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. Justin

    A Garmin Edge 520 so I know how to get him me after exploring a new road

  2. Mirek

    Fenix 3 – or I’ll be probably stuck with F2 until it dies :)

  3. Stacey M

    I would probably buy a Vivoactive HR. I’m having trouble with the chest strap on my Vivoactive. I would also like the Garmin bike speed sensor and cadence for the winter.

  4. Alex Bennett

    Fenix 3 for me!!

  5. Seth U

    I would love a go pro. Hoping to get out on the trails and make some recordings.

  6. Frank G

    Gotta go with that wahoo kicker. Snow, aerobars and 23mm tires…which one doesn’t belong!lol

  7. Scott

    I’d probably go for a power meter, as that’s about the only training tool I have yet to purchase.

  8. Rich Van Sickle

    Garmin 520 – because I’m getting old and the numbers on my 920xt are small.

  9. Lisa R

    Maybe but a gadget, but I’d love a swim skin. If it’s a gadget, then a new Garmin bike computer.

  10. Christa

    A forerunner 235 so I can actually follow doctors orders and monitor my HR while trying to get back into training for a full

  11. Jerc

    Garmin fenix. Hopefully the new model comes out soon.

  12. Joe S

    Garmin, garmin and more garmin

  13. ian r.

    Well for me a smart trainer would be perfect !

  14. Saskia burm

    I’d get my husband a nice powermeter. (Or myself)

  15. Chris de Bree

    I would get myself a new triathlon watch and buy my wife a fitness tracker…

  16. Ben

    Suunto Spartan Ultra hoping scheduled updates meet the expectations.

  17. EJ

    Would have to go with a power meter. been meaning to add one to the road bike, and this would make the perfect excuse to give the wife.

  18. Armando Serafini

    I would love a new Garmin watch (FR235 or FR630?) that has more features to help improve my running.

  19. Julian Fabian

    I’d like money toward a new turbo trainer please!

  20. Adam Lewis

    Go pro to record some Spain cycling trips

  21. Wendy

    A new Garmin watch…mine is a dinosaur and is no longer letting me upload data to my computer.

  22. Paul Voorend

    Some power tap pedals or a 735xt, gadgets are king!

  23. A Garmin 820 would be nice for biking when the weather turns warm.

  24. Harri Roto

    Powertap P1’s for my wife (obviously putting some money on table on top of the prize money), as she does not yet have a power meter.

  25. Steffen

    735xt to replace my old 910xt :)…

  26. Pete McAdams

    Power meter, it’s my next sport gadget purchase

  27. Jon W

    It’s a 735xt for definite, to aid triathlon training

  28. Znook

    An F3 or 735XT most probably.

  29. Jón Örlygsson

    Probably a Fenix 3 since my Fenix 2 decided to commit suicide

  30. Ee Tze Tan

    A Fenix 3 HR or a power meter would be nice.

  31. Dominic Bushnell

    Age sees me turning to triathlon to preserve the knees longer :-)

    So a Tri based watch would be good.

  32. tim bulger

    Smart trainer wahoo or tacx for the long months of zwifting in Edmonton

  33. Max P.

    Garmin 735xt would be lovely. :)

  34. Greg Stewart

    Any chance I can save it for the Fenix 4/5!? If not I might consider finally taking the plunge on a power meter…

  35. Alex

    I get the new Garmin 735

  36. Ian

    I’ve got an old 800 and I’d like to update to something more recent. Or to help with my training, perhaps it’ll be a nice discount on a Kickr

  37. Martin

    Spartan Ultra. Just to check If it is so bad as is told. :-)

  38. Jeff Wolfe

    Definitely towards a smart trainer!

  39. Yannick

    I would get a Fenix 3 HR or a Garmin bike computer, both my watch and bike gear need an upgrade :)

  40. marian

    garminvivoactive or suunto peak – old garmin is starting to hiccup,

  41. Erik Smith

    I would probably go with a BIKND Jetpack travel case if I won.

  42. Kenni Lund

    I would get a Fenix Chronos with Leather band. :-)

  43. Paul Merian

    I would love to win the Garmin Fenix 3! :-)

  44. Joez

    a Polar V900 is it show up at CES, or a fenix

  45. Cheryl Stubbs

    Defoe a Garmin Phoenix 3, my very old garmin has died & I can’t afford to replace it.

  46. Cristian M

    I would go for the GoPro Hero5 Black, so I can pass on the run-bike love :)

  47. Rodney E

    The Tacx Flux trainer, of course.

  48. Stepan

    I wanted new Fenix watch and I hope they release new model in a few days and that’s what I will get! :-)

  49. Justin Beckers

    Oh boy! Maybe a Wahoo Element, or put it towards some power tap p1 pedals or maybe a kicker snap trainer

  50. Felix Rohrbach

    Probably one of the smart trainers for this ugly winter season…

  51. James

    Need a new computer.

  52. Larry Speagle

    I would go for the Garmin Edge 520 to replace my edge 500.

  53. Jorge Rodríguez

    I would like a fenix 3HR please. I’m staring to swim and bike. So it’s a great gift. Thanks in advance

  54. Damien

    A GoPro would benice :-)

  55. Patrick

    A GoPro camera for me! I would love tot have one

  56. Miggue

    A Tacx Neo would be great…or a Garmin Virb Ultra 30!

  57. Radu STANCU

    I would like to have Garmin Fenix 3 sport watch to be able to record my runing session more accurate. Thank you

  58. Juan García

    An indoor training would be awesome. I could train and watch Netflix

  59. Alex Masidlover

    Probably a power meter to have a play with Best Bike Split.

  60. Xing Ping

    Fenix 3 hr

  61. Chris Harrington

    I would go for the Fenix3 or a power meter.

  62. George S

    A power meter would be nice…

  63. Steven

    A 920xt trip bundle for swimming metrics.
    Merry Christmas!

  64. Ammon

    I’d pick up a GoPro to chronicle all my running and OCR adventures. Just starting to get back in the swing of things after spending most of the year in a hospital room fighting leukemia.

  65. Weiye

    Definitely one of the pedal based power meters so I can finally find out how little power I’m outputting!

  66. wojtek

    I would like to cash the credit for Fenix 5 (hope to be available soon) as my 920 is not so fancy to be used as everyday watch, but F3 is not worth spending so much money, when I still have my 920 :)

  67. Scott E

    A Power Meter is a long overdue gift under the tree!

  68. Antoine

    I’d get a powermeter, stage or 4iiii!

  69. Ron

    Powertap P1 – I would like to add power to my road bike.

  70. JAGarfield

    I want the Powertap P1 power meter because that fatso Santa told me to train with power but too stingy to give me one for free :)

  71. Ashwin

    I’m planning to get into tri this year, but Santa didn’t bring me a Garmin 735xt. Help, Ray!

  72. Claus Jacobsen

    need something to replace my aging garmin 910xt. so was hoping for a 520 and a 735 – and a scosche rhythm+ – even contacted clevertraining uk to hear when they get the scosche in stock again.

  73. Amy Bates

    I need to replace my triathlon watch.

  74. Justin

    Fenix 3 HR for sure

  75. Sam Calma

    Would probably get couple of Fitbit trackers to give away to family for the new year :)

  76. Steve

    A turbo trainer would be top of my list. I could still get my ‘rides’ in, even when the kids are off school.

  77. Ann

    I like the Vector2 powermeter… ???

  78. Bryan

    I would go for the Garmin edge 820. The breadcrumb trail on my old edge 500 has led me astray in the more densely populated area that I just moved to.

  79. JurreK

    I would get myself a PowerMeter to make my Tacx ‘smart’ and get my Zwift game going!

  80. Adam

    One of the new yet to-be released Garmin watches!

  81. Vincent

    A garmin edge 820 please !

  82. Kevin Heberlein

    I’d like to get a couple of Garmin watches for me and the wife. Hers has seen a lot of miles and it’s time to retire it and I’ve started running more. (God help me)

  83. Dave Walker

    A Garmin Forerunner 735xt because I am sick and tired of syncing my old watch to the computer!

  84. Tony

    Garmin Virb XE, just because….

  85. Zoltan Szabo

    A Fenix3 would be nice!

    … and sunny weather, of course!

  86. Marko

    I didn’t get any garmin edge 820 or Powertap but would really like to , it’s all in the power :D

  87. David Warren

    I asked for a Wahoo Fitness Trainer for christmas but did not get one. I would love to upgrade from my old non-smart trainer as this winter has been very cold and I haven’t been able to ride outside much at all.

  88. Jim Allie

    Fenix 3 HR – I need a Tri watch

  89. Piotr wolski

    I’d loce to get goPro camera to film my runs!

  90. Elad Berkman

    I’d like a new garmin vivofit after my 610 finally drew its last breath :(

  91. darren

    i will get a 735XT, because of the optical heart rate monitor. also I don’t want to deal with the chest strap as they always slide down.

  92. Ale

    I’d get a Garmin 520! My actual Edge 500 is great, but it’s time for a change.

    Happy New Year to you and the family.

    Ale

  93. Helen

    The gift that I got (Jet Recon glasses) was a piece of junk and something that I have no use of. I’m hoping to get something that I can actually use.

  94. Tosin

    P1 pedals, cuz I want more POWAH!!!

  95. Tarmo

    I need some new action cams, I’m thinking VIRB Ultra plus a GoPro session.

  96. Max

    I like auf new Forrunner or the Felix. ?

  97. Philipp

    I would get the new garmin edge 820.

  98. Dawn

    Vívofit hr

  99. DSmith

    GoPro camera to capture some road racing action next season.

  100. Tim

    I’d like to get the new Fenix whenever it comes out. Want to replace my F3 because it has an irritating scratch on the screen.