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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.
Garmin Fenix 3
I’d love the new Fenix 3, to help me hit a marathon PB
Any Garmin Watch. Thanks
Suunto Ambit3 Sport with Heart Rate Monitor (white)- I want to train with my girlfriend, so if i win i will give it to her. Then we go running together!
I would get a swim/triatlon HR band for garmin and something for the bike.
I would love a power meter to assist my training for my second year of racing
A power meter of some flavour!
Fenix 3. Can use it for cycling, skiing, hiking and any other activity.
I would put this towards a new turbo trainer for some winter miles.
I’d have to go with the power meter! I love when my athletes train with power, so would be great to ride with it as well.
Shoes, Shoes, Shoes, and some cold-weather apparel!
I’d love to get a BSX Insight device, so I can “stop the pricks.” Not that I’ve been consistently pricked, I just like their tagline and think it would be an awesome toy to train with.
If I won this contest I would choose a stages or 4iiii power meter!! Happy new year!
I love almost all Garmin products so it is hard to decide which product would I chose. This dilema will be solved in case I win :)
Heartrate monitor, because I always do not push myself enough.
A power meter Will be a great hit to help me in my climbing training for the next year. I wish a happy new year for all of You!!!!!
A Garmin Forerunner 630 woul be excellent.;-)
Most probably the 4iiii’s power meter. Just so I can be certain that I really suck at cycling.
I’d have to choose a power meter, of course after reviewing your assessment.
I would definitively go for the Wahoo KICKR snap
Since Santa skipped my house I’ll be more than happy to spend this prize in a Tacx cycling trainer.
The Fenix 3….because
Hi,
I’d love a Garmin Edge 520 and varia lights. That’ll allow me to know where I’m going and be seen getting there.
Thanks folks.
I would choose a running watch as I’m fed up with trying to lug my phone around in holders that never quite work!
Tacx Vortex Smart: coming back from a few broken bones over the winter after a velodrome accident isn’t going to happen outdoors!
Garmin 520 as my 910xt don’t cut it anymore!
Probably a power meter or maybe a new Garmin watch!!
I would like a PowerTap C1 to replace my aging PowerTap Pro+ hub.
Garmin FR235 – 2016 is going to be the year I hop off my bike more and start running!!
Fenix 3 white. I have black and would give new one to my girlfriend.
Santa didn’t get me my CycleOps trainer, so you could be my Santa’s little helper
Garmin forerunner 920xt or 230
The rose gold Fenix 3 please!!
It would be a powermeter (probably a 4iiii or the like) as i’ve been holding out on PM’s and apparently that’s not a smart idea!!!
A new Garmin would be great !
I would get a Suunto 3 to train hard and well for my first Olympic Tri!
Thanks,
Sandman
Fenix 3…so I can add to my growing collection of Garmin products.
I would definitely get the fenix3 with leather band. Time to show off this year!
A Garmin Edge520 GPS so I can start a proper training plan for next year’s biking.
I’d use it to help pay for some P1 pedals! Thanks Ray.
I’d get a garmin with integrated heart rate, down to one device!
$500 worth of socks or mitts and have Clever Training ship them directly to a local shelter or school.
That would make nice dent in KICKR. :)
A Polar V 800. Maybe
Thinking Fenix 3 . . . it’s got it all, and so handsome too.
A trainer better than the 50$ one I got on Craigslist last winter!
Fénix 3…. The watch is pretty nice and does just what I need
Stages power meter for sram bb30 crank. Because its finally available.
I think I would get a PowerTap C1. Got my wife one for Christmas and now I am jealous!
Fenix3- because it beats the electric toothbrush my husband got me!
I’m looking for a new trainer. I’m planning to climb Haleaela in March and the trainer is the best way to make that happen
My dream is a Garmin 235
id love a bsx insight 2
I’d probably get a garmin edge 520.
The Garmin Fenix 3 wasn’t under the tree for me this year. Maybe next year…
Please please a Polar v800
A Garmin 520
If I use a pm optimize my time and training
I would get a nice GPS unit for my first 300 mile ride.
Fenix3. Great fun.
I would get the new Garmin Virb, my three year old loves hiking our local trails and I want to record this while he still wants to hang out with his old man.
I would be going for the Garmin 520. It would be a fantastic upgrade. Thanks for the offer!
I would get a garmin edge 520. My 67 yr old Dad got won’t so I need to keep up.
I would buy myself $500 worth of power meter…. Most likely stages for Shimano 105
Garmin Varia so I don’t get run over!
I’d probably get a Garmin Edge 520 to replace the Polar 650 I got that doesn’t seem to stack up!
Hey Ray, I’d love to be training with a Quarq power meter this year!!
It would be a Garmin 520 for me. My 500 is on its last leg or maybe that would be wheel!
I’d love the 4iiii’s Power Meter. I’ve never had a power meter, mainly because the price. But i’d absolutely love to be able to train with one and dial in my bike.
thank you
Fenix 3…I want one bad, but can’t justify the expense
Probably a Garmin 235.
Definitely the Fenix 3, I’ve always want it but never had the money to buy it. Love your site!
I’m between the Vivoactive and the Fenix 3. Would probably go with the Fenix if I won. Go big or go home. Happy New Year to all!
Plan to get 4iiii Precision Power Meter (I did not get one from Santa).
Polar or Garmin
I’d get a Garmin Edge 520 so I can pass my old 500 down to my wife who’s just getting into cycling.
I would choose the BSX Insight or the Fenix 3.
I’d go for 2 vivosmart hr and a the garmin scale. It’d be a perfect way for my wife and I to start the new year
I would take a Fenix 3. I have been holding out with my Fenix 2 but it is starting to get a little wonky with not responding to buttons and noticeably short battery life.
I’d grab a power meter and hopefully get faster. Thanks, Ray
A 920XT is something that I’d have liked but didn’t get.
I would use it to buy a power meter.
I didn’t get any gadgets for Christmas, so I would go for GPS watch of some sort.
I wanted a Tacx Neo. Wife said no way for a bike that goes nowhere. Santa said the same.
I would get a GoPro Hero 4 Black. I am due for an upgrade of my current GoPro for downhill skiing. I also purchased a Fenix 3 during the Black Friday deals so I am good on the running side.
Garmin FR235, because I have big lats and the stupid HR chest strap refuses to stay on my chest. Happy New YEar
I would get the Garmin fenix 3. I have an old 305 and really want to upgrade.
I’d get a dual leg powermeter!!!
Thanks.
My god I would definitively go for the Wahoo KICKR. It’s 14* in Utah today.
A Forerunner 620 to replace my aging Forerunner 405 that has served me well, but is starting to have too many issues…
garmin 920xt
doing my first tri in 2016 would love to have one!!!!
A crank based powermeter to get my bike training back on course.
If I win this contest I would choose the Garmin Edge 1000 as I love their products and really could use a bike computer with mapping/routable options as well as the usual bike computer capabilities.
Love your site. Keep up the good work. Happy 2016
I would get the Garmin Fenix 3 in Rose Gold because my 910 is being annoying and the Fenix does everything and looks classy at the same time.
An elemnt…. What else ;_)
As soon as it comes, I want one
I’d get the Garmin Edge 1000. The tabs just broke off of my Edge 810.
Happy New Year
Peter Fine
I’d put it toward a Wahoo Kickr to help make my indoor training less miserable.
Would use the credit towards a Garmin 520. Need a new bike computer and is recommended by Ray!
Forerunner 235; my 210 feels a bit dated
I’d have to say the Fenix 3 since I already bought the 235.