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. Kevin Dunn

    I will be looking at a trainer.

  2. Gabriel

    I would go for the 735XT or some shiny new CES gadget….

  3. Javi_Colomer

    I will get a Garmin edge 820, it is the best cycling computer today!

  4. Mark

    I would probably get a power meter.

  5. Nina

    I would definitely get a wahoo kickr snap or CycleOps Magnus. My husband and I are in the market for a smart trainer.

  6. George Raihala

    I’d get a GoPro Hero 5 Black for our upcoming trip to Normandy in June!

  7. I already got a Garmin 735XT from Santa..so the main thing missing to my gear now is a power meter. Which will help me train better for the upcoming triathlons.

  8. Elizabeth

    A smart trainer!

  9. Diane Giles

    Not sure what I would choose, but I’m sure I will be able to decide among all the great choices if I win.

  10. Amy Nickolas

    I am ready for a WIFI scale.

  11. Yonah W

    I’d probably go for a Polar M600 or V800 watch. I am a big polar fan, and my current original loop is fast approaching three years old and has taken a beating.

  12. Terry

    I would get a smart watch–not sure what kind.

  13. MajekB

    I’d go with one of the new GoPro’s cameras :)

  14. Duke

    I’d love the new GoPro Hero5 Black

  15. Adam

    735xt! Seems like that is the multi sport watch to beat right now

  16. Scott Dickie

    I’d like to get Elite Arion Digital Smart B+ Smart Rollers.

    Thanks!

  17. Joshua Bean

    I think I’d like A GoPro. Start documenting my ultras

  18. Jackson Cheng

    I’d get a Fenix 3 HR or put it toward a trainer.

    Merry Christmas!

  19. Will Mann

    A new power meter so I don’t have to switch cranks between bikes.

  20. Daniel

    I would go for the new garmin 800 series bike computer. My computer just died and I am moving to a different state. So the mapping feature would be wonderful while I learn the area.

  21. Ken

    I would go for a fitness watch.

  22. Ray Jenkinson

    Velocomp Powerpod

  23. Fidelia Rubio

    A Garmin watch will be a nice present

  24. Dan M

    I didn’t get the Fenix 3 because I wanted to wait to see what Garmin has at CES.

  25. Jim Cansler

    I got a Tickr and a WF S/C sensor but I’d really needed some new shorts and jerseys.

  26. Edwin L

    Hi Ray,

    I’d use it towards buying a powermeter. Ironman training has started, and it’d help me big time!

    Edwin

  27. Michael

    A new gps watch

  28. Bronek

    I’d go for one of the garmin watches, but smaller than F3 for my girl, so I can check who’s got more steps :)

  29. Steffen

    I’d get Fenix 3 HR for sure

  30. Quentin van Marcke de Lummen

    A power meter perhaps

  31. Turn The Damn Cranks

    Either a Fenix 3 or a smart trainer. Happy holidays! Thanks for another year of great content.

  32. Vadim S

    A new smart trainer is on my mind – winter is here.

  33. Mark Milliken

    Oh!. A power meter, oh please! Happy New Year everyone!

  34. Dinant Geuze

    I’d probably buy a new Garmin for my racing bike.

  35. Glacio

    I would go a pair of GPS watch

  36. Steven Agar

    I’d probably treat my partner to a belated Christmas present, a Garmin Vivoactive HR to replace her aging TomTom cardio run…

  37. Brett M

    With this gift, I’m putting in a swimming pool! And if there’s enough left over, I’m gonna fly you all down here to help me dedicate it.

  38. Ben

    Power meter. To add some power to my ride.

  39. Brent Jaynes

    After the Zwift review I would definitely put it towards a smart trainer. Probably the Wahoo Kickr Snap.

  40. Phil

    I’d get the PowerTap C1 because I have been wanting a power meter for a long time.

  41. Andrew

    A new Garmin Edge to start. The 500 is coming towards the end and is randomly losing signal.

  42. Jake

    A new trainer.

  43. JR

    Maybe the M600. It could never be my do-it-all running watch, but I’d use it for the music from time to time.

  44. Brian

    GoPro…because the ocean now owns my last one! I will also be buying the flotation case this time.

  45. Ivan P.

    I would get PowerTap P1 pedals!

  46. Pit Neitemeier

    I would get a Data geeks Dream: A Powermeter

  47. Ben

    I’d give the gift of (near) silence to my wife with a Tacx Neo

  48. Ofer Yehuda

    I would get a Garmin 735XT

  49. Michael Francis

    Likely the Garmin 735xt

  50. Zane

    I would get the Garmin Edge 820 to replace the one I currently have that is going on 7 years old.

  51. Pek

    I would love a powermeter, so that I wouldn’t need to struggle to read my perceive effort whilegasping for breath all in the midst of avoiding trucks and cars on my training rides! Haha!

  52. Nicolas Cloutier

    I’d grab a Garmin Edge 520 for my girl !

  53. Nader N

    I’d love a Tacx Neo for some winter training

  54. chad williamson

    id score a power meter!

  55. Eric

    Likely a Garmin edge – 520 perhaps

  56. nj

    definitely a bike trainer! feeling very cooped but by this winter weather

  57. Aydin Mert

    I would get a go pro hero5 just because I like movie making and I only own a big DSLR

  58. Nicolas Crouzier

    A trainer because it simply seems cool to have!

  59. Dan Kothlow

    I would probably go for a new trainer. I have a dumb trainer right now, so a smart trainer would be just what I need.

  60. Martin T

    GoPro Hero5 Black. Wanna make some amazing underwater shoots!

  61. I’d get a Tacx Neo Smart home trainer. I live in Poland and the weather is not “optimal” for outdoor training and this way I hope to keep my condition at least at par.

  62. Brandon

    New trainer so I can train this winter.

  63. MArk

    Fenix 3 as I start to bring myself back to running.

  64. Denis

    I’d prefer Garmin Forerunner 735XT for my challenges in 2017

  65. Argiris Roussos

    Garmin 735xt because I need a multi sports watch

  66. Eddie Fuchs

    I could use a new trainer. As much as I love my 8 year old no-name, I wouldnt mind feeling a bit more secure as I ride.

  67. alan rey

    i want another fr25 with hrm. just bought one before christmas, ill give the other to my brother and keep the hrm.

  68. Nighthawk700

    I probably would wait for the next generation Garmin watches and snag what comes after the FR 235.

  69. Jason Larocque

    A 4iiii Precision power meter would have been nice, but a new HR KickR was under the Christmast tree ☺

  70. Richard Stanford

    I don’t really need anything, but I wouldn’t say no to a new 920XT….

  71. Jason P.

    Power Meter for sure.

  72. John Riordan

    Would love to get the Garmin 520

  73. I’d get a Garmin Fenix 3, as an upgrade to my Fenix 2.

  74. Jeff

    Definitely get a new Garmin, probably a Fenix 3.

  75. Tucker W

    I’d use the money to put a big dent into the cost of a Quarq

  76. Joe

    Definitely a power meter. Riding on my trainer in the cold winter months has me spoiled- I need to have power when I ride outdoors too!

  77. Patrick B

    I’d love to invest in a new trainer, so the son and I could train together.

  78. Francisco Migoya

    I would get a Powertap P1 or a Tacx Vortex Smart

  79. Lorne Gray

    I wanted to get a Fenix 3 HR Sapphire, but couldn’t stretch to it.

    It would be handy for everything I don’t use my Garmin 810 for.

  80. Fred Garderes

    I am thinking a Fenix3 would work well for my 2017 season of marathons and ultras.

  81. ryan

    I’d get a drone – the new mavic would be awesome.

  82. Lucas Gourley

    Probably get a new watch. New year goals.

  83. A power meter, probably because it’s too expensive.

  84. Joe

    4iiii power meter for my gravel bike. Can’t have too many power meters!

  85. C chin

    Garmin fenix 5. Need a new watch

  86. Mindy Magrath

    A Garmin vector pedal so I can train with power, then my friends will leave me alone about training harder :)

  87. Tony K

    I would get a new headunit for the bike. im thinking a garmin or lyzene

  88. Matt

    Indoor bike trainer to get me through a Minnesota winter.

  89. Joe

    I’d get the Gopro Hero5, for filming anything from my bike holidays at lake Garda, to via ferratas in the Dolomites.

  90. Edward Ng

    I would totally spend that on a 4iiii Power Meter crank arm for my wife’s bike!

  91. Jen

    Garmin Fenix3. Need an upgrade.

  92. Andre

    Probably a Fenix 3 Or an additional Virb Ultra

  93. Kristy W

    I’m hoping to get a new GPS with wrist based HRM or even a Scosche rhythm plus. I’m totally over the chest strap scars.

  94. Oren

    I would probably get the new Fitbit Charge 2 to replace my old and beat up Charge HR

  95. I would love a Fenix Chronos

  96. Nic D

    I’d get a Garmin Edge (520 or 820) because, I was hoping to get it as a present this year but got something else.

  97. Simon C

    A fenix 3 to replace my “old school” fenix 1.

  98. Jason

    GoPro Hero Session to get more frequent swim analysis from the ol’ coach.

  99. I’d have to say, the new Garmin VIRB Ultra looks pretty nice! It’d be fun to document some of the great places to run around my neck of the woods.

  100. Coral

    I can’t decide. I want a running/multi-sport watch (with HR – not the chest strap kind), but at the same time, I’ve been thinking about giving rollers a try (I’ve tried the trainer thing, and I hate how rigid it is, I’m hoping rollers are better).