(Last Update: December 30th, 2025 at 1:12PM US Eastern)
Last call for the sports tech deals of the holidays! Most of these are actually still available, and many end on December 31st!
As always, I’ve categorized all the deals by type, and then added various notes or things to consider. While Black Fridady & Cyber Monday has passed, the vast majority of these are still available in some capacity.
For the Garmin deals, there are notes within each product line, but I’ve also got a dedicated post with some deeper thoughts on those deals, which you can find here. Likewise, for action cams and drones, those too have some more thoughts here.
This list is being updated numerous times each day with all the latest deals. As a general rule of thumb, you won’t see a product get a better/steeper deal on Black Friday if there’s already a deal out for it (especially for bigger name/brand products). The reason is simple: It really annoys retailers to deal with consumer refund requests. Likewise, almost all companies are announcing deals earlier and earlier these days. There’s really only a handful of ‘new’ deals being announced for Black Friday itself.
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Europe & Canadian Folks: The vast majority of these deals do actually convert/work in Europe and Canada (in fact, almost every single Garmin deal is identical for Canada). Still, there are slightly more variances in Europe, both higher and lower, so YMMV.
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.
There are no deals currently.
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.
There are no deals currently.
And then here’s a separate bucket for trainers and indoor bikes:
| Product | Sale Price | Amazon | Sale Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lasko High Velocity Pro-Performance Fan - 15% off | $54 | Amazon | 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. |
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.
There are no deals currently.
DCR Random Gadget List:
These are 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ooni Karu 12 Multi-Fuel Outdoor Pizza Oven - $120 off | $279 | Amazon | 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! |
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Thanks for the post!
Ray, with Fitbit login accounts officially going dark start of 2026, 1byOne scale syncing up through Garmin, Strava, Zwift and TrainingPeaks will likely break forever. Any scales you’d recommend with similar body and weight measurements and integrations? If they’re on a BFCM sale, even better!
For European folks:
The Varia RTL515 at a good price available from France:
link to amazon.fr
link to deporvillage.de
Amazon Belgium was offering a BF discount of 10€ = Net price 108,99€ ✌️
Edge 1050 on link to shop.zweirad-stadler.de
599 EUR
Ray, in Amazon Apain the GoPro Max2 is at 346,28 €:
link to amazon.es
On GoPro own shop 319 €
In the UK Venu X1 still doesn’t appear to have any discounts and I haven’t seen it discounted at all. It feels a little overpriced to me so not surprised to see discounts but slightly strange none here so far. Wonder if the UK is the one country buying it?
I see Suunto in the UK (and on Amazon UK) has the 9 PEAK PRO for GBP£199, allegedly down from £315. Does that seem like good value? I currently have the Suunto 5 but it’s beginning to malfunction. Thanks
That’s tough. The 9 Peak Pro is definitely an aged product. And so you’d basically be trading one aged product for another aged product, without the notable benefits of their newer units.
Without knowing all the GBP pricing off the top of my head, I feel like jumping to the Suunto Race S would be a better course of action. The Suunto Run, while very good on it’s own, is really a different beast software-wise.
Noted, thanks for the insight.
Oura Ring 4 for 279 euro (silver) or 379 (gold etc) at amazon.nl and amazon.de
Amazon is worth watching on a daily basis. They had the Garmin Forerunner 970 on sale for $650 ($100 off) one day only, last week.
Hi Ray, Is the Suunto Race $500 off?
I couldn’t find that deal :(
Ahh sorry, typo with one too many zero’s (should be $50 off). $500 off would mean they would be giving you money to take it. 😂
KOM Cycling is running a 35% site wide sale, I just snagged their trainer table for $71.50! Closest I can get to the originally reviewed price :)
link to komcycling.com
link to dcrainmaker.com
Nice find!
the Suunto Run was briefly 160€ here in Europe.
Through with their recent privacy policy change: moving to china, initiating in app 24h tracking and selling ‘anonymized’ data i decided not to pull the trigger.
In my morning email, BikeTiresDirect has the Garmin Varia RTL515 on sale for $139 for today: link to biketiresdirect.com
Currently they’re showing the Venu 4 for $499 and the Epix Gen 2 for $250 renewed…. Flashlight and future updates vs maps and robust build… which of those would be the better deal?
Bad link : Apple Ultra 3 amazon link connects to one of the Garmin watches. Couldnt find the watch on offer on Amazon UK for sure.
Is that mapping to the AMZN UK site for you (showing Apple mapping to Garmin)? Amazon automatically does redirection between countries, but obviously, that’s not working here.
I can override it for any given SKU manually though, so I’ll do that. But just want to validate it’s the UK side.
Would love to know what knock-off Nespresso pods that you use! I refill the capsules, but have not been able to find anything other that Nespresso or Starbucks-branded pods.
There are no knockoffs for Vertuo pods. Ray is probably referring to the original pods, which do have knockoffs. This description shows up annually. It could do with updating.
@dcrainmaker:
Core 2 Sensor ist not 149! 149 is the price for the old core one!
Indeed, had three listings there, and long-story one of the three had the wrong dates (so it didn’t show up), and the other one had the copied typo (which did show up). Fixed!
Amazon has the Garmin 570 on sale (as well as the 970). link to amazon.com
Fenix 8 Pro is $140 off in Canada…must not be selling very well lol
Quite a few Fenix 8 Pro discounts in the UK too. A contact at my go-to shop has confirmed my suspicions that these units haven’t exactly been flying off the shelf!
Garmin Venu 4 in Italy still 549,99 € ….very bad.
Generally speaking, we tend to see European Black Friday deals (especially for newer items), really peak specifically on Black Friday itself, rather than the more American-minded build-up phase.
For the Swiss:
Hammerhead Karoo 3 for 259 CHF (277 Euro)
That is a great deal. I see it at both Galaxus and Digitec. Do you recommend one of them?
In the Netherlands I see it for EU 320 at Futurum (with BF-20 code). And EU 325 at Mantel.
They don’t ship to Netherlands. :-(
Given the fact that the 540 Solar is the same price as the 540, is it a no-brainer to get the 540 Solar….is the “darker screen” an real issue?
Definitely a no-brainer. I don’t think the darker screen is a real issue. At least, it’s never been for me.
Thank you sir! Appreciate you and all your good info
Any deals on the Oakley Meta AI?
Thanks B
There is a better deal on the Insta360 x5 at Costco
Favero is putting power meter pedals on sale for Black Friday like a normal retailer and wahoo/Speedplay doesn’t even have units in stock to sell at any price! What gives with their supply chain?
I wonder if that’s a US thing and tariffs. Note that you can go right onto Wahoo’s site and buy them in Europe without any issues (power meter pedals specifically).
Also note that Garmin doesn’t have Rally pedals on discount/sale in the US either right now.
Wahoo/Zwift has the Kickr Core 2 on sale for $399 :)
Any decent ear hooks compatible with Airpods Pro 3?
I recently found your website. Really helpful. Thanks!
no deals on the nix biosensors, to go along with the review?
joke…..it was a joke…….lol
Wahoo Kickr Run (prices from Wahoo site)
US price $5299.99
UK price £5999.99
The US prices is approx £3970 WTAF?!
DC – for a new teenager that does not have a phone – would you recommend the Bounce 2 or the Fitbit ACE LTE for us to call or text and for location tracking?
Hi Ray,
If I were to get a Core body temperature sensor, how much am I losing with v1 vs v2 (obviously not in terms of future-proofing, but in terms of the features that are available right now)?
A couple of older Elite wheel-on smart trainers for just $100 @ Sierra:
link to sierra.com
link to sierra.com
I’m looking at getting my wife either the Vivoactive 6 or Venu3s. It would mainly be used for running, MTB, hiking, and occasional ski trips. I’m struggling between the two options. Do you have any input on what might be the better option? TIA
insta360 X5 just 379 euros on bol.com link to bol.com
I have the insta360 X2, which is very useful for rowing en speedskating. Time for an upgrade!
I have the Forerunner 945 LTE and I love it’s SOS features. If the review for the Fenix 8 Pro comes out after the sale is over, I will be content keeping my old watch (unless the review is fantastic).
The TLDR on that reviewfrom a safety/etc feature standpint will be:
1) The LTE works well for safety/tracking etc, it does what it says it does in that realm. It sucks, though for any sort of general text messaging features that you’d otherwise do on your phone (e.g., responding to a thread from friends about something else). And by ‘sucks’, I mean, it can’t do that at all.
2) The satellite pieces work, though, not fast, and rarely instantly. At least compared to Apple’s implementation, which is just so much faster. Still, it does work, and in most cases for satellite messages, you’re not really doing them frequently, but only infrequently (stopping for a break, emergency, etc…).
Cheers!
Thank you. This confirms that I will almost definitely be staying with the 945 LTE.
Hi Ray,
How much better is the battery life on the Bounce 2?.
My son has the Bounce 1 and yeah the battery is pretty bad.
For our girls, we are superconsistently lasting 50%/day (per 24hrs). Super simple math. That’s with school, after-school activities elsewhere, etc… They have no WiFi access at school, so it’s pure LTE then.
Versus for Bounce 1, it was more like 1.5 days.
We generally don’t let our kids wear them to bed, so they just charge by the door every other night.
Thanks for the response Ray, do you leave them charging al night?.
Yup, totally. No issues there.
That’s interesting, I always thought that leaving something charging overnight ruins the battery.
Most devices these days manage power states quite a bit differently. I know from past Fenix discussions that Garmin does a lot around charging in that last 10% to ensure that it manages it carefully.
It’s the same process we did for the Bounce 1 watches, and their battery life has remained pretty much the same over the years.
Thanks Ray, I appreciate you taking the time to respond
Garmin inReach Mini 3 / Mini 3+ released: link to garmin.com
I got hosed purchasing those Favero power meter pedals. I got my credit card statement today and saw that I ended up paying $183 more than my order confirmation email stated! There was a separate currency conversion fee plus, I’m guessing tariffs?
That’s astonishing! How can they charge more than what is on the order confirmation? I ordered the PRO RS2 pedals that were listed for $649 and my credit card statement still shows the same amount. The pedals got delivered earlier today.
Could that be a charge from your credit card provider as they may be charging in Euros and the credit card company is converting it to USD for a fee? Or do you have no international transaction fees? I was on the Favero site and they are selling the DUO for EUR430 or USD500. I’m close to pulling the trigger but I don’t want an extra $150+ charge.
Sorry, missed this earlier. Have you tried reaching out to Favero to explain? The USD/EUR chage would make some sense, but that’s definitely not $183 worth. They made a pretty noable point of saying they were including the extra import fees.
So, I looked into it further. There was a $32.65 currency conversion fee. The remainder was just the difference between Euros and Dollars which was more than I expected.
I appreciate all your due diligence and work to make your reviews happen and for all of us to make informed choices.
I ordered a Garmin 965 Forerunner using your links. Thanks, and Merry Christmas!
Thanks, much appreciated!
Hello, may I have your email address?
Garmin Edge 840 is $249.99 right now at REI link to rei.com
Woah, very soild deal indeed! Here’s the tagged link that helps support the site too: link to alnk.to
Thanks Ray. So glad I was on FB the other day when you posted the 840 deal at REI!
Thank you for this list. I am new to a lot of the gear.
My wife brought me the 540 solar after Amazon raised the price to $330. Amazon didn’t raise the price on the 540, 840, and 840 solar as of today, so the 840 non solar is only $20 more. I am guessing that at $330 is not a great price for the 540 solar and I am better off sending it back and getting the 840 non solar instead(?).
Thanks again.