany).
Bummer. I’ll leave them up for now. Typically we’ve seen REI inventory fluctuate a bit, so my guess is they’ll put an order in for more, and then hopefully light it up again. Though, we’ve also seen them casually go out of stock the last few days of the 20% off sale (for Wahoo stuff), and then magically at midnight it shows up back in stock again. :-/
May not help with affiliate links – but CostcoUS has garmin inreach for $299.99, 735 for $119.99, instinct 2 $249.99, Garmin 6 solar $439.99 (not as good as amazon right now), Fitbit Versa 4 $139.99
Also many competitive prices at Kohl’s on garmin fenix 6/s/x/solar and 7/s/x/+ plus you can earn $15 Kohl’s cash for every $50 spent – so that is like an extra $270 back in Kohl’s cash for Fenix 7x Sapphire Solar – Best Deal I have seen assuming you have other things at Koh’s to buy with the Kohl’s cash – also – limited time to use the Kohl’s cash.
Minor point – link to review for HRM-PRO Plus goes to the HRM-PRO one (which does nicely have have notice and link at top to the Plus review). Amazon sale link goes to correct item.
Yeah, somewhat surprised there as well. Or, they could be short on some specific component. Who knows.
Either way, I’d wait. Just let Uncle Amazon have a bit of wine over Thanksgiving and he has a long multi-year history of going off the rails with Black Frida weekend deals on Venu products, even if Garmin themselves don’t.
Ray gave the green light on this purchase in an earlier post. IT seems he expected the refurbished one to hit that price but you found a gem. I thank you for your post as I just grabbed one. I had the refurbished in my cart and that price is still listed as higher…which is surprising.
Here was Rays’ comment,
“I plan to. Seriously, if I get the right deal over Black Friday, it’s on my (wife-approved) list to buy for our home shed/garage. My reasoning versus V2 (keeping in mind I’m finishing up the V2 review, waiting while Wahoo digs into some newfound accuracy issues)
A) The only practical difference is the V2 has WiFi and Direct Connect (sure, there are some very minor internal things, but the only meaningful thing here is the addition of WiFi)
B) I don’t have any dropout issues in my shed, in fact, if anything, I’d have issues with WiFi connectivity. So BT/ANT+ is perfectly fine for me.
C) I know that many of the V2 changes are actually inside V1, as running changes (not WiFi, but most of the ‘quality increase’ changes have been made over the last 2 years already
D) I’m willing to pay basically half-price for this (half-price in comparison to the $4K retail price of V2)
E) It’s still covered by the same warranty, and frankly, if there is any sort of major issues, they’ll come they’d probably just give you a V2
F) I have no issues buying a reconditioned one either, because again, same warranty. And these bikes go back to the same factory half the time anyways.
That’s my thoughts. I don’t usually advocate for buying older stuff when newer stuff is out, mainly because I think you often miss-out on things down the road. But there’s been such little software innovation in the smart bike/trainer features realm, that it’s not something I’m worried about (whereas watches and bike computes still see tons of innovation).”
Thanks for this list! Almost bought a Garmin yesterday and now I see it’s cheaper on Amazon! Massage tool sites are also having sales and extended return windows. I’ve been watching for sidekick scrapers, and it’s the first sale of the year. Theragun/Hyperice are discounted, though Theragun had a better sale both in May and July.
This sort of discounting so quickly should be a warning.
It was the worst bit of electronics I’ve purchased in years and I returned mine because I couldn’t live with all the problems, but I know people want whatever is newest. If you are one of them, this might be the deal for you.
Waiting for the Favero Assioma Duo to go on sale. Also debating whether those are a better deal than the Single Sided Rally Pedals. I wouldn’t put the Assioma’s on my MTB, but I could switch the rally’s to my MTB pedal bodies. Although I’d be using only a single sided power meter vs dual. Tend to ride my road bike far more than the mtb. Appreciate the thoughts
1. yeah- a great deal on a very functional and capable ipad. So I bought one.
2. It crashed on me yesterday while using the MyWoosh app (which is pretty dang good for a free virtual cycling app). Contacted their customer support (yes, they have customer support). And, MyWoosh said that there’s not enough RAM in the iPad 9th Gen. 3Gb of RAM, and app requires 4Gb. The tech support person at MyWoosh said the are working on optimizing the app to expand their library of compatible devices. Oh- and they sent me my lost .fit file.
Hey Ray, that lifeline table you liked is a good deal at CRC and Wiggle. Plenty of good deals in UK atm: on Fenix 6 pros refurbed on amazon for £249 and also some deals on the 955 series from £360-420 or so on sportshoes with a code, if that is helpful.
Can someone fix a corrupted fit file for me?
Upload via mobile app failed, Garmin Express failed too and Manual upload failed as well…
FitRepairTool was unable to fix it, link to garmin.kiesewetter.nl is not reachable anymore and Garmin Support Center ran out of tips…
You might try GOTOES:link to gotoes.org. The intended use case is a bit different, but I have a device that generates a corrupted FIT file occasionally. I import it to GOTOES and then just export it without taking advantage of the tweaks that can be applied. Every corrupted file I uploaded has been returned in a form readable by Garmin Connect. YMMV. No ocnnection to GOTOES other than happy user.
That is an excellent tool what had been adopted by Garmin long time ago…
Unfortunately it allows export to GPX or CSV only and I need the corrected file in FIT, because it contains device info, etc….
Would you be so kind correcting the file for me?
If you could provide some email address, where I can send it…
Do you think there will be any deals on the Garmin 955? I have a 935 I want to upgrade and am a little tempted to get a Fenix 7 since that one is one sale, but not sure I want the extra weight of the Fenix when I am running and swimming. I am hoping somebody will do a deal on the 955.
I would not expect any FR955 deals, at least, not official ones.
Garmin has released their planned Black Friday deals, which, in the context of the US side anyways, is what they “approve”. In the US, if a retailer violates that approved list (even by a penny), they get a stock-hold for 6 months. Thus, virtually no retailer will violate that. The rest of the world considers this practice highly illegal, thus, any deals you see in other regions are just simply retailers dancing to their own beat.
However, the wild card is Amazon. Amazon will often play the game of making their own sale, and simply taking the stock-hold for 6 months. They just do the run-rate math and bulk-up with enough units ahead of time to cover them, and if they fall short, they can still fulfill through 3rd party sellers who do have stock.
Historically we have seen Amazon do some wild stuff over Black Friday in this realm. So it’s really anyone’s guess if whatever algorithms or humans at Amazon decide to pick the FR955 as one of their units to toy with. We’ve already seen them do this for some Fenix 7 SKU’s (stock-hold penalties are on a per-SKU basis).
The regular Suunto 9 Peak is now on sale straight from the Suunto EU website. It lands at €369,- which sounds pretty solid. The 5 Peak is offered for €199,- directly from Suunto.
By product is it won’t ship from a remote 3rd party warehouse so CO2 footprint remains moderate if that’s if any importance…
Generally speaking, all Amazon.de/NL purchases that are labeled as fulfilled by Amazon (which is pretty much anything I’d link to), are fulfilled here locally in the EU, and usually specifically the DE/NL warehouses.
If you’re in mainland EU, that’ll be pretty close. Whereas if you’re in Finland, that’d be closer – though perhaps they’ve got a distribution center in the Netherlands, I don’t remember one previously. Cheers!
I do think Suunto ships all from Finland. Reason to note is that Suunto is the first to be vocal/open on this subject which I can appreciate. Even in the BF madness that can be something to take into consideration.
On another topic… Have seen quite some prices increase over the last couple of weeks. That won’t be anything new but can be an indication on where some of the prices will eventually land somewhere at the end of this week.
Weird, I don’t see that listed – I just see regular prices. :-/
Those previous prices would surprise me, as Trisports would basically get in trouble from Garmin for a MAP violation on these products, which in turn would put them in a sticky situation as they’d get a 6-month ban from buying those units from Garmin. Whereas Amazon can ‘handle’ the MAP violation by simply buying 6-months worth of products ahead of time.
I got an email from Wahoo saying they had sale, Kickr bike $1999.00 click on the link and its $3999.00 Canadian wonder why its so much more in Canada than the USA? The Canadian exchange isn’t 50%.
According to my Canadian wife, Canadian law requires that all KICKR Bike’s be shipped with at least 50 gallons of Maple Syrup, which, both costs money for the wood-juice itself, but also the shipping of said juice.
RE: European
As for Europe, it looks like the Wahoo KICKR Bike GBP sales have clicked over today, so I’d expect to see EU sales soon. I have no idea why they’d do them on different days.
saw that, its 2199 pounds which is the same price as last sale several weeks ago, which translates to 2499€. i dont think we’ll see 2000euro, so i pulled the trigger for 2499€ ;)
Sigma has the kickr bike at £2199 and the 10% off code emailed out to previous customers stacks on top, to give £1979 which seems pretty good. Might even be worth our continental cousins making a trip to enjoy some virtual British cycling!
Can’t find any deal below 2499€ for the Kickr bike at UE, but I’ve found the TACX Neo Bike for 2.200€ aprox. I’m not sure if go for the Tacx or maybe we’ll see further discounts for the Kickr…
Yeah, I’d agree. Either way, I’m willing to wait a day or so. Obviously, everyone in the US is doing the Turkey thing today. So no answer today, and who knows if at all tomorrow.
As for ZCycle, I haven’t done any in-house testing on it. I’ve poked at it slightly at trade shows, but, didn’t seem in the same league here.
The few Zbike reviews found online (mostly Italian and Spanish videos on Youtube) present it as a good smart bike with great value for money but with, understandably, a few shortcomings. The main ones seems to be:
– no freehub (the pedals keep turning with the flywheel)
– virtual gear shifters with no haptic feedback and significant actuation delay, which means it is easy to “overshoot” gear changes
Difficult to tell how hard it would be to get used to these or whether these are real show stopper.
For EU folks (and also I suppose US folks that didn’t buy earlier), the KICKR Bike V1 refurb units are down to 1,999EUR right now on Wahoo’s site. These come with a full warranty/etc.
Yesterday I picked up a Garmin Epix Gen2 (Sapphire/Black Carbongray Titanium #010-02582-30) from euro 1099 for 795 at Christ Watches. Today the price is back to over euro 1000. Not sure if it was an error (same price was online as in the physical shop I visited to pick it up), but worth to keep an eye on if the price drops again and you’re in the market for this model!
Oh man, I r-e-a-l-l-y want that Epix 2. But I should probably get a trainer since I don’t have one. Was going to get the Saris H3 but noticed the KICKR V5 is almost the same price. I’m glad I double-checked before pulling the trigger! Getting the KICKR! Thanks Ray!
There aren’t any specific in the Euro Deals! section yet.
Some, but not all deals from Amazon in the list wil work in Amazon EU (de, fr, it, co.uk, es, nl) as well.
In the comments there are a couple of good deals pointed out to Europe local deals like those from Sepp (Germany) right above your post. Or some others for UK. It’ll take you a little more time but still way less than finding them yourself in the internet.
I’m looking for a smartwatch for my wife that is able to connect to the HR (Wahoo) strap.
I have Wahoo Rival and I suggested this one, but she doesn’t like its look.
Ray,
re: the core body temp sensor you first mentioned hands on with in 2020 and nothing since. Specifically, the mention of a ‘bundle’ with an HRM. Since you have done EXTENSIVE HRM comparisons and testing but there has never been the mention of you using or hands on with the specific Cardiosport TP5 HRM, is it then assumed that the Cardiosport HRM is at least ‘good enough’? The only mention of cardiosport in your search is all 2012 stuff when it was built into clothing.
looking forward to the Garmin bounce review ASAP, we’re just buying a watch for our daughter and it’s between the Applewatch se (wife) and Garmin bounce(my preference). Saw your quick comments above, but I love the details. Thank you so much Ray!
There are many offers at bike-components.de
25% off Shimano Products witch code SHIMANO25 and many more. link to bike-components.de
If you come over 75 euros, you can still save on shipping costs with the code ORANGE25.
I found 2 great EU deals at lordgun.com (didn’t know the site before)
Garmin edge 1040 for 495 eur; first time I’ve seen it below 500
Garmin rally RS200 for 782 ( with coupon comp5), is the cheapest I could find in Europe.
I’d already ordered off Tredz a couple of days ago as I didn’t think it would go lower that £2199, but they’ve just price matched and refunded me the £200 :-)
Headwind fan also £184, cheapest I think I’ve seen it?
Doesn’t look like there’s any Black Friday Euro-love from Wahoo on the KICKR Bike though – still €2499 for EU despite the double UK price drop this week.
Hi Ray, great list and thanks for compiling.
For anyone (EU based), interested in the Lifeline trainer table the price has reduced to €60.53 on Wiggle as of late Friday.
Worth noting: Strava is going the opposite route. No Black Friday deals, not even the two fre bonus months of previous years. Instead: A MASSIVE PRICE INCREASE. Yearly membership in Europe has risen from 59,99 to 74,99 a year!
Hmm, I don’t see that. On my account, it shows it’ll renew at $59USD next March (in the account settings page).
Likewise, on one of my secondary test accounts (which isn’t Premium, but I use to occasionally validate things), I got a renewal offer on Friday for two months free if I buy 12 months. Total price there is 69EUR.
From the UK, I’m seeing 54.99 GBP with 2 months free which is about 64 Euros (lower than your test account) or 66 USD (higher than your main account), so goodness knows what the right price is!
I just noticed the FR955 Solar in Whitestone is listed at 10% off on Amazon, coming in at $540. I guess the hit to inventory is by SKU, so if they discount the white, then they are only penalized on White?
OK I had considered getting a Zwift Hub but so far missed when the 9 speed cassette was in stock. The Elite Direto XR seems similar or maybe just a bit better. My wife and I have similar road bikes (9speed) but we are still pretty novice bikers looking for some winter exercise perhaps with Zwift. Is the Direto XR a good choice for us? My thought was a direct drive would allow us to share more easily.
Looks like the KICKR Bike is now sold out everywhere. I was out of town during Black Friday so sadly couldn’t measure to see if this would fit in the office…
New offer for Wahoo Kickr bike for 2.365,50 € at link to indoorcycling.org
They sell the bike for 2.490,00 € and they have a 5% discount code (5PROZENT) which brings down the bike to 2.365,50.
I got the Garmin Fenix 6 Pro for $300 at Running Warehouse! Pretty happy, I think that’s an amazing deal. Only way I could upgrade to a Fenix from my Forerunner 245. The FR245 is a great running watch for sure, but very limited for hiking and trail running, I think.
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The price on Elite Suito looks weird.
Indeed, fixed!
The REI link for the Wahoo Powerlink Zero dual sided, point to the single sided.
Nice catch – fixed!
I’m a little surprised you don’t have the Stages SB20 for $1799.99 on here. Feels like a steal to me (I’m very close to pulling the trigger). link to stagescycling.com
But I should say, otherwise great list! Thanks as always for compiling it!
Was going to post the exact same sentiment. Surprised to not see it here and am sooo tempted.
Thanks! A good one! Just added it in.
I would say that it seems most companies are lighting up additional deals from Nov 21st, so that might be a consideration.
A whopping $20 off the same iPad on Amazon for Canadians. Incredible.
Cycliq have extrem Black Friday offer:
link to cycliq.com
Ordered new Fly 12 and 6 Bundle for 600 eur
Thanks – added in!
Might want to warn customers that these Black Friday deals are great and all, but, don’t expect to see the device until some time next year.
I think I finally got my Fly12 in August of ’21 after the ’20 Black Friday special. Maybe that was all covid/supply line issues, but it was still a bit of a blunder.
Cycliq says that this is from a different pile of in-stock stock. But…yeah.
Any deals on ASSIOMA DUO’s?
Updated buyers guides incoming?
Hoping to squeak one out in the next few days!
Not exactly sure where to put this question, but any plans to review the Garmin Bounce, the new kids smartwatch they just released? 6/9 year olds are starting to get longer proverbial leashes, and a GPS watch that’ll allow texting and tell me where they are is the kind of thing we “need”.
Yup! Definitely. Probably out tomorrow. Which, I know I said a few days ago, but I’m legit close now. We’ve been using them (as a family) for a few weeks now. And it’ll include notes from a 5yo/6yo/40yo’s wearing/thoughts point of view. ;)
Definitely debating between a Bounce and a lower end running watch for a 10 year old who runs 5Ks. They are petite, so the Bounce may fit better. But in 1.5 years, they will be in junior high cross country. Love to hear your insights.
Was this ever posted? I’m not seeing it, if so…
I already have one as a xmas gift for my son, but looking for some real world usage reviews to determine if we stick with it or go another direction for his gifts.
Surely the Garmin In-Reach has no market remaining since this functionality is coming to all Smart Phones now?
Also the Fitbit Inspire revs 2&3 are going for less than half price on Amazon since the rev4 came out. The 3 in particular is 2022 tech, that has just been bumped by a revision that has no obvious changes or upgrades.
Also Elite Direto in the UK is now £385 at Chain Reaction Cycles and Wiggle:
link to chainreactioncycles.com
Actually, the opposite – it’s raised interest in the segment.
Keep in mind, the new Apple satellite features* are currently emergency SOS, not status updates to friends/family following along. Also, they’re highly limited to just a few countries, and even within that, specific attitudes, and finally, also more limited in mountain/coverage area due to the differences with Iridium satellites.
Don’t get me wrong – long term, they’ll appeal, but we’re talking 3-5 years at least.
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Cellular connectivity on the Apple Watch Ultra is region specific. There are three models (regional) listed on Apple’s website. Buying online does not guarantee that the model specific to your region.
If you buy from Amazon, it’ll be for that particular region (e.g. Amazon.com for US, etc…).
Só few spots eurodeals?
I generally start them on the Monday before Black Friday, as for the most part, prior to then they’re kinda blah (at best). The Europe deals tend to reach peak-goodness around Friday/Saturday of Black Friday. Whereas the US side has shifted more towards better earlier deals.
Hoping to see a discount on the Garmin Edge 1040 / Edge 1040 Solar. Looks like they just want to clear out the old 1030+, and I expect imminent release of 540 and 840.
Yeah, it’s not currently on Garmin’s approved sale last, but, as usual, that rarely ever stops Amazon from getting drunk over Black Friday weekend and dancing to their own beat. Just depends on whether they have bulked up enough inventory to take the 6-month MAP ban, that would follow.
Wiggle in the UK have the Tacx Neo 2SE for £599 (claiming 50% off).
Is that a good deal?
It’s not a bad deal. The NEO 2SE is great (I currently use the base NEO 2 at home as my main trainer, and the SE simply adds in slightly better axle support). The 50% off isn’t exactly true, as itnormally hovers around 800-1000, when it’s in stock (which also fluctuates).
But I think 599 is pretty good.
Ray,
Any upcoming Favero black Friday deals?
Amazon De has 530 for 210e, 30% and edge explore 2 for 245e, 30%
They’ve generally done something (last year it was ~$90 off the dual, the year prior it was $130 off), usually tied to Black Friday specifically (from Thursday). No idea what they’re doing this year yet though, if anything.
Is it wise to buy a reconditioned Kickr Bike v1 from wahoo? It is quite a bit cheaper, but am I taking a significant risk of maintenance problems in a year or two’s time? Thank you.
I plan to. Seriously, if I get the right deal over Black Friday, it’s on my (wife-approved) list to buy for our home shed/garage. My reasoning versus V2 (keeping in mind I’m finishing up the V2 review, waiting while Wahoo digs into some newfound accuracy issues)
A) The only practical difference is the V2 has WiFi and Direct Connect (sure, there are some very minor internal things, but the only meaningful thing here is the addition of WiFi)
B) I don’t have any dropout issues in my shed, in fact, if anything, I’d have issues with WiFi connectivity. So BT/ANT+ is perfectly fine for me.
C) I know that many of the V2 changes are actually inside V1, as running changes (not WiFi, but most of the ‘quality increase’ changes have been made over the last 2 years already
D) I’m willing to pay basically half-price for this (half-price in comparison to the $4K retail price of V2)
E) It’s still covered by the same warranty, and frankly, if there is any sort of major issues, they’ll come they’d probably just give you a V2
F) I have no issues buying a reconditioned one either, because again, same warranty. And these bikes go back to the same factory half the time anyways.
That’s my thoughts. I don’t usually advocate for buying older stuff when newer stuff is out, mainly because I think you often miss-out on things down the road. But there’s been such little software innovation in the smart bike/trainer features realm, that it’s not something I’m worried about (whereas watches and bike computes still see tons of innovation).
You think the kickr v1 on sale is a better bike/deal then the stages bike at 1799? Do you mind saying why? I am trying to decide between the two and 1799 seems like such a good deal.
Now that things are on a level playing field, the KICKR Bike V1 at $1,999 vs Stages Bike at $1,799.
Main reasons I’d go KICKR Bike there:
A) Up & Down simulation with built-in KICKR CLIMB (this is the big one)
B) I prefer the movement of the KICKR Bike (a bit of give/flex forward/back, the SB20 has zero give/flex)
C) KICKR Bike has multi-channel Bluetooth (not a big deal for most, but I value it)
D) KICKR Bike has better ERG mode accuracy
E) Small shifting display built-in, so you know what gear you’re on without having to have your phone there
F) Downhill drive simulation
Z) I personally prefer the KICKR Bike Look over the bulky Stages Bike look, but that’s a personal visual preference.
Now, that said, there’s no doubt that Stages has a far longer history of building indoor bikes. They make Wahoo look like toddlers. As such, we’ve essentially seen almost no teething issues on the hardware side from them (some software issues, yes, but I think all solved these days, save ERG mode consistency). Whereas Wahoo has had hardware teething issues. Still, balancing all those things, given the price are roughly equal, I’d go KICKR Bike.
This isn’t meant to be a complete comparison – for example, Stages has things like extra shifters you can buy, a nice place to stick your phone, two USB ports versus 1, a place for your tablet too, and on and on. But again, for me and what I value personally, at the same price, I’d go KICKR Bike.
Would I be correct in thinking that if the use case is for multiple (3-4 in my case) users that the adjust ability of the SB20 would tilt the decision in favor of that bike? Seems like there were many reports of seat post slipping on the Kickr and if our household is changing heights every day that would be a big pain point. Otherwise I’d love to go for the Kickr for the climb function.
Thanks to such comprehensive updates!
Taking into account black friday deals, which direct drive smart trainer you would recommend for a middle price:
– kickr core
– elite suito / direto
– tacx flux S/2
– any other?
Almost same prices there +-100$.
Thank you in advance
Hello!
I’d go with the KICKR CORE, for the following reasons:
A) Ability to pair KICKR CLIMB down the road
B) Generally the best accuracy of that bunch
C) Multi-channel Bluetooth
D) Totally silent (Suito/Direto are quiet, but not same level, and Flux nowhere near that)
Do keep in mind that some of that (some Suito/Direto) do include cassettes, whereas CORE you need to buy that (about $50-$60 usually). Not a big deal, but just a minor FYI.
Cheers!
I own an original KICKR. I ride with noise cancelling Beats Fit Pro earbuds, run 2 fans and watch TV whiile riding. Do you think that the latest KICKR Core’s lower noise level will be noticeable to me? The drivetrain and fans still make tons of noise.
Thank you for such prompt answer:)
I was determined to make this choice, and now I am 100%. Especially because of the silence. In the apartment, it matters.
Hi Peter-
Yeah, the difference between a KICKR V1 (from a decade ago), in noise, and a KICKR V5/V6 is massive. The main change occurred around the KICKR V4 (2018), when they made it silent, so if you wanted to save some cash, you could pickup the KICKR V5 (2020) which is $799 right now.
Your drivetrain will be louder than it, but, in theory, if your drivetrain is clean, it should be pretty quiet (quite than your fans, hopefully). I mean, I’m definitely not saying my drivetrain is clean all the time – I’m just saying in theory.
thank you very much, I’m in the same boat as the commenter.
Unfortunately, Elite Suito(-T) and Flux S seem to go for ~400-450 in Germany, while the Kickr CORE just always stays at 600, with 550,- as lowest-of-all-time, since they’re not really doing sales a lot in europe :( They even removed the refurbished Kickr Core for 500€ offer from their website just ahead of BF.
Do you think the 200€ extra is worth it? 400€ basically is my budget tbh :(
Got a Saris H3 for that, but it was faulty and I couldnt get a replacement
Hey Simon,
did you consider the Zwift Hub as an alternative? Maybe it’s a good middle ground between your current options.
I was long looking at different trainers from Elite for a cheapish direct-drive trainer, but didn’t pull the trigger last winter. For this winter, after reading Ray’s review I got a Zwift Hub instead. According to Ray basically as good as the Kickr, minus the compatibility to their add-ons, but for 499€ (Germany).
link to dcrainmaker.com
thanks for the list
Is it worth going there Fenix 6 Sapphire?
Ugh. Auto correct. Worth getting the Fenix 6 Sapphire at $380 or the Fenix 7 SS for $799
Thank you.
Wahoo Powerlink pedals are no longer being shown on the REI sale site
Bummer. I’ll leave them up for now. Typically we’ve seen REI inventory fluctuate a bit, so my guess is they’ll put an order in for more, and then hopefully light it up again. Though, we’ve also seen them casually go out of stock the last few days of the 20% off sale (for Wahoo stuff), and then magically at midnight it shows up back in stock again. :-/
picked up the base ipad for $269. It’ll now be my indoor smart trainer display. thanks for the tip.
May not help with affiliate links – but CostcoUS has garmin inreach for $299.99, 735 for $119.99, instinct 2 $249.99, Garmin 6 solar $439.99 (not as good as amazon right now), Fitbit Versa 4 $139.99
Also many competitive prices at Kohl’s on garmin fenix 6/s/x/solar and 7/s/x/+ plus you can earn $15 Kohl’s cash for every $50 spent – so that is like an extra $270 back in Kohl’s cash for Fenix 7x Sapphire Solar – Best Deal I have seen assuming you have other things at Koh’s to buy with the Kohl’s cash – also – limited time to use the Kohl’s cash.
Minor point – link to review for HRM-PRO Plus goes to the HRM-PRO one (which does nicely have have notice and link at top to the Plus review). Amazon sale link goes to correct item.
Good catch – thanks Peter – fixed!
FYI… your GoPro Hero11 review URL is linked to your Hero10 review, not Hero11.
Thanks Dean – updated!
thank you for the discounted product list.
Did not see the Garmin Venu 2 Plus on the discounted list.
It must be selling well??
Dennis
Yeah, somewhat surprised there as well. Or, they could be short on some specific component. Who knows.
Either way, I’d wait. Just let Uncle Amazon have a bit of wine over Thanksgiving and he has a long multi-year history of going off the rails with Black Frida weekend deals on Venu products, even if Garmin themselves don’t.
Per Shokz marketing emails, they are having their ‘biggest sale of the year’ starting on 11/21.
Quad Lock is having a 30% off everything on their website
Looks like the KICKR v1 is at $2000 on wahoo’s website – any reason not to buy this? Seems like a steal
link to wahoofitness.com
Aloha Ira,
Ray gave the green light on this purchase in an earlier post. IT seems he expected the refurbished one to hit that price but you found a gem. I thank you for your post as I just grabbed one. I had the refurbished in my cart and that price is still listed as higher…which is surprising.
Here was Rays’ comment,
“I plan to. Seriously, if I get the right deal over Black Friday, it’s on my (wife-approved) list to buy for our home shed/garage. My reasoning versus V2 (keeping in mind I’m finishing up the V2 review, waiting while Wahoo digs into some newfound accuracy issues)
A) The only practical difference is the V2 has WiFi and Direct Connect (sure, there are some very minor internal things, but the only meaningful thing here is the addition of WiFi)
B) I don’t have any dropout issues in my shed, in fact, if anything, I’d have issues with WiFi connectivity. So BT/ANT+ is perfectly fine for me.
C) I know that many of the V2 changes are actually inside V1, as running changes (not WiFi, but most of the ‘quality increase’ changes have been made over the last 2 years already
D) I’m willing to pay basically half-price for this (half-price in comparison to the $4K retail price of V2)
E) It’s still covered by the same warranty, and frankly, if there is any sort of major issues, they’ll come they’d probably just give you a V2
F) I have no issues buying a reconditioned one either, because again, same warranty. And these bikes go back to the same factory half the time anyways.
That’s my thoughts. I don’t usually advocate for buying older stuff when newer stuff is out, mainly because I think you often miss-out on things down the road. But there’s been such little software innovation in the smart bike/trainer features realm, that it’s not something I’m worried about (whereas watches and bike computes still see tons of innovation).”
Hi Ira-
Yup, it’s an incredible deal. I plan to pick one up at that price, at least, assuming it shows up for the same price here in Europe.
Note it’s also available at other Wahoo dealers too, including two that support the site:
Competitive Cyclist: link to avantlink.com
REI: link to avantlink.com
Using those links helps out here a fair bit. Cheers!
Thanks Ray!!!! Smoking Deal and I snagged one to replace my OG KICKR Core. Looks like it’s sold out at REI and Competitive Cyclist. Cheers!!!
Hi,
on Amazon.de the EDGE 530 is on Sale for 188 €
link to amazon.de
Best
Max
Neo 2T 899€ at bike-discount link to bike-discount.de
Hi,
For Europe Lepape propose the Garmin Forerunner at 299.- € it seems me to be a solid deal.
Here is the link : link to lepape.com
The Garmin Forerunner 945 ;-)
Thanks for this list! Almost bought a Garmin yesterday and now I see it’s cheaper on Amazon! Massage tool sites are also having sales and extended return windows. I’ve been watching for sidekick scrapers, and it’s the first sale of the year. Theragun/Hyperice are discounted, though Theragun had a better sale both in May and July.
Hey Ray,
If anyone is interested in the Skydio drone, they are $200 off this week.
link to shop.skydio.com
Thanks for all the hard work
BikeTiresDirect has the Garmin 1040 for $449.
This sort of discounting so quickly should be a warning.
It was the worst bit of electronics I’ve purchased in years and I returned mine because I couldn’t live with all the problems, but I know people want whatever is newest. If you are one of them, this might be the deal for you.
Ray typo/check in PowerBeats Pro – you used your pet name for your BeaSt Studio Buds ;)
Doh! Thanks!
Waiting for the Favero Assioma Duo to go on sale. Also debating whether those are a better deal than the Single Sided Rally Pedals. I wouldn’t put the Assioma’s on my MTB, but I could switch the rally’s to my MTB pedal bodies. Although I’d be using only a single sided power meter vs dual. Tend to ride my road bike far more than the mtb. Appreciate the thoughts
Pedal Mafia (GREAT bibs/chamois) up to 60% off – what a steal
This is the US site – ymmv
link to usa.pedalmafia.cc
RE: Ipad 9th Generation
1. yeah- a great deal on a very functional and capable ipad. So I bought one.
2. It crashed on me yesterday while using the MyWoosh app (which is pretty dang good for a free virtual cycling app). Contacted their customer support (yes, they have customer support). And, MyWoosh said that there’s not enough RAM in the iPad 9th Gen. 3Gb of RAM, and app requires 4Gb. The tech support person at MyWoosh said the are working on optimizing the app to expand their library of compatible devices. Oh- and they sent me my lost .fit file.
Hey Ray, that lifeline table you liked is a good deal at CRC and Wiggle. Plenty of good deals in UK atm: on Fenix 6 pros refurbed on amazon for £249 and also some deals on the 955 series from £360-420 or so on sportshoes with a code, if that is helpful.
Hi Ray &Folks,
Sorry for trolling this topic…
Can someone fix a corrupted fit file for me?
Upload via mobile app failed, Garmin Express failed too and Manual upload failed as well…
FitRepairTool was unable to fix it, link to garmin.kiesewetter.nl is not reachable anymore and Garmin Support Center ran out of tips…
Thanks
You might try GOTOES:link to gotoes.org. The intended use case is a bit different, but I have a device that generates a corrupted FIT file occasionally. I import it to GOTOES and then just export it without taking advantage of the tweaks that can be applied. Every corrupted file I uploaded has been returned in a form readable by Garmin Connect. YMMV. No ocnnection to GOTOES other than happy user.
Hi Giorgi,
That is an excellent tool what had been adopted by Garmin long time ago…
Unfortunately it allows export to GPX or CSV only and I need the corrected file in FIT, because it contains device info, etc….
Would you be so kind correcting the file for me?
If you could provide some email address, where I can send it…
Thx
Quarq DZero DUB (Road) is no longer $250 but up to $300
Do you think there will be any deals on the Garmin 955? I have a 935 I want to upgrade and am a little tempted to get a Fenix 7 since that one is one sale, but not sure I want the extra weight of the Fenix when I am running and swimming. I am hoping somebody will do a deal on the 955.
I came here to ask the same Q. Really prefer the FR955, but might go for a FR255S + music if the deal was there and not on the 955.
I would not expect any FR955 deals, at least, not official ones.
Garmin has released their planned Black Friday deals, which, in the context of the US side anyways, is what they “approve”. In the US, if a retailer violates that approved list (even by a penny), they get a stock-hold for 6 months. Thus, virtually no retailer will violate that. The rest of the world considers this practice highly illegal, thus, any deals you see in other regions are just simply retailers dancing to their own beat.
However, the wild card is Amazon. Amazon will often play the game of making their own sale, and simply taking the stock-hold for 6 months. They just do the run-rate math and bulk-up with enough units ahead of time to cover them, and if they fall short, they can still fulfill through 3rd party sellers who do have stock.
Historically we have seen Amazon do some wild stuff over Black Friday in this realm. So it’s really anyone’s guess if whatever algorithms or humans at Amazon decide to pick the FR955 as one of their units to toy with. We’ve already seen them do this for some Fenix 7 SKU’s (stock-hold penalties are on a per-SKU basis).
The 955 is 9% off on wiggle and sportsshoes. There is a 15% off code for sportsshoes if you search hot deals site.
The regular Suunto 9 Peak is now on sale straight from the Suunto EU website. It lands at €369,- which sounds pretty solid. The 5 Peak is offered for €199,- directly from Suunto.
By product is it won’t ship from a remote 3rd party warehouse so CO2 footprint remains moderate if that’s if any importance…
Nice! I’ll get it added in.
Generally speaking, all Amazon.de/NL purchases that are labeled as fulfilled by Amazon (which is pretty much anything I’d link to), are fulfilled here locally in the EU, and usually specifically the DE/NL warehouses.
If you’re in mainland EU, that’ll be pretty close. Whereas if you’re in Finland, that’d be closer – though perhaps they’ve got a distribution center in the Netherlands, I don’t remember one previously. Cheers!
I do think Suunto ships all from Finland. Reason to note is that Suunto is the first to be vocal/open on this subject which I can appreciate. Even in the BF madness that can be something to take into consideration.
On another topic… Have seen quite some prices increase over the last couple of weeks. That won’t be anything new but can be an indication on where some of the prices will eventually land somewhere at the end of this week.
Thanks Ray. That deal on the Rally SPDs Single was too good to pass-up plus my REI discount. Ordered it via this blog posting!
Garmin Varia 515/516 on European Amazon for about 130E, quite nice price I guess.
Best Buy has 256G Extreme PRO SDXC 200MB/s for $37.99.
link to bestbuy.com
any chance you are going to update your buying guide for gps watches this year?
Tri Sports has the Edge 1040 for $450, solar at $675 and Karoo 2 at $280.
Weird, I don’t see that listed – I just see regular prices. :-/
Those previous prices would surprise me, as Trisports would basically get in trouble from Garmin for a MAP violation on these products, which in turn would put them in a sticky situation as they’d get a 6-month ban from buying those units from Garmin. Whereas Amazon can ‘handle’ the MAP violation by simply buying 6-months worth of products ahead of time.
Still see them. A location thing maybe?
I got an email from Wahoo saying they had sale, Kickr bike $1999.00 click on the link and its $3999.00 Canadian wonder why its so much more in Canada than the USA? The Canadian exchange isn’t 50%.
i hope there will be offers in europe too (2000€) but i doubt it, still 2999€ on the webpage.
RE: Canadian prices
According to my Canadian wife, Canadian law requires that all KICKR Bike’s be shipped with at least 50 gallons of Maple Syrup, which, both costs money for the wood-juice itself, but also the shipping of said juice.
RE: European
As for Europe, it looks like the Wahoo KICKR Bike GBP sales have clicked over today, so I’d expect to see EU sales soon. I have no idea why they’d do them on different days.
saw that, its 2199 pounds which is the same price as last sale several weeks ago, which translates to 2499€. i dont think we’ll see 2000euro, so i pulled the trigger for 2499€ ;)
Yeah, I’d say that given Wahoo hasn’t launched sales on other EU sites yet, I’d probably still wait. But that’s just me, also waiting to buy one…
price has just changed to 2499euros on the german site, nothing about black friday sale yet but i think thats it, as expected :(
link to de-eu.wahoofitness.com
as a european customer i feel neglected by wahoo :( why no 2000euro deal:(
Hmm, odd. This doesn’t match what I have it should be. Let me do some poking…
I would be curios if anything comes up as 2500 EUR is a good price but not as good as 2000 USD :)
Sigma has the kickr bike at £2199 and the 10% off code emailed out to previous customers stacks on top, to give £1979 which seems pretty good. Might even be worth our continental cousins making a trip to enjoy some virtual British cycling!
Can’t find any deal below 2499€ for the Kickr bike at UE, but I’ve found the TACX Neo Bike for 2.200€ aprox. I’m not sure if go for the Tacx or maybe we’ll see further discounts for the Kickr…
It’s showing on the Wahoo site for 2499EUR, though, I’m getting clarity on why it’s not showing the price they previously said it should.
link to eu.wahoofitness.com
It says “SALE: €2,499.99” so I guess the chances that they come up with a lower price for Black Friday are slim but let’s see tomorrow.
The Tacx Neo Bike and Stages SB20 are both available around 2200€.
The Zcyle Zbike (a rebranded BKool Smart Bike 2) is available at an incredible 960€. I wonder if the latter is considered any good…
Yeah, I’d agree. Either way, I’m willing to wait a day or so. Obviously, everyone in the US is doing the Turkey thing today. So no answer today, and who knows if at all tomorrow.
As for ZCycle, I haven’t done any in-house testing on it. I’ve poked at it slightly at trade shows, but, didn’t seem in the same league here.
The few Zbike reviews found online (mostly Italian and Spanish videos on Youtube) present it as a good smart bike with great value for money but with, understandably, a few shortcomings. The main ones seems to be:
– no freehub (the pedals keep turning with the flywheel)
– virtual gear shifters with no haptic feedback and significant actuation delay, which means it is easy to “overshoot” gear changes
Difficult to tell how hard it would be to get used to these or whether these are real show stopper.
Yeah, roughkly akin to most spin bikes in that sense.
For EU folks (and also I suppose US folks that didn’t buy earlier), the KICKR Bike V1 refurb units are down to 1,999EUR right now on Wahoo’s site. These come with a full warranty/etc.
I ordered one.
Lucky u, its back to 2299
Are you sure? Shows right now as 1,999EUR (and 1,999USD):
no ur right, but the german page is still 2299
Actually, it’s even more crazy that that:
A) Setting Germany as the country and language as English shows 1999
B) Setting Germany as the country and language as German, shows 2299
There’s effectively a German language tax of 300EUR. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
(Obviously, just a bug…)
The Lifeline/RAD/Company_Name_Here desk is now -53% at Wiggle!
Pretty sweet deal.
link to wiggle.co.uk
I tried to purchase one of these and they want $299 to ship to US.
ChainReaction has them for the same price, but shipping is $38 to California vs the $299 that they want via Wiggle.
hope there’ll be more entry-level direct drive trainer deals in europe *fingers crossed*
thanks for the write up!
Yesterday I picked up a Garmin Epix Gen2 (Sapphire/Black Carbongray Titanium #010-02582-30) from euro 1099 for 795 at Christ Watches. Today the price is back to over euro 1000. Not sure if it was an error (same price was online as in the physical shop I visited to pick it up), but worth to keep an eye on if the price drops again and you’re in the market for this model!
Btw. There are still different Marq models for around 30% off, if youre quick.
Oh man, I r-e-a-l-l-y want that Epix 2. But I should probably get a trainer since I don’t have one. Was going to get the Saris H3 but noticed the KICKR V5 is almost the same price. I’m glad I double-checked before pulling the trigger! Getting the KICKR! Thanks Ray!
Was REALLY hoping the Tacx NEO motion plates would go on sale. MSRP of US$300 is too much for me to justify… :(
Another really good one: Fenix 7 Solar Sapphire for 649.99 at Galeria (Germany’s biggest department store).
Am I the only one not seeing the Euro deals? Thanks
There aren’t any specific in the Euro Deals! section yet.
Some, but not all deals from Amazon in the list wil work in Amazon EU (de, fr, it, co.uk, es, nl) as well.
In the comments there are a couple of good deals pointed out to Europe local deals like those from Sepp (Germany) right above your post. Or some others for UK. It’ll take you a little more time but still way less than finding them yourself in the internet.
The Garmin 245 Music is down to $187 on Amazon now. New model coming?
Yup! New model came this past June. ;)
I need to check the site more often :)
I picked up the Kickr Bike v1 from Wahoo’s site earlier today. What a deal!
I tried to support DCR by visiting Competitive Cyclist and REI but it was sold at both places there. The lesson is that when Ray speaks people listen.
Happy Holidays
I’m looking for a smartwatch for my wife that is able to connect to the HR (Wahoo) strap.
I have Wahoo Rival and I suggested this one, but she doesn’t like its look.
Any good recommendations?
Ray,
re: the core body temp sensor you first mentioned hands on with in 2020 and nothing since. Specifically, the mention of a ‘bundle’ with an HRM. Since you have done EXTENSIVE HRM comparisons and testing but there has never been the mention of you using or hands on with the specific Cardiosport TP5 HRM, is it then assumed that the Cardiosport HRM is at least ‘good enough’? The only mention of cardiosport in your search is all 2012 stuff when it was built into clothing.
Stryd is 15% off
looking forward to the Garmin bounce review ASAP, we’re just buying a watch for our daughter and it’s between the Applewatch se (wife) and Garmin bounce(my preference). Saw your quick comments above, but I love the details. Thank you so much Ray!
Garmin Instinct 2 is 2250 SEK on Amazon.se (€207 / $216)
link to amazon.se
Hi Ray,
Still no euro deal?
Hello,
Why have there been no Garmin cycling map updates in Europe for over a year?
On my 530 is still the map of autumn 2021 with the street material from the summer 2021…
Shouldn’t there actually be semi-annual updates, as in the rest of the world?
Venu 2 Plus ust went on sale for next 5 days at US$100 off (US$349)! Ordering mine from REI.
Ray,
Favero Assioma Duos are now $200 off! Just $559!
Amazon now has the Edge Solar for $50 off ($695) link to a.co
Also $24 off the Garmin Edge 1040 now $575.99
link to a.co
tacx flux s for 350€ at bike-components.com (Germany)!
TACX NEO bike is now $2559 on Garmimd site
link to garmin.com
It does have electronically controlled resistance and full ANT+ compatibility, though.
There are many offers at bike-components.de
25% off Shimano Products witch code SHIMANO25 and many more.
link to bike-components.de
If you come over 75 euros, you can still save on shipping costs with the code ORANGE25.
As a Canuck myself, this is hilarious, and probably accurate! Long Live the Maple Syrup Moose!
Only €105 on Amazon.de for the Garmin Index S2
Edge 1030 Plus €335.92 on bike-components.de. Best price I have seen it.
Wahoo roam v1 for 179chf on http://www.cyclestorezurich.com !
Wonder if there will be any BF offer for Roam v2…
Some Euro deals. Or Danish actually, but the should ship to all of EU.
Noteworthy:
EDGE 1030 PLUS bundle 375€
EDGE 830 Bundle 309€
EDGE 530 Bundle 269€
Also power meter and many other brands
link to cykelgear.dk
There don’t seem to be a english version of the page though. I can’t find it…..
Ray forgot the mention 4iiii Smart trainer deal for 199.99 USD at 4iiii.com That is 50% off and the price of fully featured ST.
Garmin inRreach Messenger is $247 from Amazon direct, slightly less from a third party vendor.
I found 2 great EU deals at lordgun.com (didn’t know the site before)
Garmin edge 1040 for 495 eur; first time I’ve seen it below 500
Garmin rally RS200 for 782 ( with coupon comp5), is the cheapest I could find in Europe.
The edge 1040 solar is almost 30% off in EU here: link to all4cycling.com
Another good Garmin deal – Garmin Varia UT800 for 102€ on Amazon.de
Hey, typo in the Skydio description: autonomany
Cheers
Thanks Kemal!
UK deal – Varia RTL515 at £109.99 link to amazon.co.uk
Ray feel free to delete this add add in the aff link (or edit it in place…)
Wahoo has the Bolt 2 on sale for $60 ff and new Roam (in bundle only) with a minor $25 discount, as well as some other deals on their website.
Ray – I’m not seeing that $79 Apple Airpod deal here in the US. Is it over?
Wahoo has their Kickr Snap with 15 months of Wahoo X on sale right now for $294. Thats a steal if you are someone who uses Wahoo X.
Ray,
Hammerhead is doing a deal of $399 gets you:
Hammerhead Karoo 2 (with stock Black shell)
FREE – Limited-edition ‘Solstice’ Karoo 2 Shell Kit
FREE – Two Hammerhead Water Bottles
FREE – 60-day Strava Subscription
FREE – 60-day Komoot Premium Trial
Garmin US hase great deals on Finix 6 Pro models
6S Pro and 6 Pro for 349$.
Sapphire and solar versions for 399$
The only thing that holds me back to order it via a colleague is if it comes with US topo maps or if these can be replaced by EU topo maps.
Wahoo UK now selling the V1 KICKR Bike for £1999!
I’d already ordered off Tredz a couple of days ago as I didn’t think it would go lower that £2199, but they’ve just price matched and refunded me the £200 :-)
Headwind fan also £184, cheapest I think I’ve seen it?
Doesn’t look like there’s any Black Friday Euro-love from Wahoo on the KICKR Bike though – still €2499 for EU despite the double UK price drop this week.
Yeah…grr…waiting for EU price to drop. Ready to buy!
That does seem cheap for headwind, I can’t remember the GBP price being cheaper, but I don’t mentally track the headwind GBP price day to day.
Thanks for the update!
FORM has 20% off of Smart Swim goggles at https://www.formswim.com
Nice, just added in!
KOM Cycling with 35% off all products
link to komcycling.com
Hi Ray, great list and thanks for compiling.
For anyone (EU based), interested in the Lifeline trainer table the price has reduced to €60.53 on Wiggle as of late Friday.
Worth noting: Strava is going the opposite route. No Black Friday deals, not even the two fre bonus months of previous years. Instead: A MASSIVE PRICE INCREASE. Yearly membership in Europe has risen from 59,99 to 74,99 a year!
Hmm, I don’t see that. On my account, it shows it’ll renew at $59USD next March (in the account settings page).
Likewise, on one of my secondary test accounts (which isn’t Premium, but I use to occasionally validate things), I got a renewal offer on Friday for two months free if I buy 12 months. Total price there is 69EUR.
From the UK, I’m seeing 54.99 GBP with 2 months free which is about 64 Euros (lower than your test account) or 66 USD (higher than your main account), so goodness knows what the right price is!
The Garmin HRM-Pro Plus is 83€ at Amazon Germany. Delivery is currently slated for January but given the price it could still be worth it for some.
link to amazon.de
I just noticed the FR955 Solar in Whitestone is listed at 10% off on Amazon, coming in at $540. I guess the hit to inventory is by SKU, so if they discount the white, then they are only penalized on White?
Anyway: shorturl.at/nuzGH
Now, 16% off, $504.
7 left in stock…
…And it’s gone, back to $587, which is still a small discount I suppose.
Is the enduro 2 sale gone ? Says 1100 on Az ?
VeloToze has 35% off everything from 23 to 30 November.
Use code: BlackFriday2022 at http://www.velotoze.com
OK I had considered getting a Zwift Hub but so far missed when the 9 speed cassette was in stock. The Elite Direto XR seems similar or maybe just a bit better. My wife and I have similar road bikes (9speed) but we are still pretty novice bikers looking for some winter exercise perhaps with Zwift. Is the Direto XR a good choice for us? My thought was a direct drive would allow us to share more easily.
I just found an Edge 1040 (non solar) for $499 online at Ascent Cycles.
Hmmm, is this shop legit? Great price….
Assioma is having a Black Friday sale on their power meters $200 off the Duo’s in the US. Probably worth adding to the list
Something isn’t right on the Venus 6S Pro Solar. The Amazon link points to the 6S Pro (not Solar), I think…
Looks like the KICKR Bike is now sold out everywhere. I was out of town during Black Friday so sadly couldn’t measure to see if this would fit in the office…
KICKR bike back in stock at wahoo. (I was a procrastinator too but got an order in just now and it is still showing) Good luck!
Awesome – just grabbed one! Thanks so much!
The Garmin 55 is on sale at runningwarehouse.com – $50 off, only $150. This watch is never on sale. link to runningwarehouse.com
New offer for Wahoo Kickr bike for 2.365,50 € at link to indoorcycling.org
They sell the bike for 2.490,00 € and they have a 5% discount code (5PROZENT) which brings down the bike to 2.365,50.
Is the 735XT worth it? The price is so low…is it worth it even though it is antiquated (2016)?
REI has the Shokz OpenRun on sale for $89.89 USD ($10 less than the deal direct from Shokz) and you can use REI Rewards dollars towards the purchase.
In the UK the Ordnance Survey have the Garmin inReach Messenger at £224.99 instead of the usual £250
link to shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
I got the Garmin Fenix 6 Pro for $300 at Running Warehouse! Pretty happy, I think that’s an amazing deal. Only way I could upgrade to a Fenix from my Forerunner 245. The FR245 is a great running watch for sure, but very limited for hiking and trail running, I think.
For those that missed out on the Wahoo Kickr bike deal, Wahoo has refurbished ones for the same $1999.
Looks like the forerunner 255 just went on sale on amazon for $299 for non music and 336 for music
Looking for a Stryd Pod, anyone know if the do a discount code for boxing day, I missed the black friday sale
I’m interested to receive the newsletter and any Black Friday deals