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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.
Merry Christmas, Ray!
Traditions are what makes the world go around! The only thing missing is the action cam video snippet through the branches on the ride home.
Warm holiday wishes to both of you ~ Cheers
Ahh, good point. I didn’t even think of that!
Just out of interest do you own a car Ray?
Nope. I did in Washington DC, but not when we moved here. Here we have ‘Autolib’ instead, which is like a Zipcar in the US. A post on it: link to dcrainmaker.com
Great looking tree. I hope you and the Girl have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
You are approved to live in the Netherlands now!!!! (everything is transported by bike).
nice looking Christmas tree! Hope you & the girl have a great holiday season.
These pictures are fantastic! When we lived in NYC we took our tree on the subway or bus a couple years and I definitely got pictures of that, but navigating Paris on bike with a Christmas tree is amazing! And the tree looks beautiful! Happy Holidays!
Aww come on…the room can take another 3-4 ft of tree. Being American, the goal is to stuff the largest tree possible in the room (chevy chase style). Next year, I am expecting a 7ft tree on the bike and then we will have some interesting pictures.
Next years tree
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Interesting tree topper!
Thanks for what you do.
Merry Christmas to both You and The Girl!
I can’t think of what would be on your christmas list. It seems like it is Christmas everyday at your home.
I’d make a guess at some down time would be a gift in itself. Merry Christmas Ray (& The Girl).
Merry Christmas Ray. Looks like there’s a huge backlog on the 920XT if you order it directly from Garmin. I’ve been waiting for close to 5 weeks now. Thanks again for your thorough reviews.
Yeah, I don’t entirely understand the Garmin.com backlog situation. Sorry! I do know though that Clever Training has it in stock for red/white, with them catching up in Blue next week. In case that helps.
I was expecting a deeper ‘product’ review. “Before trying out the tree and decorations let’s start with the packaging and what’s in the box…” Merry Christmas! :-)
Thanks Ray. Hahaha. Very true David! Ray got lazy with his Christmas tree review. We’re missing the weight, height, IP rating, etc… You dropped the ball Ray! Hahaha
Marry Christmas
Beautiful tree, Ray!
Thanks for all the excellent posts in 2014 – looking forward to more of the same in 2015.
Merry Christmas to you and the Girl!
Have a great Christmas! Thanks for all the hard work you do.
I enjoy your posts. Merry Christmas to you and your family Ray. Keep up the outstanding work!
That’s a beautiful little tree Ray. Time for us to put our own up. Love the cycling approach. We’ve got five bikes here and no cars yet (when the wee one comes soon that may change) and carry everything on our bikes too.
Merry Christmas to you both and thanks for all the work you do. Btw I think you could have saved some watts by pointing the tree over your shoulder like a bazooka, more aero no? ;-)
Just to wish you two a Merry Christmas.
Wishing you both a Merry Christmas!
That’s a beautiful little tree, Ray. Time for us to put our own up. very nice pics and also Love the cycling approach.you are really doing great work and captured it in your pictures. The common preparations include decorations of the place with Christmas trees, lighting.
Grey area video was so good and drop-ins are not a trick