Heads up! Here’s your massive list of sports tech deals! This includes the Garmin Forerunner 965 for just $499, Garmin Epix for $449, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 Black Titanium for $735, the GoPro Hero 12 Black for $299, and plenty more! Go check out the full list here!
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Here’s how to save!
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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/Drones/Action Cams 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 (including drones & action cams!)! 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.
congrats to Gabor
and thanks to you for this great site
and of course to Clever Training for the price :)
Grats to the lucky one
And thanks to the Red haired dude who writes this blog !
He is doing a very good job !
Ray (and whoever may be reading this at CT), I just wanted to say:
a) thank you for what you do. I’ve spent more time than I care to admit poring over the reviews and comments – so much great info and such a great community and
b) thanks for partnering up with CT. They have comparable prices – but with the discount they’re quite good – they have AWESOME customer service, and I feel good knowing I’m supporting the site. I bought my Fenix2, Garmin 500, and my Withings scale from them and all have been super smooth experiences. They’ve even called me twice to update me on when the new Garmin speed/cadence combo will ship. Just great great people.
s/Garmin 500/Edge 500/
Thanks Patrick for the support, as well as the feedback – great to hear all is well!
Congrats to Gabor and thanks Ray for the give-away and your reviews.
Good for the winner! I bet that is going to make his day! Good luck to him on a hilly 70.3 :)
I bet though choice for Gabor, 910XT is getting older now, but replacement not there yet. And no real other options.
Good luck choosing Gabor!
Congrats and good luck at the 70.3
Congratulations Gabor! Good luck on your 70.3!
Today I had found that random.org could shuffle a list of numbers and used it that way, but I guess not even that could push the odds to my side!
Congrats, Gabor! And good luck with the race :D
Congrats to Gabor!
Congratulations Gabor! Good luck at your race!
Congrats and Goodluck
Why not me, Random Number Generator????? :)
Can’t imagine doing triathlon on a hilly course. I had on race going up the bridge, 4 laps thus 4 times, even that was tough for me. I know I need to train based on the course profile of my race, but still.
Congrats Gabor, good luck with the race :)
Atmospheric noise eh? Could that be what’s distracting me in races? Just a random thought…
Congrats Gabor!
Thanks all! I have never won anything in my life, so I was pretty much astonished. Still don’t know waht to buy since I am happy with my polar rcx3, but it is sweet not having to worry to much about the price.
Thanks again Ray!
Congratulations Gabor!
Thanks to Ray and Clever Training for the giveaways.
Lucky!
Good luck on your race!
Hajrá Kaposváron!
Congratulations to Gabor :@)
Tank you again Ray for this amazing site.
Good luck for all of us (more success than luck, i think)
YAY, congratulations to the lucky winner!