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. Urko

    I wanted health and happiness for my people… And the fr735 for me! :)

  2. Alan

    A Garmin Index Scale and Edge 520.

  3. Keaton S

    I’ve been pricing out and researching pros and cons of power meters for over two years now, I’m really hoping to finally get one in 2017!

  4. Rick Bancroft

    I would definitely get a Fenix 3 HR. I’d enjoy the beefier feel to the watch itself, the added outdoor features over the 735, and the ability to add different watch bands to match my occasion. Cheers!

  5. teragram42

    I’d get a Garmin 230 and Schoche rythme +, because a wrist based heart monitor doesn’t work if your watch is outside your jacket, and chest straps chafe me in a most gruesome way. I have scars to prove it!

  6. Kim

    I’d get an Edge- my old bike computer died last summer.

  7. Woo

    This year Cringle’s been so cruel
    With no gadgets I feel fooled

    But new hope awakens with dawn
    Shopping at CleverTraining.com

    So I need Garmin F3 sapphire
    Why? To put my fat on fire!

    Since i cycle, swim and row
    I will push each daily goal

    And when this body hits the beach
    It’ll post nudes – with Garmin each…

  8. Katie A

    A Garmin FR 235 because I’m in desperate need of an upgrade

  9. Derrick Mac

    Was hoping for one of those garmin 520 headunits!

  10. Cortney Sloan

    A Rose gold garmin fenix. It is so pretty and does everything!

  11. Jay D

    A garmin fenix 3 hr would be a good replacement for a dying garmin forerunner 620

  12. Keegan S

    I would love a GoPro Hero 5 or Garmin Virb Ultra 30 for climbing and running!

  13. Sam A

    I’d get a Garmin Edge 520 or Garmin Edge 820 and the out in front set up for my bike. I’ll be riding unfamiliar roads and terrain fairly often and the turn by turn navigation capabilities will be handy.

  14. Martin

    Probably a new Garmin watch or a power meter sensor.

  15. Tad S

    I would love to get a power meter

  16. Dan

    A trainer for sure.

  17. Brian

    More than likely I’d get a forerunner 35, it’s really got everything I need and no frills…although with a few dollars left over I could get another one for my wife

  18. I love my Power Tap P1

  19. Jenn K

    I’d hold off for the Garmin Fenix 5!

  20. Peck

    I’d like a power meter, because I’ve never used before.

  21. Yiannis

    A GoPro Hero for documenting my underwater hobby.

  22. Jeff

    I’d love the Fenix or 820, you can never have enough gadgets!!

  23. Jonathan

    I didn’t get a Garmin anything for Christmas and would like the new 735xt.

  24. Regina

    Garmin Edge 810 – I don’t have a cycling computer yet and that one seems to do everything I want.

  25. Jase

    I would get a shinny new Fenix HR :)

  26. Yacob Fattout

    Definitely a Fenix 3 HR. I’d like to take my first triathlon training to the next level!

  27. Tim

    I’d get a Garmin 820 or maybe a 520 to replace my old 500.

  28. Karen Pettus

    Power meter, I need to improve my speed on the bike for my next Ironman. I believe a power meter will help me reach this goal

  29. Steve

    Cycleops hammer

  30. Rich

    Garmin Fenix 3 would be awesome

  31. Seth Revelle

    I would get a Fenix for the win!

  32. GoPro Hero5 Black. Was hoping for it under the tree, but if I win, I’ll buy it for my birthday next week!

  33. Thomas Brock

    I’d get a Garmin Edge 520 and use the remainder to get new tri bottoms for my wife. Her current pair have been … ventilated … by a dog during her first sprint triathlon last year.

  34. Kyle Polansky

    I’d love a Garmin Forerunner 920XT. It’ll probably be replaced with another watch soon, but I’m still using a Forerunner 310XT, and I think it’s about time for an upgrade.

  35. Mark d

    I would go for the GoPro

  36. Jonathan

    Fenix 3 hr to replace my super buggy fenix 2!

  37. Shannon Parrington

    I’d get a new Garmin. Mine has started resetting itself randomly. I’m thinking a 230/235 or the new 35, but the 630 and 735XT, with a new HR strap look cool as heck too.

  38. Fred Cloudt

    Did not get a new running watch

  39. Sophie

    Newest Garmin watch would be great!!

  40. Frank malott

    I would get a wahoo kickr for all the indoor training I have to do this winter!

  41. Tony K

    I would like a PowerTap C1 power meter since I don’t have any power meters yet!

  42. Ron T

    The Fenix 3HR for sure!

  43. Brett Goodrich

    Bsxinsight for running to measure blood oxgyen levels. I think this will help my progress in training.

  44. Katherine

    A new trainer would be fantastic.

  45. Jim Gould

    Garmin 520, I think :)

  46. Eric S

    I think I’d go for a Fenix 3 HR.

  47. Dan

    I’d put it towards a power meter for my cx bike!

  48. Andrew

    I’d love a Wahoo Kickr to help me train on a typical Melbourne summer punctuated by a solid week of rain.

  49. J. Berg

    Powertap C1

  50. Ian Hall

    A Garmin Edge 820 so that I can display all the power-based fields from the power meter santa gave me that my 920xt just doesn’t have room for.

  51. Stephen M.

    Had my eye on the Garmin Vivomove. Nothing crazy, but a sleek watch that keeps you informed of the basics.

  52. Casey gourley

    I would get a power meter, really want to start training with power!

  53. Jaya kumar

    Go pro hero 5

  54. juan

    Fenix 3HR! and probably get the running and swim straps as well

  55. Geoff

    Garmin fenix 3 (or new model if we’re lucky at CES 2017 :) Thanks, Ray!

  56. Gryphon

    I’d put the $500 towards a Cyclops Hammer to replace my 1st Gen Kickr, of which I’ve had just about enough!

  57. David P.

    Maybe the Hero5, I’ve been itching to get a gimbal to go with one

  58. Gary Artinger

    I would get a Fenix 3 hr because my current watch has seen better days

  59. Julius Quito

    A new action camera like a Go Pro would be nice.

  60. Peter Arentz

    Fenix 3 with a metal band for wearing to work

  61. Jay

    Garmin 820

  62. Francisco Moreira

    I’d love to get the 4iiii power meter!

  63. Sim Yong Siang

    I want a Garmin Forerunner 35 to replace my Polar M400 because my HRM sensor is faulty and out of warranty.

  64. Charles

    Garmin Fenix HR, because strapless is sexy!

  65. Matt L

    A trainer would get me through a Michigan winter

  66. karl

    Put it toward a new trainer.

    Happy holidays to all!

  67. Anu

    Ultegra 6800 group set for my rides

  68. Nick

    Probably some kind of power meter, but might be waiting for the watt team so in that case it will probably go towards a fenix HR

  69. Fabian

    Would love a shiny new Garmin watch with oHR

  70. Jay kumar

    Ultegra di2 for my speedy rides

  71. Rob B

    Powertap pedals I think. I’d like to start training with power to move to the next level

  72. Derek Abbotts

    I would love to get a some sort of Power Meter or a Garmin Edge. Merry Christmas DCR. Love the blog and all the insight. Here is to a happy and healthy 2017!!

  73. Conrad Woo

    Power meter for 2017 training please

  74. Jeff Fosburg

    I’d like to get the Garmin Varia Light and Rear Radar setup to complete my Garmin bike components.

  75. Russell Aaronson

    I would get the aqua Garmin 735xt to replace her old 305, because she needs a better watch for her first 50 miler in February.

  76. Pete

    Gear (clothes), stuffs getting old

  77. Taylor

    I missed out on the Power2Max Black Friday sale by a couple of hours so I would get a power meter. I have been wanting to train with power for a number of years now, but have had to wait for power meter prices to drop.

  78. David

    Garmin 735XT

  79. Eric Boyd

    I would love to get a F3. Have a vivoactive now ans have had my eye in the F3 for quite some time.

  80. Sarah Putt

    So many great ones to choose from, but probably would look at Fenix 3. Thanks for always having fantastic and funny reviews!

  81. Shawn M

    I’d go for a Fenix 3. Looking to do my first triathlon in 2017 and could use whatever I can to help me for training.

  82. Please Mr. DC Rainmaker. All I have is the 910XT Garmin. I neeed the 935XT. All my friends mock me. Please help.

  83. Timothy F.

    either the new single sided powertap p1 pedal or the garmin action cam.
    Merry Christmas Ray

  84. Stephen G

    definitely need a power meter for training this winter!

  85. Michael Swann

    A Garmin Virb Ultra 30 so I can record my rides with sensor data overlaid. Oh, an SD card and extra battery would be handy too.

  86. Jon Tiktin

    A power meter for me!

    • Samuel Medway

      I would love an Edge 520 to replace my Navi2Coach for 2 main reasons:
      1. TrainingPeaks will discontinue Device Agent really soon and it will become harder to transfer from my Navi2Coach
      2. I can’t get a combination Fly12 and Navi2Coach mount! Why on earth didn’t OSynce stick with the Garmin quarter turn?!

  87. Carlos Gonzalez

    GoPro Hero 5, never owned an action camera…how exciting it would be.

  88. Nathan DeVries

    Man I would love a 4iii power meter! Or some new glasses….

  89. Patrick Utrecht

    I’d probably go for an upgrade for my Fenix 3 (new model maybe?) Or alternatively maybe get a form of action cam to go on my bike.

  90. Joseph Wilensky

    735xt! Current watch is getting old and this would pair great with my vivomove!

  91. Todd L

    Wrong email before! Edge 520 for bike info!

  92. John P.

    I’ll would like to try the Fenix 3. Thank you, Ray!

  93. Neda Nguyen

    GoProoooo adventures!

  94. Colleen Hodson

    I’d get the 920XT or 735XT. My 11 year old daughter did her first triathlon series this year and convinced me to do a sprint this year. Since I’m a nerd and love data, either of the watches would help me accomplish my goals.

  95. Robert

    Garmin Edge 25, I need a GPS for the bike.

  96. Meagan G

    I need a Fenix 3 by Santa thought I was naughty for some reason

  97. Rafael Castillo

    I’d get a Garmin Fenix 3 because it’s time to upgrade my running, training, & racing for 2017 baby!

  98. Genna L

    A new bike computer to support my 70.3 training!

  99. Anthony

    new powermeter would be nice

  100. Alexandre Ebert

    An edge 520. Why? Just bought a new bike and my wife found out its price! ?