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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.
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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.
i voted for you.
I want to buy a new 405 and have been using your review to help me make the jump. The only thing is if I buy the 405, when will the 505come out? Knowing my luck a day after I buy the 405.
The reviews are always good!
100k wow…well I do have Greenland!
You got my vote!
That would be an amazing trip. Voted!
21 pounds! Wow… Did you sleep on them?
I voted for you too!
You win this, you SO owe me. Antarctica cruise is on my list of dream vacations. I guess cenotes diving in Riviera Maya this fall will have to do for now.
If only you knew how much I LONG to own a 310XT… It’s hard to justify because I JUST got the 405 for Christmas, but… that doesn’t keep me from wanting it!
Funny thing is – as soon as I heard they were releasing the 310XT I thought… I wonder if Rainmaker is going to review it! I got my answer!
I voted for you. Antarctica is awesome. I spent some time there when I was in the Air Force. Seriously cold though. I don’t think I could go back now.
You have my vote.
Good luck winning the trip, reading your blog maybe the only way I get there! Your have my vote.
Good luck bud! You have my vote…
Voted as well, because I enjoy the travel blogs :)
Antarctica — you could do the Antarctica Marathon — good luck! Antarctica would be lucky to have you blogging about it.
Seems like there is some tough competition with some high vote totals. You got my vote for what its worth.
FYI – I’m finally pulling the trigger and heading to Skyline tomorrow (some other HIP DC Tri peeps are going as well). Hope to see you out there!
I voted as well!
voted for you ray! best of luck to you…
you wouldn’t happen to mind any campaigning would you? after all it IS a competition.
one twitter post….just sayin
Good luck in your trip. I’m gonna read your Garmin 305 review as I been thinking of looking into getting one.
OK, I voted!
Funny, I have NO idea how many people have ever visited my blog yet I seem to get all sorts of requests to review stuff. Quite annoying, actually, for someone who tries to stay clear of doing product reviews.
Do I have to register on that site to vote? I will if I need to, wasn’t sure. I clicked the ‘vote for you’ button and then it took me to a registration screen.
My boyfriend was just commenting how jealous he is of your life. Good luck with the Antarctica trip!
The marshmallow thing has piqued my interest…..
congrats on 100k…wow…
DONE!
Thanks to everyone who’s voted, I appreciate it!
Nick – I don’t expect a 505 to come out anytime soon. Garmin’s been coming out with stuff basically every year. So the 405’s came out late Spring 2008, the 410CX/310 late spring 2009. My guess is we might see a revised in Spring 2010. Typically releases are timed with the Boston Marathon (April), and announcements with either Boston or with the Consumer Electronics show the first week of January in Vegas.
Bob – Yup, you do indeed have to register – just to ensure it’s a human voting instead of a computer. It only takes a second though.
Voted! Hope you get it – that would be awesome and we all know the pictures would be sweet.