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. GoPro Hero 5 and Karma Grip

  2. Jason Curran

    A smart trainer…likely a Kickr or Tacx Neo

  3. Marcel

    I would love to have a Tacx Neo

  4. Ronen B

    haven’t thought of a good one yet, but really need a new gadget.

  5. Marcello

    Get a Garmin Edge 500 or similar!

  6. Brad

    Maybe a new running watch.

  7. Larry

    I would definitely go for a Garmin 810 or 520 for my Mtn biking, Road biking and possibly motorcycling!

  8. Erika

    A Virb action cam for my boyfriend ;)

  9. Jimmy Wilson

    I want the 920xt replacement with wrist HR, 935xt???

  10. Tomas

    I would go for Garmin VIRB!

  11. Falko

    I would buy the GoPro Hero5 so that I can capture some motivational movies.

  12. Nick Marsh

    I’d have a look at one of those Garmin Fenix 3 watches. My 735XT is good, but I think the Fenix looks nicer.

  13. Ricky Henstock

    I would get a replacement for my Garmin 810 as the mount has broken off of it.

  14. Mark

    Garmin 735xt. Start really training for IMAZ

  15. Paul Tomblin

    I want a GoPro Hero 5 so I can continue to make kayak racing pov videos, but with better image quality and image stabilization.

  16. Holger Janke

    I would purchase a GoPro Hero 5, because i would like to record some of my Sport adventures in 2017.

  17. Sarah

    Can always find something for a bike!

  18. Liz McKenna

    i’d get a garmin FR735XT because it would fit so much better than my big old 910!

  19. Adam K

    I would go for one of the newest Garmin watches.They look great!

  20. Jason Nemecek

    The Ambit 2S is starting to poop out after 400+ runs/swims. I’d like to get a newer better Suunto watch. Ambit 3S or Peak perhaps. Love the Suuntos!

  21. Mike VanVleet

    I’d put it toward a Powertap C1 power meter. I plan on doing my first 70.3 this summer.

  22. Dick Sol

    A smarttrainer would be great to continue training during winterperiod.

  23. Gerald Greig

    Garmin 735xt HR for my wife who is recovering from major surgery on both feet. Perfect to measure rehab progress!

  24. Juan Iriarte

    I’ll get a Fenix 3 hr to replace my Vivoactive.

  25. Kerry

    It would definitely be a power meter for me.

  26. Joe Drury

    Garmin Vivoactive HR

    I have been eyeing this device for a while as a replacement to my 220. Good battery life, daily activity stats a d looking forward to having smart watch features.

  27. Carlos Vargas

    I’d pick a fénix 3 or some replacement for my current fénix 2. Maybe even some other nice thing on their website

  28. Sebastian

    I would invest in a Tacx Flux trainer.

  29. Patrick McKenna

    i’d get a garmin FR735XT for my lovely wife since she got me an edge 820 and vectors

  30. Ramon

    I would get a varia vision because it is very cool

  31. Jeff

    A Garmin 935XT please. Or a Fenix 5. Either are acceptable!

  32. Jeff

    Garmin Edge 810 so I don’t get lost and have to bike bake and forth in a little tiny town to find the road out. Don’t ask how I know about this.

  33. Stijn

    A power meter would be tempting. But since more gadgets is always better, I might opt for a combo of smaller items..

  34. alexey p

    would like to have power meter

  35. Alex Wiggins

    Probably a power meter, though not clear which one.

  36. cristian Tudorache

    Fenix 3 hr

  37. Andrew McCabe

    Wahoo Kickr!

  38. MONTI8

    I would love a Fenix 3 <3

  39. Goran

    I’d get Garmin forerunner 735xt because it covers all i need in a watch and is not as baulky as Fenix3

  40. Pedro Almeida

    I would get a Fenix 3 HR because I’m not able to justify that expense with my own money…

  41. Luke

    Powertap P1 pedals, need a power meter that’ll easily go from bike to bike

  42. Robert Kortyna

    I think I would purchase a new garmin Fenix 3 HR for my wife.

  43. Laura Villagomez

    A Garmin FR 235 :)

  44. Enoch Palmer

    maybe move from older ambit to new fenix 3 hr?

  45. Troels Jakobsen

    I’d get a Garmin 520 probably.

  46. Mirosław Nieścioruk

    garmin 735xt would be nice gift. Significant upgrade from my 310 xt HRM

  47. Sagar

    For me it’d be the 735XT, an upgrade from my 235 Garmin!

  48. Sean

    I would get the garmin FR 30

  49. Bradley E

    I would get a Wahoo Kickr to make training a little more safe in the winter

  50. Joe

    Id get a Polar A300 activity tracker as i’d like to start recording my workouts.

  51. Risto Rautiainen

    Garmin 920xt would be really nice

  52. Casebase

    Applewatch…do they sell them. I guess not. GoPro Hero 5 might have to do.

  53. don rhummy

    If get a gps watch because it’s time to step up my triathlon training! Would be a pick from the DCR 2016 recommendations.

  54. Beegee

    Fenix 3 because my 920xt is at least 2 yrs old! Merry Christmas!!!

  55. Chris WigginsChri

    Vivoactive hr and scale because I’m starstarting diet on January 3

  56. Bob down the road

    I would love the go pro 5 to film my awesome adventures

  57. Marlo S

    I’d like to get a Powertap

  58. Paul Rummelhoff

    I would pick up another powermeter for my road bike.

  59. Nate

    A power meter! To get more serious about training with power next year!

  60. Simon Saunders

    I think I’d like the Go Pro Hero 5 session for my son to take to Madagascar with him

  61. Bruce Rummins

    Latest Fenix HR for all day tracking

  62. Alexis

    I think a Garmin Fr735xt would be my choice!

  63. Gordon Moat

    I dropped more than hints, so here I sit with a bunch of GoPro mounts, and a USB-C Quik Key, but no GoPro Hero 5 Black. :( Hoping for some luck, because that’s what I really wanted.

  64. Ben

    Kurt Kinetic roll down trainer

  65. CJ

    A Garmin 630 would do the trick…

  66. Dustin

    Definitely need to upgrade my trainer!

  67. Megan Rummelhoff

    A power meter or garmin watch

  68. Zac

    Garmin multi sport watch or a new trainer! The Varia is also a want!

  69. Brad DiBenedetto

    Garmin edge 1000 since my 810 back light stopped working and or vector pedals for my new TT bike.

  70. Philipp

    Since I’m doing a 50k mountain run next year, I’d probably go for a Fenix 3 (or 4?).
    Merry Christmas everybody and a Happy New Year!!!

  71. SvenBe

    I would love to buy a powermeter. Can´t run any longer because of a leg injury, so started to bike a lot.

  72. Brian

    That Hero 5 would be great so I could film my kids’ exploits

  73. Chris

    Fenix 3 to help guide me thru all of my adventures!

  74. Chrissi Scott

    A Garmin 820 because I’m tiered of trying to see my watch while I’m riding… And getting lost on bike paths.

  75. Tristan

    Think about a Fenix 3 HR, just to have my own (good !) GPS watch, and not the old Forerunner 305 a friend is lending to me for a while…

  76. Jose Manuel

    Garmin edge 520 to get my training sessions right :)

  77. oscar

    I´d like a garmin 735xt…..and a powermeter…..and a trainer. I don´t have any and it´s possible to train without them but i´d train happier.

  78. A new bike trainer

  79. Jonathan Patterson

    I would like a Wahoo Elemnt Bike GPS to try out the side light navigation please

  80. Laurent

    I’d go for a Wahoo Kickr. I recently tried one with Zwift and it was unbelievably immersive.

  81. Martin

    Garmin Edge 520 so I can track my rides

  82. Dave

    I would love a power meter of some sort. Most probably Garmin Vector 2.

  83. nirbr

    I’d have the Polar M600. I really like the idea of GPS watch with music. I wish Garmin will offer such a device.

  84. Teresa coplen

    Well I would like 3 things. Garmin edge 520, Mangus trainer, or go pro 5. Just bought new mtn bike & would love the accessories.

  85. Stephen Codrington

    I’d buy the Garmin camera to document personal road rides, family mtb rides and track sessions.

  86. Jonathan

    I think I would go for a Garmin Fenix 3 to replace my current watch.

  87. Daniel Nitescu

    I would really like a smart trainer for my bike. The roads are pretty unsafe in my country so it would be awesome to be able to train indoors

  88. Mikael Schrage

    Garmin Wifi Scale

  89. Matthew Brock

    I just want to update my watch with the Garmin 230

  90. martin

    multisport watch with optical HR (is that asking too much?)

  91. Chris

    OMG, I can haz socks?!!

  92. Katri

    I would probably like to get a trainer or a new Garmin triathlon watch.

  93. Jim W

    A new trainer, because even in Southern California there are days when I don’t want to go outside.

  94. ron Skinner

    I’d probably go for a 4iiii power meter then maybe some cool extras after that!

  95. Darren A

    I would get a Fenix 3 HR to supplement the belt i received for an x-mas gift.

  96. Marcin

    Garmin920xt to upgrade my current one

  97. I would go for a Garmin 820, as my edge is “running out”, and I need something with a map, entering the randonnée arena.

  98. Riley

    A new trainer as mine is about 10 years old and it would be great to have a new trainer for the cold months ahead!

  99. Troy Hutchinson

    GoPro hero 5 Session for filming descents.

  100. David Conway

    a Garmin Virbe, as data is king