The Didn’t Get What You Wanted $500 Gadget Giveaway

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I’m sure many of you received various sports gadgets over the last few weeks as part of the holidays.  But for those unlucky elves who received only a half-eaten gel packet in their Christmas stocking from their not-so-significant others, I’ve got a festivus of a present for you: This giveaway.

The winner will get a $500 credit to CleverTraining.com, my most excellent partner in this giveaway crime.  By supporting the site through Clever Training you also can save 10% on basically anything they sell (or get points instead).  If you win, you can use that credit for anything from the GoPro Hero5 Black to a Garmin Vivoactive HR to a random pair of socks to the PowerTap C1 power meter, or heck, even towards a new trainer.  Whatever floats your boat (note: they don’t sell boats).

How to enter:

Simply leave a short description of what product you’d get and why (but don’t worry, you can change your mind later if you win).

The reason you need a short description of ‘why’ is that if you just put a simple product name (i.e. F3), you’ll likely get caught up in my SPAM filters.  And nobody wants to be sandwiched between two pieces of SPAM.  Got all that?

Good luck!

The giveaway entry period will run through Thursday, December 29th, 2016 until 11:59PM US Eastern Time.  Winner will be selected randomly.  One entry per person.  The selected product/products will then be ordered immediately and shipped immediately, assuming they’re in stock.

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5,994 Comments

  1. Shubham Dixit

    I would love to have Garmin Forerunner 630 with HRM, it will help me break through al my current PRs.

  2. Carlos Cabral

    I’d get a power meter!

  3. Tang KQ

    I’d get a proper power meter to start the new year training in a new way

  4. Stanislav

    Garmin Fenix 3

  5. Luke Belval

    Fenix 3 HR

  6. Brandon

    I would buy a power tap

  7. Hannu

    GoPro Hero perhaps ?

  8. Sam

    Looking forward to get a new optical hr GPS watch

  9. Bruce Belrose

    I’d love to get a smart trainer for the cold Midwestern months.

  10. Brian Jennison

    I didn’t get a power2max power meter

  11. Casey

    A new power trainer because the new ones seem to take up less space than my old tacx.

  12. Phil W

    Quarq DZero power meter for mountain bike

  13. Paul

    I would love a wahoo kickr trainer.

  14. Luke Yoder

    A smart trainer! Because I live in the coldest part of the contiguous 48, and I need to keep riding!

  15. Philip Leadbeater

    I would go for a GoPro Hero 5 to capture some downhill and ski touring.

  16. Jet

    Maybe an upgrade to the Ultegra 4iii power meter

  17. Rafael

    fenix 3, cause i want a stylish update to my vivoactive

  18. Stefan

    I would get an Edge 520 because my 510 has seen one too many crashes on my MTB.

  19. Felix Hagemann

    Probably a trainer (maybe Flux)…

  20. Tom b

    I would get a power meter, still not sure which one though, maybe the p1 pedals

  21. Matt

    Upgrade to hero5. It’s waterproof out of the box!!!

  22. Andrew

    Definitely a GoPro. I think it would be a lot of fun!

  23. Pere

    A fenix 3 hrm will fit perfectly!

  24. Jan Lin

    Would love to have either the Garmin Fenix 3HR or the Suunto Spartan Ultra to use during the long trail runs.

  25. Joachim

    I would get me a Garmin Fenix 3 so I could finally replace my old fr 210

  26. Yang

    I would purchase the garmin 735xt cause I love garmin and their new running watches are the best

  27. Farhan

    Fenix 3 HR.. looks great in the office while still providing me with all my training and racing needs..

  28. Stéphane Cournoyer

    I would like to get a Go Pro to capture some of my epic rides.

  29. Mads Frederiksen

    I love a fenix 3HR forny traning ????

  30. Guillaume L.L.

    A Garmin Forerunner 920XT Black/Blue for my first triathlon next June.

  31. Anish Shah

    A power meter to improve on my biking.

  32. Tim Schulze

    Garmin FR735 or FR235 to replace the 735 my wife commandeered!! Plan for more marathons in 2017 and the training metrics will definitely help.

  33. I didn’t get a Garmin Fenix 3 HR ((

  34. Zach

    I’d get a gopro hero 5. I would really like to see what I could do with an action cam like that! Happy new year!

  35. Gilles Levesque

    I would love a power meter!

  36. Greg K

    Still waiting for the power meter.

  37. Patrick

    I would get a hero5 to start recording backpacking trips

  38. Richard S

    Cycling power meter and smart trainer.
    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year…

  39. Chris

    Need a drive train upgrade, but if I had some extra, then maybe the cycle ops hammer!

  40. Josh

    I would love me a new Cycling head unit!

  41. Roy C

    I’d pick PowerTap P1 or Kicker trainer.

  42. Frank Satira

    Some sort of power meter- Watt team hopefully up and running?

  43. Sandijs

    I’d get Garmin Forerunner 735XT. It’s compact and top functionality.

  44. George grenier

    Fenix 3HR, because you can’t have too many watches.

  45. Kristin K

    Power meter, please!

  46. Ondrej Havlik

    F3 because our is the best up to date watch.

  47. Tony Forinash

    I’d get the GoPro Hero5 because it’s really hard to capture pics/videos with my iPhone 6 plus and I see a lot of epic stuff on my bikes, runs, and swims.

    Thanks!

  48. Gabriel Lopez

    I’d probably get the Fenix 3 for my wife. She’s training for her first half and I think it would be really great for her.

  49. Patrik Akselsson

    A Fenix, since my old 910xt is beginning to show it’s age

  50. Joshua McLaughlin

    I would get a smart trainer or a power meter. I can’t afford either at the moment due to lack of fitness funds in my budget.

  51. Olli

    Tacx Flux, assuming I can order from the EU site

  52. Petri

    Powertap P1 as I have several bikes and would need interchangeable power meter

  53. Melissa M

    Getting ready for lots of trail miles so a Fenix would be awesome!

  54. Emil Gercke

    I’d pick a Quark powermeter, because my old one is dying.

  55. Dave Rinker

    I would get a new trainer. Mine is 10 years old and ready to be replaced.

  56. Jeremy

    PowerTap pedals. Need to measure power when the weather warms up and I’m off the trainer.

  57. Lauren

    A GoPro for my husband since I got all my new gadgets!

  58. Laurie

    Would love the FR735XT as I’m trying to get more serious with my training.

  59. Bob Johnson

    I would get a Garmin watch.

  60. Matt Cartlidge

    New action camera or garmin watch for me.

  61. GP

    Will go with your recommendation — Go Pro Hero5 Black.

  62. Jenn S.

    Scosche rhythm hr strap and a better watch/fitness tracker. The Charge 2 isn’t living up to my usual expectations from Fitbit.

  63. Brendan Lewis

    Wahoo elemnt I had some stuff go missing from my bike a couple of months back

  64. Ron

    I am very interested in a power meter, which would be a great help in my trainings

  65. Aleks SD

    Looking at a TacX smart trainer for the cold winter days

  66. AlexSuciu

    Powertap P1 Pedals, because training with power is the only missing piece in the whole puzzle which is triathlon training.

  67. Matt E

    Garmin Virb because everyone needs to see my running adventures

  68. Christine

    I’d love either the garmin 630 or 235!

  69. My n+1st Garmin device for sure :D

  70. Richard

    A wahoo ELEMNT was missing from my sack. Mapping for ultimate distance rides and long battery life is just what I want

  71. I’d get the Garmin 820 since I want something with map capability since my 530 is fairly unusable in that capacity. Or maybe the Garmin Vivo Active since an Apple Watch isn’t in my future.

  72. Bartosz Borkowski

    Hero5, to make some nice YouTube videos.

  73. Ralph Emerson

    $500 can get me an Edge 520, heck maybe something for a new trainer and/or wheels.

  74. Jeff

    I would likely get the Fenix 3 HR. Thanks for a great giveaway!

  75. Need a power meter for the second bike. OK, “need” should really be “want.”

  76. I would either buy a power meter or ohne of the newer Garmin bicycle computers…

  77. Steven Kim

    I’d get the gopro hero5 or the fenix3 for myself, I want to start recording my trail fun but would like to have a better watch for said trails…torn on what I’d get first haha!

  78. I’d get a new GoPro to replace the one I’ve been abusing on my bike.

  79. Chris Rider

    I’d put the $500 towards a nice new trainer, which there’s no way I could otherwise afford!

  80. Alisha S

    I would get a fitness/activity tracker with 24/7 HR monitoring for my husband, who seems like he’s angling for one now!

  81. Daniel Lichtenegger

    I’d go for a trainer.
    Would be awesome. :D

  82. Stephen

    I want a GoPro or a Garmin Vector!!!

  83. Justin

    I’d get a GoPro!

  84. Daniele

    I’d go for the fēnix 3 Sapphire HR, because it ha everything I need for my training

  85. Mark Middleton

    I would get aTacx Neo. Such a great bit of kit!

  86. Alice

    A GoPro to record my shenanigans

  87. Steve

    Let’s put it towards a Kickr!!!

  88. Art Nellett

    I would use the money to purchase a Garmin Virb ultra 30.

  89. Jonathan Burchmore

    I’d put it towards a power meter for myself, or a Gopro for my son. Just because.

  90. Michael

    Go pro hero5 black for filming mtb trails

  91. Shai

    I’d probably get a new trainer because mine is about 10 years old and it’s time for something more sophisticated ;-)

  92. David E.

    The new Fenix coming out at CES!

  93. dusty1971

    garmin vibr 30 because the kids have been bugging for the last month.

  94. Singing Indurain

    I’d buy a power meter to help me bring some more structure into my training :-)

  95. Camilo Oliveira

    I’d get a Fenix 3 HR to help monitor my trainings

  96. Matt B

    A Kickr Snap to better experience Zwift.

  97. Craig Santelman

    I would put it towards a new indoor trainer.

  98. DerLordBS

    A new triathlon watch

  99. Alberto

    Pretty sure I’m going for the Garmin Forerunner 630…need to upgrade

  100. Brian C

    I’d put it towards an Elite Drivo trainer and then try to convince my wife to join me on Zwift using my old KICKR.