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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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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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I have built an extensive list of my most frequently asked questions. Below are the most popular.
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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!
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.
Those would be sweet
The pedals would be worth as much as my bike!
Absolutely!!!! These would be awesome!
Thank you for your generosity in doing these giveaways and the amazing reviews.
Too many comments :|
Yes!
I’m in.
Need more power!
I can has power?!
Yes, please!
Would love to pass on my wired setup to someone else. Thanks for the chance!
Excellent reviews. Thanks
cant wait to put these on my bike
Yes please!
Thanks so much for all the great content you post on the site!
Double the power, double the luck!
Time for an upgrade!
More POWER!
Thanks
More POWERRRRR!! Hope I can show the right numbers…
Needed
Been eyeing those up.
Not to certain about the timezone convention but I’ll try my luck
Looks great!
Would love one of these.
This is for me.
*Fingers Crossed*
Want
Make my wish come true?
Sweet!
All I need is power meter ?
Would love this!
DC ChristmasMaker! :-)
This is one of the best
i don’t really need this thing, but it would fun reading such a winner’s message!
Feeling lucky
Great!
Power!
I’ve already got a pair…and I love em….but I wouldn’t turn down a second pair.
Go Cubs Go!
Woot!
Thanks for this!!
Come on lucky 3156
Thanks!
These are the best!
More Power!!!
Poweeer!
If I had those I’d need to buy more bikes to take advantage of quick swapping… So I need those!
Yes please!
I’ll take free pedals
Come to me!
I really want this one – for sure more than anyone else. That should be factored into the random number calculator somehow.
Great power gift!
This would be a great upgrade for my bike!
these are awesome and way out of my price range—this would be awesome…
Love love love powertap!!
Pick me!
Power!!
:-)
Can I measure 1 hp with thi?
Please :)
Good would be great
NEED POWER
Yep :)
yes please
Nu måste det vara min tur!
Yes please
I want one…
Yummy
Count me in
Thank you very much for your time and effort.
What my autocorrect says.
would be great way to help my training
I’m in. Thank you.
Sweet!
Yep i want!
Yay!
Hey! I am pretty new to the sport of triathlon. I grew up a competitive swimmer and have recently discovered a passion for cycling. These pedals would be the perfect addition to my new bike. I’m trying to kick my training into high gear: I used this website to help determine which training watch to buy and now that I’ve started heart rate training, I think it’s time to get to power meter training. I’d love to give these pedals a whirl. Thanks man! Appreciate your generosity.
Would love to own a pair.
lions
Pedal power meter will give me power!
my husband would love these…i am such a great wife!
I’d like to tap into that.
Yes please :-)
Power!
Power hungry
Ohhhhhhhhhh
Me wants to see Power!
Thx for giving away your unused stuff!
These would be the business
Ride with power!
Nice! I would love this on my bike.
Wauw. It will fit on my new bike.
Power to the people!
Give me power
would love to win!!
Power!
I would love to use them
Those would be great!!
By the power of Grey… Uh… PowerTap!
want it, need it!