Last Day – Today Friday! Deals end today, here’s your massive list of sports tech deals on Amazon Prime Days 2025! This includes the Garmin Epix for just $459, and the Fenix 8 for $100 off. The Apple Watch Ultra 2 Titanium for $645, the GoPro Hero 13 Black for $329, smart trainers, drones, action cams, and plenty more! Go check out the full list here!
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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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I have built an extensive list of my most frequently asked questions. Below are the most popular.
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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 2024 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.
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i would like to win
Gimme gimme gimme, a giveaway after midnight :)
Here I am again.
Third time lucky ??
Love it!
Very nice :-)
Thanks Ray!
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Yes, please
Yup :-)
Need a new scale
I missed the Neo! Oh well, this would make up for it!
Why not
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Me me me me
Yes please!
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Up!
Does it measures people over 100kgs? :)
cool
Need one of these
That would be a nice addition.
Pulse wave it to me
I’d love to upgrade from my original withings scale!!
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Heavy stuff!
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lighter and lighter
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I need this for my wife.
Wifi Things scale.
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it’s so fancy
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Why not go up to eleven-ever?
pick me, pick me!!!
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Yes please!
Win!
This might help validate the nutrition plan!
Scale me!
Well that’s the birthday present sorted!
Cool
Better get popping!
Thanks for this awesome prize. I really appreciate the time and effort you spend reviewing these awesome gears for us.
I’ll be weighing myself thank you very much
Hey, nice watch!
ME ME ME
yes please
Yes indeed!
This is SOOOO cool. Would love one
yes, please!
Would be a perfect fit to my bathroom
What is Pulse Wave Velocity anyway? Here’s hoping I get to find out.
This looks nifty!
Weighing in.
i need to know my weight ;)
Need to watch my weight!
Yes please!
There’s no weigh I will win this
Thanks Ray for a chance!
Thanks :)
This one yes.. Come to me! :D
Thanks!
He’s going down there!
I can’t wait to figure out how to fit pulse wave velocity in my life. I think…
yes
The scale at the Dr’s office says I’m up 15 lb. time to start more regular workouts.
Yes, please! ?
Still going string
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Great photo!
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What a great day! I love all these giveaways!
Can have all the family losing weight LoL! Good gadget
Yes
Always wanted an Activite. Fingers crossed!
Eeeeeeee
*Goes and reads activite review*
Looks great.
Weigh often and know what to weigh
Bring it on.
I’m in need of a scale
Yes please
I need it.
This could be handy!
I can always weight myself