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5 Easy Steps To The Site
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In Depth Product Reviews
You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget. If you’re trying to decide which unit to buy – check out my in-depth reviews section. Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos! I aim to leave no stone unturned.
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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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Have some fun in the travel section.
I travel a fair bit, both for work and for fun. Here’s a bunch of random trip reports and daily trip-logs that I’ve put together and posted. I’ve sorted it all by world geography, in an attempt to make it easy to figure out where I’ve been.
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My Photography Gear: The Cameras and Equipment I Use Daily
The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds! It’s a nice break from the day to day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
Many readers stumble into my website in search of information on the latest and greatest sports tech products. But at the end of the day, you might just be wondering “What does Ray use when not testing new products?”. So here is the most up to date list of products I like and fit the bill for me and my training needs best! DC Rainmaker 2023 swim, bike, run, and general gear list. But wait, are you a female and feel like these things might not apply to you? If that’s the case (but certainly not saying my choices aren’t good for women), and you just want to see a different gear junkies “picks”, check out The Girl’s Gear Guide too.
Recent Posts in “The Queue”
O-Synce Navi2Coach Cycling GPS Unboxing
Picked up this unit at CES, even though I had seen it in demo back at Eurobike/Interbike. It’s an Edge 500 competitor, and I’m pretty impressed with it. It had incredible customization, and a super … Read More Here
Wahoo Fitness KICKR Unboxing Photos
Here’s some unboxing photos from the KICKR. The box held up pretty well, since it was air shipped from Taiwan to LA to Vegas, moved around the massive convention floor multiple times, then taken with … Read More Here
MetaWatch Strata Smartwatch Unboxing
The Strata MetaWatch is designed as a glanceable display unit for your phone – items like notifications of text messages, weather, etc… This was the result of a Kickstarter project, where I paid for the … Read More Here
Wahoo Balance Bluetooth Smart Scale
The Wahoo Balance scale is the latest entrant into the smart scale arena. The unit includes Blueooth Smart functionality (and thus, can connect to Bluetooth 4.0 devices such as the iPhone 4s/5). It doesn’t include … Read More Here
Pear Square One ANT+ enabled sports tracker
The Pear Square One is a bit of a cross between an MP3 player, a coach, and a run tracking device. A number of you have been asking about the $250 unit for a while … Read More Here
Tacx Genius VR Trainer with TTS 4.4
Last year I reviewed the Tacx Bushido trainer, and this year I’m tackling the more advanced Genius VR trainer. This unit supports steering as well as the ability for the trainer to simulate downhill segments … Read More Here
Power2Max (Updated Version) with estimated left/right power
This is the new September 2012 version of the Power2Max. The core updates is that it now contains a temperature sensor for minimizing drift due to temperature changes, as well as including estimated left/right power. … Read More Here
CycleOps Virtual Trainer Software & PowerBeam Pro
Here’s a quick peak at the new CycleOps Virtual Trainer software and the latest version of the PowerBeam Pro. The PowerBeam Pro was updated back in October with mostly minor tweaks. Additionally, the unit is … Read More Here
Tanita BC-601 Segmental Body Composition Scale
This unit actually came in a while ago, and is working it’s way through the review process. There’s a bit of a pile of scales these days. This unit is a bit different in that … Read More Here
Fitbit One: The Bluetooth Smart-enabled Fitbit
This is the latest Fitbit to be released. The Fitbit One is a bit more featured than the recently released Fitbit Zip. Additionally, unlike previous Fitbits before the Zip, it now includes Bluetooth Smart to … Read More Here
