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. Dana Clewlow-bray

    I would totally get the PowerTap C1! I would be over the moon excited and I would do cartwheels down my street.

  2. Mr. G

    Garmin Forerunner 920XT Multisport Fitness Watch Blue-Black with HRM Run

  3. Mark

    Maybe a Fenix3 HR. Thanks so much Ray! Merry Christmas

  4. Guillermo Guerini

    I’d love to get the Garmin Edge 820! I’m not using my 920xt as my bike computer because I upgraded to a Fenix3 HR.

  5. Fuji Racer

    I’d use the credit toward a new trainer off the CT website.
    My current cheapo trainer is about to die (going into the winter)………….. that’all be ugly when it happens.

  6. Art

    I’d get a Fenix 3 to replace my 235

  7. Erik Pieh

    power meter to see how awesome i am

  8. Rohit P

    Garmin Fenix 3 HR of course.

  9. Helena Kajlich

    A new Garmin 920 please! Training for Noosa Tri and need any and all extra help!! Have all my digits crossed.

  10. Matt

    I’d put it toward a power meter!

  11. Nick Mathers

    SRAM eTap for sure

  12. Zachary Desmond

    Garmin 735XT because new GPS watches are fun.

  13. Garmin Vector 2 Pedal Set. I need to up my training regime! Thanks.

  14. Ricardo

    Power meter, simply because I don’t have one!!!

  15. Wes Thompson

    I’d choose Garmin Vector 2 pedals. My Stages power meters are a little unreliable between my two bikes.

  16. David

    Garmin GPS watch

  17. Kirk

    I’d get a powermeter….

  18. Josh Dannenberg

    I’d like to get a new wheel-off smart trainer. Why? Well, like you, my wife and I recently had a baby, and we live in a small city apartment. With the temps outside low and skies spitting down slush, riding indoors is a necessary evil. But the squeaky tire and noisy shifting can wake up the baby. Oh and did I mention that my wife couldn’t afford a new $1k trainer on her social worker salary? Queue the violins!

  19. ritchie robertson

    A power meter. Always nice to know your power.

  20. Dushko Kantardjiev

    Stryde footpod, to introduce the concept of power (and precise speed tracking) in my running

  21. Josh Martin

    I would get some new gear or watch

  22. Justin Barrett

    I would get a new smart trainer, maybe the Kickr or a Tacx.

  23. Mariano Fernando Folledo

    I’m thinking in a GoPro camera, just for the fan of it.

  24. Ryan

    A new powermeter

  25. Colin

    A smart trainer or a powermeter most likely.

  26. Scott White

    Power meter. Cause training with power is awesome

  27. Felix

    Garmin 920xt for triathlon training…

  28. Giedrius

    I’d like Garmin Forerunner 735XT Triathlon Bundle!

  29. Estefanía Minoldo

    A Garmin Forerunner 735XT as a gift to my husband.

  30. John Bairen

    I would probably get something with HR recording. VivoActive HR or the Bluetooth earbuds that do HR (don’t remember the brand).

  31. gage

    a new fancy smart trainer

  32. toh

    I would get fenix 3 HR, because my fenix 3 does not have HR!

  33. Paul Szendrey

    I’d get a new bike trainer, either a Wahoo or Kinetic!

  34. John L

    Probably a Wahoo Elemnt so I can go full onboard monitoring without phone.

  35. Igor Kalmykov

    Garmin powermeter or edge 1000

  36. Juice

    I would put it toward the Cycleops Magnus and start spinning when my 3 kids start sleeping.

  37. Dan Lipsher

    I’d have to take a look at that Powertap power meter but only because I have plenty of socks.

  38. Nick in MN

    Hey Ray,

    I would use the credit on a 4iiii precision power meter. I’m doing my first 70.3 in June (Wisconsin) – would love to track my progress and optimize my pacing.

  39. Kristen Cortright

    I’d LOVE a power meter!!

  40. Ryan P

    920xt

  41. Ryan Richard

    Probably a Fenix 3 and two Vívofit Jrs for the kiddos.

  42. Lex Erwin

    I’d get the 735 xt or 920 xt to support my next Ironman adventure. So much more fun with data and numbers!

  43. Les

    Maybe an Edge 520 to upgrade from the good old 500

  44. Bruce Burkhalter

    MAVIC!!!!

  45. Laura Fisk

    I would get a Garmin Fenix 3 to help me train for my first Ironman.

  46. Dirk W

    Would love a GoPro to have video evidence in case it’s ever needed, knock on wood!

  47. Adam Ystenes

    A Wahoo ELEMNT. I want to start using some hard data to train instead of going by feel alone.

  48. Steve S

    Polar M600 to compare with M400 usability

  49. Jamie

    I am looking at a Power Meter for next year… Thanks for the giveaway

  50. Shannon Field

    Hard decisions, probably a new power meter.

  51. Sergei

    Garmin 820 to record my adventures

  52. Chris Tracy

    I’m interested in the Cycliq Fly12. Thanks

  53. Tfsturgis

    I think a Garmin 935XT.

  54. David Chang

    I would like to get a direct drive trainer!

  55. MakeenB

    A $500 downpayment on a dual sided power meter

  56. M

    I’d get a Fenix 3 so I can finally use some of the connect IQ custom data fields and have a better altimeter in my wrist than the GPS alone.

  57. Maria

    I would get the Fenix 3 HR!

  58. Jill

    A bike trainer that has a resistance wheel I don’t have to struggle with changing. Will gladly give my husband back this one if I get one of my very own.

  59. JM

    I would get an action camera. I often want to take photos but hate carrying my phone with me.

  60. Vivian workman

    Would love to get a smart trainer, probably a wahoo kickr snap. Need to upgrade my cycleops mag trainer.

  61. Chris

    A Garmin 820

  62. James Dowd

    I would get a Garmin varia because I don’t want to get hit by a car from the rear again.

  63. Brian R

    Love to get a Garmin Edge 520!

  64. Tim

    Garmin Fenix Hr because wearing a chest strap BLOWS

  65. Paul

    Not exactly sure yet, maybe wait until CES and see if Garmin announces a new Fenix watch and preorder that.

  66. Brian

    Garmin 520 for live strava segments!

  67. gandhareee

    Garmin Edge 520 and Scosche RHYTHM+ to make my rides even better

  68. Sam racoosin

    Wahoo kickr snap because it is insanely challenging kid here and I need to upgrade my trainer to use zwift.

  69. Megan Brawley

    I would get the Garmin Edge 1000 for my boyfriend because he just bought a Mio and is really disappointed

  70. Julian Duque

    The 4iii powermeter for Ultegra…499.99 hahahaha #crossingfingers #actuallydidntreceivedwhatiwanted #nomoresocksandbriefs

  71. Greg

    I would get (or partially get) a power meter

  72. Melissa Baker

    I’d get the Garmin 735XT (multisport, oh ya!)

  73. Dan

    I’d get a new smart bike trainer to replace my aging dumb trainer.

  74. Brady

    I think I want a smart trainer or a power meter. Either would be unnessarily cool to have.

  75. Nick

    I’d like a Kickr. I’ve been saving up for one but some other priority always ends up using the funds first.

  76. Marc Geraldez

    I’ve been eyeing a Garmin Index scale. Need to do a better job of tracking my weight.

  77. Garmin 735xt is at the top of my list as a replacement for my Suunto Ambit3 Sport. No offense towards Suunto, but the Garmin would add OHR (which I really want), as well as put all of my activities on a common platform without having to export to TrainingPeaks.

  78. Jason

    Garmin Edge 520, because who doesn’t like new bike computers?

  79. Jonathan

    I would get a fenix 3hr for the optical hr.

  80. Andrew Monroe

    I’d just want some type of power meter because I want to see what all the hype is about and don’t have the money to buy one!

  81. Andrew Kirk

    Fenix 3 HR just so I can say that I have the latest and greatest Garmin watch

  82. Alex

    Garmin Edge 820. I don’t have any cycling machine.

  83. Reuben Singer

    I would pick any garmin running watch. Because who wouldn’t want a garmin watch. I mean really.

  84. zom

    powertap p1

  85. Kawika Liu

    I would like a power meter, whatever I could afford with the credit. I told my family that I didn’t really need anything this Christmas, which is most of the time. We tried to start donating more to stop the seeming tsunami of evil coming from the upcoming administration, so Planned Parenthood and ACLU, to start with.

  86. I’d happily send my 235 to my wife so I can upgrade to the 735 :)

  87. Ventura

    GoPro for diving thanks

  88. Maria Lea de Jesus

    I’ll go with a powertap- I trained with my heart rate monitor and with a combination of powertap – it’ll be more accurate for me

  89. Dustin

    GoPro hero 5 so I can capture all the great moments out there

  90. Dr_LHA

    Power meter for bike #2!

  91. Alberto

    I would like to buy the new garmin action camera. Its awesome!!

  92. Kyle

    I want the new Fenix 5 that will be announced in 2 weeks

  93. Chris

    Well I’m not loving the downhill activity on my garmin 920, so one that can handle skiing laps with a bit more aplomb would be perfect.

  94. Ilan

    Hi, I’d love to get a Suunto spartan ultra (black).Many thankes in advance.

  95. Craig

    Garmin Edge 820 so I don’t get lost in 2017

  96. nathan longley

    I would probably get a powertap p1 , love the idea of using it on different bikes. Or a garmin 520

  97. Bob Mako

    Trying to up my running and have never owned a garmin watch. I do have a garmin trainer for my dog. So that would be my choice.

  98. Paul Molnar

    Hmmm… I’d probably get a Garmin, but maybe a new trainer, or…

  99. I would have to go for a power meter for sure! I would love to train with power, and let’s face it, I’m a data junkie. Now I have to admit the C1 is just the right price and I would love an excuse to upgrade my drive train!

  100. Matt

    I’d get a Fenix3 sapphire, just because…