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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.
Does it make a bulletproof vest?
Won’t that cause heart an irregular heart beat or heart failure with all those monitors on him. LOL.
Hahaha, did he cross a line or are you just jealous that he posted that pic first? :)
Seems there is a fetish movement starting here!
So, how long until we see a similar photo from Ray? Place yer bets…
I suddenly want a heart rate monitor.
But I see he’s using a Suunto which I am secretly coveting. But alas, they, like Polar, don’t like Macs and we are a mac household. I keep hoping you’ll review other brands too!
He jumped the shark Ray.
I’m batman!
Im in Moscow as we speak. Its minus 15 degrees so not great running weather. And the river is frozen. Tough place to train!
Hey man, I like your blog. I read it fairly regularly. Good photos, good product reviews. One quibble: you’ve got to stop calling your girlfriend “the girl”. Intensely douchey. Other than that, keep up the good work.
Hi Anon-
Thanks for the comments.
RE: The Girl
It’s pretty common for many blog authors to call various members of their families by nicknames such as The Girl/The Boy, etc…
I originally did not refer to her (my fiancee) by her real name at her request given her work in high school education, and she’s more than fine with “The Girl” and finds it entertaining.
Thanks!
Oh my gosh! That is supremely awesome. He is totally one-upping you man! I didn’t think that was possible. But I bet you probably kick his ass in the “how many countries I have run/biked/swam in” category.
(and I have never thought the use of “The Girl” as being douchey, but I have been reading a long time )
Mr. Maker,
Based on the source text (I read Russian really, really slowly), Mr. Sergey Birukov appears to have tested his instruments over 2008-09 on the south outskirts of Moscow. Judging by his writing he takes a very similar approach to you: detailed, fastidious, and humorous.
Mr. Power: the best place to run in Moscow right now is on the river embankment trails-start near the White House (opposite the Hotel Ukraina); from there to Luzhniki you’ll have about 5km of pathway that’s cleared every morning from about 5:30AM. If you get bored you can cross over and it should be clear on the other side of the river too. If you get as far as Swallow Hills/MGU look out for the dogs once you hit the trees!
Where he found it, I don’t know, but his vest comes from Belgium as BACOB was the name of a local bank