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I swim, bike and run. Then, I come here and write about my adventures. It’s as simple as that. Most of the time. If you’re new around these parts, here’s the long version of my story.
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Think my written reviews are deep? You should check out my videos. I take things to a whole new level of interactive depth!
Smart Trainers Buyers Guide: Looking at a smart trainer this winter? I cover all the units to buy (and avoid) for indoor training. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Check out my weekly podcast - with DesFit, which is packed with both gadget and non-gadget goodness!
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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.
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!
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.
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!
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 Gary! Thanks for the chance again Ray.
Congrats!
may the random number generator, always be in your favor…
Congrats Gary! and Ray, u’re awesome as always.
Congrats to Gary! Ray, your Black Friday deals helped me score a Vivofit for $79 .. Thx
Winner!
Everyone’s a winner coming here to DCR, and picking up sweat deals from Clever Training.
Happy Holidays, and stay Healthy with all those great events. I had no idea that many events were taking place around the world this time of year.
(Now if I could only hack that random generator… :-)
It’s always fun to play.
Congrats, Gary!
It’s only fun until someone gets hurt!
Congrats to Gary! And, thanks to Ray for giving us all a little bit of hope. :-)
I managed to pick up a power2max on a Black Friday deal, so I can’t complain. (And, I also managed to get into Flo Cycling’s order #17 so I’ve got new wheels on the way too! :-) )
By the way, I have a feeling that all of us first commenters have been clicking the refresh button like crazy waiting for the result to have responded so fast haha…
Congrats Gary! Happy Holidays to everyone and have a great injury free year next year!
Grats, and thanks Ray for this awesome giveaways
congrats Gary! merry christmas and a happy new year to you Ray and all fellow athletes!!
congrats and thanks for the great giveaways!
Congrats to Gary.
And merry Christmas to you all.
Congratulations Gary, an unexpected Christmas gift I’m sure!
Nice work! If you don’t get a Kickr you aren’t choosing hard enough. ;)
Attaboy, Gary. An even bigger attaboy to Ray and the awesome folks at CT! May everyone’s stockings be stuffed with great performances in 2015.
Congrats, Gary! Kudos to Ray and CT.
Big Congrats Gary, you’re a very lucky fella! and thanks to Ray and CT for the chance
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Big Time Congrats Gary! Thanks for the chance again Ray.
Congrats Gary.
Good thing I can take comfort in the nice deal on the 1bandID black friday deal.
Thanks for enabling us with such a nice opportunity Ray!
Congranulations :-), Gary! Don’t b shy and go 4 a brand-new speed sensor letting the other hope 4 a 2nd giveaway competition in the same week. :-)
No offence meant, just sitting in the bed being ill.
Congrats Gary! One of these days, I will totes win one of these things! But enjoy your prize!
Congrats Gary…what are you going to choose?