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I’m DC RAINMAKER…
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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FAQ’s
I have built an extensive list of my most frequently asked questions. Below are the most popular.
- Do you have a privacy policy posted?
- Why haven’t you yet released a review for XYZ product you mentioned months ago?
- Will you test our product before release?
- Are you willing to review or test beta products?
- Which trainer should I buy?
- Which GPS watch should I buy?
- I’m headed to Paris – what do you recommend for training or sightseeing?
- I’m headed to Washington DC – what do you recommend for training?
- I’m from out of the country and will be visiting the US, what’s the best triathlon shop in city XYZ?
- What kind of camera do you use?
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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.
Awesome, can’t wait to subscribe. I assume you’ll be posting here once you publish the first episode to make it easy for us to follow you?
Yup, absolutely!
This is going to be pretty awesome! Now I just a microphone…and questions.
Awesome! Will you be launching on iTunes!? It’ll make subscribing and syncing for my long runs nice and easy. Right… Time to think of some questions! :)
Add yet another fun dimension to the unexpected questioning!
Live stream your heart rate so that we can polygraph the answers you give to the questions whilst you try not to throw vendors under the bus, or let slip upcoming secret products.
You know you want to ;-)
Looking forward to listening. Good luck.
I am a bit hesitant of leaving messages as I have a too strong Italian accent.
Thank you for the update. Looking forward to listening to it!
Euh… what day is it today already?
This was posted yesterday. ;)
You mean it’s serious? Or, rather, real? ;-)
Is this an april fools’ prank? Because I really hope not
No joke! Definitely for realz!
Yay! Looking forward to it.
Ray – I hope you got my question/comment via the ‘Pipe’ app
as you may already know there’s a long history of TRS/Ben acting out regarding his inability to get his workouts off his 920xt.
Given the plethora of options (wifi, hard cable, app via bluetooth) clearly the man needs your help with this
my motivation was 50% for humor and 50% just so we could stop hearing about it (via twitter or in his podcast)
thanks for helping TRS Triathlon out – clearly he brings a fresh voice and some much needed love to the triathlon scene – and after all, you’re only one man, so we need something to enjoy on weeks when you only post 3 small items to the interwebs
Thanks Josh!
I don’t know if the question came in (I don’t hear them till TRS selects them for air), but I’m sure it’ll come up at some point!
Wasn’t this going to be released last week?
It was planned to be released this past Monday. Some logistical stuff in setting up the feed got delayed a bit. But should be good to go for next week. In the meantime, if you join the TRS Triathlon Patreaon program, you can actually listen to the first episode now: link to patreon.com
Cheers!