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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.
Is the big partnership is you going to be the cover model of next month ?
Can’t wait to see what this is leading up to!!
Chmouel-
Regrettaby, I believe I lack the 18-pack abs and shirtless photos required to make the cover. ;)
well, i noticed that the Josh Duhamel cover was dressed, so anything’s possible!
/pitch
Ray, this sounds fantastic. If offered the chance to be a full time tester/writer on the magazine, would you kiss goodbye to your travel heavy IT life? I look forward to seeing and reading more. Best from NZ!
Congrats on the partnership. It will be exciting to see what you and Rodale end up coming up with.
whatever you have going on with Rodale, I am sure it’s gonna be super cool!! congrats–
Cool! I can’t wait to see what cool things you’re going to get to test.
I am so glad I found your site…..It will be one I check daily. Thank you for the information on running in the rain with a Garmin 305! I have shared your link with a couple people at work who run/bike/swim too.
Awesome news about the partnership!
What an exciting experience! Congrats!
Congratulations Ray! Enjoy!
Great News Ray. I think I might actually start buying the Men’s Health again if you are going to write a column etc. for them. Please just don’t forget your blog, as I just discovered it this year!
Ray,
I’m glad to hear that Men’s Health wants your services. You’ve certainly put in the work and have the talent, and now you’re reaping the rewards.
Good for you.
–Richard
I just want to like this post all over!!! Congrats Ray!
I am excited to be like a blog version of an indie music snob: “I was reading DC Rainmaker way back before he was in Men’s health”. Sounds like it could be a very cool opportunity! Congrats!
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This.
Is.
Awesome.
News.
This also means, LOL, that I have to subscribe to Men’s Health magazine!
(P.S. Sorry, that last comment was mine. I was signed in on the wrong GMail account!)
Ok Ray, it appears pretty obvious that this is leading up to you being a writer/reviewer for Men’s Health. That’s awesome sauce. However, I don’t read that magazine. I’m willing to make an exception for you, however, and promise to read your piece each month as I stand in an airport newsstand waiting for my next flight :-)
Actually, this has me intrigued. Is Men’s Health going to expand their focus on gadgetry? Expand their coverage of the triathlon sports? One thing I’m sure of is this will probably net you some pretty awesome stuff to review, which can only be a plus for everyone. Good luck!
What a COOL experience- thanks for showing us the behind the scenes view :)
very cool
Oh their office is dreamy!!! Congrats on whatever you’re going to be doing! I’m reminded that I need to pick up a WH mag again soon.
Congrats on the new gig Ray!
re: Magnolia Bakery – if you aren’t getting the Banana Pudding, you are missing out.
I repeat, get the Banana Pudding!
Cool stuff Ray!! Can’t wait to hear more.
awesome ray! congrats! hmm i wonder if you will be writing tech reviews?
major congrats!! I have to admit that I have secretly been job hunting weekly on the rodale site to see if anything comes up because I love their company
Very Cool Ray. You deserve it. Keep up the great work.
Congrats! We’re excited to see where this goes for you. Best of luck!
Very cool for you!!! Excited to hear more about it!
If indeed you’ll be writing for pay, I pray they don’t muzzle you like Competitor did Matt Fitzgerald.
Best of luck!
Been reading your blog for years. Congrats on the pending good news! You def. deserve it.
Congrats! You deserve a larger audience, your posts and reviews are very interesting.
Yay for Rodale being a bronze level BFB!
Looking forward to more details on the partnership.
Awesome-sauce indeed. Congrats!
Ray,
I’ve been away for a while from my daily reading (that whole work thing got in the way) but I just checked in. No idea what’s going on but looks awesome. I’m a big fan of Men’s Health can’t wait to see what’s around the corner.
Awesome! Congrats on the partnership. We’ll have to keep an eye out for your issue.
congrats – follow your dreams Ray!
Awesome! Maybe you should have held this as a surprise until we all stumbled across the magazine and said “Oh wow, I know that guy!”
I hope they don’t make you start writing reviews like Bicycling Magazine where everything is a good product to buy.
very cool! (ps isn’t it funny that the makeup is just to make you look “natural”?)
(Runner in the bike lane…)
Why, Rodale? Why?
Still, congrats, Rainmaker. Love the blog!
Funny, I thought someone might mention that.
Actually, in that portion the running path is closed for construction – see the walled 10′ fence to the left. ;)