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. The Dark Passenger

    A turbo trainer for my wife….

  2. Joshua

    A new smart trainer that’s software isn’t reminiscent of 1990s DOS… you know who I talking about.

  3. Ryan Wellbeloved

    Cash towards a trainer to get through the winter chill

  4. Mac Brown

    I need a power meter to encourage me on the road!

  5. Katie Brennan

    A new Garmin is needed because mine is on the fritz! And I’d love to get in on the wrist-based heart rate monitoring.

  6. John M

    I’d probably go for the Garmin Fenix 3 HR.

  7. Felix Wilson

    A power meter!

  8. Shane Kenny

    I would probably use it to fit it aria WiFi scales, to link in and continue my fitness project.

  9. Logan M.

    Definitely use it for a new trainer. I have an old dummy trainer with a lot of rust and could use an upgrade.

  10. Grant

    It would have to be a Tacx Flux, desperately want a smart off wheel trainer!

  11. Imre

    I recently got a running watch and an HRM, so I would get other running gear, shoes, garments, that’s kind of stuff.

  12. Jonathan

    I am looking for a power meter. Probably the PowerTap C1.

  13. Stefan K

    I would get one of Garmins Edge units as Zwift has got me back to cycling again and I would love to go outdoors cycling again when springs comes next year!

  14. Chad

    Garmin Fenix 3 or FR7353 would top my shopping lists!

  15. Ryan

    I’m thinking I’d get a GoPro.

  16. Steven Wiens

    I get a new trainer.

  17. Craig smith

    Need cycling computer or running watch.

  18. Ricardo Araujo

    Powertap P1

  19. Rich Santos

    Most likely a smart trainer to join the Zwift world.

  20. Lirri

    I’d get a new bike computer!

  21. Laura

    Garmin Vivoactive HR or maybe a new Garmin 820 for my bike.

  22. Tom Bombadil

    Garmin Fenix 3 HR (Optical) with the Sapphire

    I only want this watch because all my friends have one.

  23. Alex Batten

    I would go for a Wahoo Kickr to finally get a direct drive trainer.

  24. Michael Wray

    It would be a boat. Or a Garmin watch. Unless I can find that boat. Do Garmin make boats?

  25. Anders

    Wetsuit or a new trainet

  26. Lukasz

    I’d go for power meter

  27. Tijmen Moltmaker

    I would definitely use it to buy a powermeter. At the moment that’s the only thing I really miss while training.

  28. John

    Rpm and speed wahoo sensor

  29. Grant

    I would use the gift card on a power meter

  30. Suzanne

    Well my first choice would be a boat but since they don’t sell those, I would get a gopro.

  31. PowerTap P1 is too expensive, so I will probably choose some nice Garmin Fenix 3 without HR with Scocsche Rhytm+ armband.

  32. Colin

    I’d go for the Garmin FR235, I’m already in the Garmin family, and it’d be a great update!

  33. Christine

    New Garmin 235 – data is a great distraction and reward for running!

  34. Hidé

    Toward a new smart trainer!

  35. Rafael Moreno

    I would buy the power tap c1 to improve my training

  36. Chuck

    A styrd foot pod! Thanks Santa… I mean Ray!!!

  37. Garmin 820… a great upgrade from the 520 for ultra cycling adventures.

  38. Stuart Smith

    I’d buy a Tacx Flux to be able to get some decent training in for myself and my wife whilst looking after our baby

  39. LB

    I would like a Garmin Vivoactive HR because I want to log my non-running activity.

  40. Raur Meilleur Harvey

    I would probably get an FR 235!

  41. Robert

    Probably a Garmin Fenix 3 HR. It seems to be the best training device out right now.

  42. Anthony

    A Garmin Fenix 4 HR, if it is announced next month.

  43. Ronan Kearns

    I’d go for the Garmin Edge 1000. Keep getting lost on my Edge 500!

  44. Sebastian Haager

    Towards a new Power Meter? Why? To measure power of course!

  45. Markus

    In January, i will move to Singapore. I was told that bikers ride early in the morning start at 4:30 to 5:00 am in the dark. Therefore, my wife and I need some good lightning equipment…

  46. Tomas H

    I would gear up for my first ever swim race; a 3 km open water race. I need everything, from wetsuits to nerdy swim gadgets.

  47. Tim

    Garmin 735XT for outdoors or a new trainer since it’s getting colder!

  48. Adam

    A watch or a trainer or maybe a powertap? Santa did not gift any of those!

  49. Jérôme

    I would become a drone pilot.

  50. Jesse Roberts

    I’d go for the Kickr Snap. My current trainer is feeling a little old, and I’m starting up training for a full Century this summer. That, or the Garmin Fenix 3 HR to replace my Vivoactive. +500 to style :)

  51. Bill Kerber

    Garmin Fenix 3 HR. So I don’t have to wear my Fenix 3, and a Fitbit Charge 2 for heart rate.

    Thanks Ray.

  52. Belinda

    I need a new bike computer

  53. Vincent Chang

    A GoPro5 would be great if I win.

  54. Sofie Sleeckx

    I would love an activity tracker that I could put around my ankle and not my wrist. I work a medium of 70 hours a week and can’t have anything on my hands or wrists. Waiting for the Flyfit… but is it coming? Any other suggestion?

  55. I would get a Suunto Spartan Ultra

  56. Rob

    Get my wife the Fenix 3 rose/gold.

  57. Marc

    Here in Cambodia one cannot buy sports tech equipment locally. And importing is super expensive. And the roads are hot, dusty and flat. This makes a smart trainer look simultaneously desirable and unobtainable!

  58. Andreas Haukaas

    I need to replace my Garmin Fr920 XT with a Feenix 3

  59. Donal Bailey

    A Garmin Fenix 3 HR to run my first mountain 100 miler! Looks like an amazing watch and nice for open mountain navigation.

  60. Stephen Linden

    I’d love a smart trainer to reduce the boredom of peddling and not going anywhere.

  61. Manuel Maendel

    I’d get a power meter!

  62. Keith

    Almost certainly some Powertap P1’s

  63. Kevin

    A garmin 520 to replace a 500.

  64. Pete C

    I’d get a 735xt as I managed to lose my 920xt before Christmas when I left my training bag in the train :-(

  65. Michael Burns

    My Garmin 910 is wonky. Replaced once and elevation is thru the roof and hr doesn’t read correctly. Need a replacement

  66. Torsten

    I’d buy a powermeter.

  67. Nathan

    I would get a Fenix 3 HR to replace my aging Ambit 2.

  68. Jason Mills

    I’d love to get a set of pedal based power meters! Strava guesses for me but would be great to see the real data instead.

  69. Kevp

    Tough call to narrow it down to one thing. Maybe a powertap c1. This would allow me to have power across three bikes with different brakes and pedals and bb’s.

  70. I’d use the credit to get a Garmin Edge 820 to replace my ever-degrading Edge 500 unit.

  71. Roelof Koelewijn

    I would love a Garmin f735xt to get me started for the Rotterdam marathon

  72. Jochen Ismer

    A Garmin 735xt

  73. Cameron

    An action cam for capturing some trail adventures.

  74. Peter Poulsen

    I’ll go for the Tacx Flux or SRAM eTap Road upgrade

  75. Michael Fiola

    Garmin Fenix 3. I plan to do a lot of backpacking this coming year and think it would come in handy.

  76. A brand new watch with navigation

  77. Mike T

    Would love to get a smart trainer because riding on Trainerroad and keeping with some of those workouts are tough on a dumb trainer

  78. Pat G.

    Fenix 3 would be cool

  79. Jesper Søby Schwartz

    Probably a Garmin index scale weight and a home trainer. Both my weight and trainer needs to be replaced soon ?

  80. Tyler C Philp

    I’ve been eyeing the Garmin VivoActive HR smartwatch after reading all your reviews. Time for an upgrade!

  81. Shaun moran

    New Garmin watch to replace my broken 910xt.

  82. Scott

    I’d get the Fenix 3.

  83. Tod Cox

    A new smart trainer! Need to get ready for IMAZ!

  84. Dave crook

    I would love a direct drive smart trainer.

  85. Josep

    Likely a Fenix3. Need the extra battery relative to current VA for long trail hikes

  86. David A

    I would probably get the Garmin 735xt, since I’m hopefully to mix more cycling in with my running this year. Thanks for the chance!

  87. LanceR

    Some more Garmin goodies to go with my VAHR.

  88. Tristan

    735xt because it is the closest I can get to a Fenix 3 that still fits on my wrist…

  89. I’d go for a Fenix 3 HR, as a complement to my everyday Vivoactive HR.

  90. Ernesto De Abreu

    I would get a garmon fenix 3, because those new years resolutions won’t get done by themselves

  91. Fab

    Hi Ray,

    I would probably get a trainer given the rain here ;-)

    Anyway thanks for the site !!

    Cheers

  92. Dean

    I’d love a new 735xt as I’ve scratched the heck out of my 920?

  93. John

    Fenix 3 HR

  94. Michelle B

    I really want a gropro! It would allow me to take some epic running shots!

  95. Thor

    I’d grab a new trainer with some smarts to bring new experience to my indoor workouts.

  96. Jani O

    Action camera might be the one.. but go pro or virb or…

  97. Aaron Pascovitch

    It’d cover a Fenix Chronos right? Failing that a Fenix 3

  98. Andre C

    I’d get a GoPro to take on my bike trips

  99. David

    Powertap c1 so I can accurately gauge my effort on bike splits