Heads up – Big Garmin sales are out!!! The Garmin Fenix 8 is $250 off, the Forerunner 965 is $150, the Garmin inReach Mini 2 is $249, and a ton of other Garmin gear has substantial discounts! Go check out the full list here!
It’s back again – Amazon Prime Day…err…Days. That means that most (all?) Amazon country properties are doing pretty substantial deals across the board on all sorts of products for today and tomorrow (July 11th and 12th). This event is held each summer, usually in July, and often this day has better sports tech deals than even Black Friday does (from an Amazon perspective).
In some ways, a July sale date for sports tech items is timed perfectly. See, typically Black Friday deals are for ‘older’ things, rarely the ‘just announced’ stuff that often comes in the late August to October timeframe (especially cycling trainers and watches). But with Amazon Prime Day being in July, there’s more opportunity for brands to put things on sale for a one-off summer day. Typically speaking though, don’t expect to see things on sale that were announced this year.
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I’ve organized all the best sports technology Amazon Prime Days deals (and a few others I’ve found) below in the tables by category. I’ll be updating them throughout the next two days. Keep in mind not all deals last (in fact, most don’t). So if you see something that’s hot, I’d strongly suggest buy now (and return later if need be).
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Europe Folks Note: This year almost *ALL* of the watch/cycling deals you’ll see in the main lists are available in Europe too! So you can click on those links and it’ll theoretically redirect to the correct Europe store. For the most part, the %-off are the same (a first!). I’m also adding in Europe-only/unique deals to the bottom Europe section too.
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.
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 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 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.
⚡ 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).
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.
⚡ 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).
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.
⚡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.
And then here’s a separate bucket for trainers and indoor bikes:
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).
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.
There are no deals currently.
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 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.
European 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.
This year almost *ALL* of the watch/cycling deals you’ll see in the main lists are available in Europe too! So you can click on those links and it’ll theoretically redirect to the correct Europe store. For the most part, the %-off are the same (a first!). Still, some of the links above break because Amazon uses umpteen million different SKU codes and aren’t aligned between Amazon countries. Thus you can try the above first, and if it fails, then just type it in manually.
Remember, these deals refresh each day for the most part, and usually only last a few hours. Jump if you see something you like!
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!
There are no deals currently.
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Ray, I have the Ooni 16 inch wood fire pizza oven, LOVE IT!!!!
There is definitely a learning curve with dialing in how long to heat it up, how much flame, etc. If you’ve never used a wood fire pizza oven before, then it will take some practice and don’t be surprised if you ruin and burn a few pies before getting it right. Good thing pizza ingredients are cheap!
Generally speaking, throughout the history of Amazon Prime Day and Amazon Black Friday deals with Garmin specifically, we often see this deal come back within a few mins/hours. It’s almost as if they sold through their allotment, and then need to ring-up Garmin to see if they can get another slice at that price (which, is seriously, how this actually works in some cases).
I’d keep checking the link, I’d bet it’ll be back soon…
The Amazon (US) listing for the Garmin Varia RCT715 shows “Bicycle radar” for $349.99 and “Bicycle Radar + seat post mount kit” for $389.08. Pretty sure the RCT715 comes with the same seat post mount kit as shown in the more expensive option. Is that an additional mount kit, on top of what’s already included?
Welp, I guess I saved myself almost $700 after tax. Best Prime Day ever!
Saw the 1030+ and Varia RCT deals this morning before I even checked DCR. Started looking at comparisons vs 1040 to see if I could live with the older model, got distracted by work, and now both deals are gone. Fair enough, will continue on just using my Fenix 7X mounted to the handlebars instead. :)
I still find accessing video clips via the app cumbersome, but since I want to do any viewing and editing on my computer anyway, it’s really no big deal to hook the unit up via USB C cable to browse and find the clips I might want which are time and date stamped.
They have added things like being able to not only have the time, date, GPS location and cycling speed embedded on the video, they now have the speed of the approaching car. Video is fine – was quite handy a couple weekends back to review exactly what happened when one in my cycling group unfortunately hit a curb in a paceline, falling and breaking a hip while a couple following riders went over the top of him.
The Withings Body+ is £59.95 on Amazon UK, but is it worth spending a bit more and getting the newer but equivalent Body Smart? I don’t recall seeing reviews of them here but fully concede that I may have missed them!
Currently have the WS-50 which still works well enough so continuing with that is also an option. Thoughts?
I got a real bargain on a Forerunner 255… I’ve been thinking of getting one for a while, as the battery on my 645 runs down pretty quickly these days. The initial Prime price went down to £249, which I’ve seen other retailers (including Garmin) offer it at. Then it came down to £238 and I put it in my basket but slept on it. When I looked again on the second day of the sale it was sitting in my basket at £208, despite following the link back to the product description and seeing it still at £238. I hit the “buy” button pronto and it’s arrived today.
OTOH I did buy a POC helmet in the prime sale but it’s still the same price today, as are a couple of other things I considered but was able to resist impulse purchases. .
Not looking for a deal, but I believe you posted somewhere about the battery pack you use when you are shooting remotely and I can’t find it anywhere. Am I crazy or just not looking hard enough?
FYI I just saw on the Wahoo site they’re selling the KICKR Core KOM bundle for ~$660 in the US, that’s a KICKR Core and a KICKR Climb. Amazing deal considering REI has the Climb on sale for $559!
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Euro deal:
Not gopro 11, but 10:
link to amazon.nl
Anyone seeing the $30 coupon for the Garmin Varia RCT715? Not seeing it on the product page or in my cart or anything.
Never mind, found it! Have to click on “other purchase options” to find the right listing with the coupon.
Is the Epix Gen 2, at $600, a better recommendation than the FR 965 at the same price?
Ray, I have the Ooni 16 inch wood fire pizza oven, LOVE IT!!!!
There is definitely a learning curve with dialing in how long to heat it up, how much flame, etc. If you’ve never used a wood fire pizza oven before, then it will take some practice and don’t be surprised if you ruin and burn a few pies before getting it right. Good thing pizza ingredients are cheap!
GoPro’s website has the Hero 11 for $349, including an extra battery & SD card w/o joining or $299 if you’re a GoPro member
Just ordered the Hammerhead Karoo 2 from their website with a promo code that gets you one of their HR monitors for free!
Great price on the 1030.
Quick question… Are there features on the 1040(s) that have NOT makes they’re way to the 1030?
…stupid mobile typos
nm, deal is gone.
De Garmin Edge 130+ is a very good deal also: just € 125 in Europe.
Amazon raised the 1030 Plus’ price to $489.
Garmin has it for $309.99 on their website right now.
Generally speaking, throughout the history of Amazon Prime Day and Amazon Black Friday deals with Garmin specifically, we often see this deal come back within a few mins/hours. It’s almost as if they sold through their allotment, and then need to ring-up Garmin to see if they can get another slice at that price (which, is seriously, how this actually works in some cases).
I’d keep checking the link, I’d bet it’ll be back soon…
Garmin themselves have it for $309 link to garmin.com
The deal is back up and I went through Ray’s link to buy it. Thanks Ray!
Anyone going in on the DJI mini pro 3? Seems like a great deal in the UK
Tried to get on it here in Australia. DJI are offering no discounts at all :(
I see the Forerunner 745 for 279.99, seems like quite a deal (lower than the camelcamelcamel lowest)
The Amazon (US) listing for the Garmin Varia RCT715 shows “Bicycle radar” for $349.99 and “Bicycle Radar + seat post mount kit” for $389.08. Pretty sure the RCT715 comes with the same seat post mount kit as shown in the more expensive option. Is that an additional mount kit, on top of what’s already included?
Also look for a Prime Day deal on the Garmin 745 ($125 off). Nice price
The Euro AirTags Are already unavailable
Unfortunately not many of those deals you have listed, made it across to Australia.
Here are my best finds on 2 Garmin watches:
Fenix 7: from $1349 down to $861 (-36%, best I could find and better what you have listed)
Epix Pro (gen2): from $1740 down to $1388
Polar Ignite 3 is also 24% off
link to amazon.de
Welp, I guess I saved myself almost $700 after tax. Best Prime Day ever!
Saw the 1030+ and Varia RCT deals this morning before I even checked DCR. Started looking at comparisons vs 1040 to see if I could live with the older model, got distracted by work, and now both deals are gone. Fair enough, will continue on just using my Fenix 7X mounted to the handlebars instead. :)
Has Garmin made enough updates to firmware or app so the Radar/Camera combo unit is acceptable now?
Would also love to know if the Garmin Varía 715 has improved firmware enough to make accessing video useful.
I still find accessing video clips via the app cumbersome, but since I want to do any viewing and editing on my computer anyway, it’s really no big deal to hook the unit up via USB C cable to browse and find the clips I might want which are time and date stamped.
They have added things like being able to not only have the time, date, GPS location and cycling speed embedded on the video, they now have the speed of the approaching car. Video is fine – was quite handy a couple weekends back to review exactly what happened when one in my cycling group unfortunately hit a curb in a paceline, falling and breaking a hip while a couple following riders went over the top of him.
The Withings Body+ is £59.95 on Amazon UK, but is it worth spending a bit more and getting the newer but equivalent Body Smart? I don’t recall seeing reviews of them here but fully concede that I may have missed them!
Currently have the WS-50 which still works well enough so continuing with that is also an option. Thoughts?
Hey Ray, What are the brands and models of the two watches you are wearing in your Prime Day YouTube video? Thank you
Garmin Epix Pro was the black one, and Apple Watch Ultra was the orange one.
$699 Epix is gone.
I still show the $599 and $699 Epix deals are live. Here’s the direct link to the $699 one (remember, white sapphire only): link to amzn.to
I cannot find the Garmin Edge 1030 Plus deal, does it mean it is out of stock?
You can get it from the Garmin site (US) for $310.
The Samsung T7 Shield 4TB disk is also half off ($199 down from $429) on Amazon. It’s a rugged version of the T7.
I got a real bargain on a Forerunner 255… I’ve been thinking of getting one for a while, as the battery on my 645 runs down pretty quickly these days. The initial Prime price went down to £249, which I’ve seen other retailers (including Garmin) offer it at. Then it came down to £238 and I put it in my basket but slept on it. When I looked again on the second day of the sale it was sitting in my basket at £208, despite following the link back to the product description and seeing it still at £238. I hit the “buy” button pronto and it’s arrived today.
OTOH I did buy a POC helmet in the prime sale but it’s still the same price today, as are a couple of other things I considered but was able to resist impulse purchases. .
In the UK, the Epix Sapphire Black Titanium is available for £599 at John Lewis
Not looking for a deal, but I believe you posted somewhere about the battery pack you use when you are shooting remotely and I can’t find it anywhere. Am I crazy or just not looking hard enough?
Not sure if this was posted anywhere but Running Warehouse has Epix 51 mm and 42 mm for an additional $100 off on top of the $200 discount.
FYI I just saw on the Wahoo site they’re selling the KICKR Core KOM bundle for ~$660 in the US, that’s a KICKR Core and a KICKR Climb. Amazing deal considering REI has the Climb on sale for $559!