Heads up! Here’s your massive list of sports tech deals! This includes the Garmin Forerunner 965 for just $499, Garmin Epix for $449, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 Black Titanium for $735, the GoPro Hero 12 Black for $299, and plenty more! Go check out the full list here!
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Here’s how to save!
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You can also pick-up tons of gear at REI via these links, which is a long-time supporter as well:
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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.
Thanks Ray
tries to be early, not the fastest though.
Please please please..
It would be nice to watch my weight!
Whoohoo, I’m in!
I like Garmin’s products!
Yes please Ray.
Niceeeee !!!!!!
Nice scale!!!
I just bought this for my dad for fathers day I would totally dig one of my own!
2 for 1!
Why not?
I’m sure that would look good in my bathroom
I need this one, please :-)
Woot!
All that I need!!!
Love your site, hope this comment is the one!
Great
Let’s play
All mine!
Thanks!!
I’ve had a soft spot for Garmin since my old Forerunner 405…every time it beeped at a mile marker I felt like Mario hitting the hidden mystery boxes.
Checking my fatness :(
Weigh me up
Good luck
Be nice to have a new Vivoactive to replace my year old one.
Nice!
I can do this all day. And I plan on it.
You can’t be active enough!
Please!
Hi, hope this one gonna be mine
Doing a nice 20 mile ride Saturday with the half-way point a Clydesdale horse ranch.
Comment.
Just give it to me. And I will just do it.
Knock knock! Who’s there? Adam! And he wants a garmin!
I already know I’m fat…now I’ll know exactly HOW fat!!
Yeah!
1min and more than 100 comments!
My Fitbit just broke so perfect timing! ⌚️
Give me my Vivoactive HR & Index!!
YES!
Cool
Mmmm french fries
Need a scale to keep company with my Garmin 920.
Thanks Ray!
Another entry in the hat.
Thanks
Nice!
This would be so awesome!
(Y) :-)
Nice giveaway!
good
Thanks!
Getting active with Vivo.
Awesome prizes
My wife and I would love having the scale and an upgrade to her Viviosmart HR!
Hi!!!!
Thank you!
Me too!
The scale!
Yes, I want these!
Thanks Ray!
super stuff
here I am again
Another great giveaway!
Time to track my life
Vivosmart HR for me, Index WiFi Scale for the whole family.
Choose me!
Yes, might be worth switching to a different scale now that Nokia have bought Withings…
I’m in!
The two? Fantastic. Would love the scale
Will be great to keep me to my paces…
Loving this combo :)
Scary things, stepping on scales
just the thing to jump-start my diet.
Yes please
Am I fat? Give me the scale, we will see.
Yes, please
Twofer, I like it! Can never have too much data.
Moar free things!!
This set would be great to get ;-)
This would be awesome!!
This looks great!!
This would help me be less fat.
I really want this
Please
big like
Would love to have this.
Yes! Yes! Yes! I want that Vivoactive soo bad!
Yes please.
Count me in.
#winning
Sweet
Cool. Cool. Cool.
can I roll need ?
Vivoactive HR… Just what I was talking about of getting this afternoon!
That would be a good upgrade.
Upgrade please….
I want it!
Two giveaways in one! Nice.
Definitely need to nerd out with all these stats. Would be really awesome to have a way to track resting HR without having to fumble with a strap first thing in the morning!
Me likely likely
Vive les frites…..