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. STEVE WEBER

    Definitely a Cycleops Magnus trainer!

  2. Scott H.

    I’m currently on the site lusting after the new kickr, because I live in the midwest and I can reasonably assume snow on the ground until at least April.

  3. David dushkin

    A smart trainer for. Here’s to a great 2017

  4. Chris Bartley

    I’d go for the Go Pro Hero 5 to record on my commutes which would make me feel a little safer.

  5. Daniel Dillon

    I need a wifi scale to keep my butt honest. And a new watch!

  6. Stefan

    Whatever replaces the 920xt in 2017. Need a bike fit too.

  7. Mike

    New trainer for erg mode

  8. Michael Hebert

    I’d get a farming swim hrm and a whole bunch of other swim gear to bring my swimming game up at the pool

  9. Christer

    I would get a bike computer for the rides outside when winter is over

  10. Brett

    A Fenix 3 HR!

  11. Adam Campbell

    A wahoo kickr, cuz it’s winter and I need to get back on the bike!

  12. John

    Ambit. 3 peak to get me through my first 100 miler in June

  13. Maija

    An upgrade to a more fancy-pants watch

  14. Alex

    A Powermeter for mit road bike to improve my Training on the road.

  15. Alexander

    Power meter, I need power!

  16. Sean Ostermann

    Garmin Edge 1000 didn’t arrive for my bike so I have to use a cheap computer still for 2017

  17. Tim Kehoe

    A smart trainer….because you know:
    train smarter, not harder.

  18. Adria

    A good trainer for this winter could be perfect!

  19. Arshad Jacob

    I’d like to get a new Garmin 735xt since I crashed and broke my fenix 3…

  20. Jim

    An elite drivo so I went go through tires so quickly.

  21. Jason

    I would go for a new trainer so I could give zwift a shot. Virutual cycing is the new cycling:)

  22. Julien J

    A fenix 3;) the fenix 2 baterry doesn’t like the Canadian cold anymore :(

  23. Mike

    I’d like the Fenix 3 hr!! Fingers crossed!

  24. Dimitris T.

    I’d get a 735XT, because it’s compact awesomeness :)

  25. Tim H

    A new Garmin running watch. Mine broke, and I don’t have the disposable income right now to get a new one.

  26. Leo

    Trainer for winter training.

  27. Henri

    I’d get a new PowerTap to replace my faulty one!

  28. Leanne Robinson Zeki

    Heart rate monitor. Be interesting to structure my training for heart rate.

  29. A Garmin 820 for my wife, as she still doesnt a computer

  30. Shawn Arnett

    I need a new heart rate monitor for my garmin 910, so why not upgrade to a new watch if I win!!!

  31. Eric

    I’d get an edge 820 and speed/cadence sensor pack to start my training for triathlons.

  32. Stéphane Marchand

    I can’t believe Christmas is non stop this year—thanks Ray.
    Hum, I’ve get a DCR Supporter coupon so I’m already pretty happy. But sure a Garmin Fenix 3 will be nice to replace my old Foretrex 401. Bonnes fêtes !

  33. david gammack

    I could use a smart trainer so I can try to catch up with the Mrs!

  34. Steven Weber

    Cycleops Magnus!

  35. Jerry Lenski

    I need to upgrade my dumb trainer to a Kickr Snap to use the workout features of my Garmin 820. Plus the wife gets the old trainer so we can ride together while it is cold. :)

  36. Richard Elgar

    Set of Powertap P1 pedals to swap between bikes

  37. KPVa

    i’d be happy with any and all Garmin products – anything!

  38. William

    Garmin FR 235, because my 920 is still alive and working

  39. Pete

    A GoPro to capture the upcoming ski trip in big sky

  40. John G

    A spiffy new watch to help me train for Chicago!

  41. Michael

    735xt so I can stop using Stryd in cycling mode.

  42. Jerry Norfor

    Garmin edge 520 for me bike

  43. Xavier

    Hi ray, a GoPro for sure mine got in an accident and died…

  44. Jillian

    I would use it toward a Garmin Fenix 3 HR

  45. Dan Bouchard

    I’d love a fenix 3 hr to help me crush a half marathon!

  46. Gao Yu

    I would like to have a PowerTap C1 power for my training..

  47. I would get either a 4iiii power meter or a powertap hub because i need a power meter and cant seem to justif fhe more expensive ones

  48. Rafael Tadashi

    I’m considering getting the fênix 3

  49. Brendan

    Garmin 920xt tri bundle to replace my dying 910xt

  50. Sigurd

    Really need to get in shape for my cycling trip Norway north-south next summer, so a Tacx Neo Smart would really come in handy.

  51. Cory

    A smart trainer. My bike is sitting in the corner just waiting to be used in the winter.

  52. Laci

    Gopro, make some funny video. ;)

  53. Dathan Chesnut

    Edge 820. I get lost a lot on rides

  54. Bessim Zeki

    Go pro camera for recording runs and cycles. It will be good to keep a record of my scenic training blocks.

  55. Ali

    I would definitely get the 735xt because FEATURES!

  56. Mia

    I would def invest in a new trainer :) cycling is my weakest of the 3.

  57. Stefan Gründel

    I’d get a Garmin vivoactive HR as a birthday present for my girlfriend next month!

  58. Thomas Tollstedt

    Id get the Powertap C1 to manage my training even further!

  59. Andrew

    I would invest in a filming drone :)

  60. Ivan Diaz

    Tacx Neo trainer, because I’d to feel the “pavé” of the París-Roubaix but without the rain and cold of doing it outdoors.. So better with the “realfeels” of the Neo.

  61. Jeff P

    I’d upgrade to a Smart Trainer!

  62. June

    Garmin fenix 3

  63. Jon

    I need to bite the bullet and buy a power meter.

  64. JAVIER

    For 500$, one of the Garmin GPS watches for tri, probably the Garmin FR 735XT

  65. Peter

    I’m thinking about a high tech scale or a replacement watch, like a 920xt

  66. Lukman Nurhakim

    I would like to use the credit to get the Elige Drivo, to make my Zwift experience an even better one!

  67. Jonathan Lo

    PowerTap P1. Have been thinking about one for a long time. Want to improve my ride, but not sure if it helps for my level of skill. But this would definitely help the experiment to prove it once and for all :)

  68. Toms

    Powermeter!!

  69. Ranjan

    id get a 735xt as an all around training watch.

  70. Asaph

    Power meter!!! would be a great addition to my new bike

  71. Justin

    Power meter would be nice!

  72. Tom L.

    I’m thinking the GoPro Heto Black. That was on my “list,” although a little big ticket so I wasn’t expecting to find it in my stocking :-)

  73. Scott ravan

    Garmin 520 for a friend who doesn’t have a cycle computer yet.

  74. Jeremy Brown

    I would invest in a Powermeter (Powertap C1 would be lovely), because I want to do more focused training in 2017

  75. Neil Tungate

    A cycle power meter would be cool. It’s the one bit of useful technology I don’t own.

  76. Jimmy B

    I would get either a Power Meter or a Smart Trainer.

  77. Mixuli

    My second power meter: powertap p1.

  78. Oliver Christmas

    I think I would upgrade my trainer. Probably a kickr or similar. Ps Happy Christmas!

  79. Andrew

    I would buy supplies for my bike packing build I am putting together

  80. Marcos Saad

    Fenix 3, the watch!

  81. Scott Trice

    Fenix3 because it’s sweet.

  82. Quek Ee Meng

    Fenix 3 HR

  83. Jay

    New watch, or a trainer, no, no, a power meter, ah wait, maybe a …

  84. Todd L

    Edge 520, need that info on the bike!

  85. Kevin Tan

    I would like to get either a Garmin 920XT, 735XT or Suunto Ambit 3 Sports. Reason is very simply, my current Suunto Ambit 3 Run doesn’t read the power meter data from Stryd. Sigh! Yes, I can also look up the power data after my run in Stryd platform but it defeats the purpose of power meter, doesn’t it? I need a multisports watch or one watch with Garmin ConnectIQ to do that. ?

  86. Kerstin

    Maybe a Fenix 3 HR?

  87. Mark Scheitler

    I’d put it toward a kicker trainer- to help me find a new way to stay in shape through the winter.

  88. Ben

    I would get a power meter. Right now I’m using virtual power to train with TrainerRoad and it’d be nice to be able to have power data on outside rides.

  89. Kuba Wosik

    I would probably choose a nice Garmin cycling computer as I intend to start riding my bike more come January.

  90. Chris K

    I would definitely get a trainer. With the 1100 degree weather in the desert of Phoenix, you have to train inside!! ??

  91. Mark Caza

    Power meter, stryd or bike computer.

  92. Robin R

    I’d go with a powertap p1s to easily move between bikes.

  93. Triguy5974

    Definitely toward a new trainer

  94. Shawn Bohrer

    I’d probably get a Fenix 3 HR to replace my 910xt. Obviously it has some nice features my old watch lacks like optical HR, and my 910xt is starting to have power button issues.

  95. Dr. D

    Accessories for my bicycle

  96. Rick Lindquist

    I’d definitely put it toward a power meter. My bike turns 20 years old next year and deserves an upgrade.

  97. Andrew

    I would invest in a smart trainer! I have a fluid trainer that I do power training on, but it gets a bit dull just watching videos. I’d like to interact with them!

  98. Paul Holmgren

    I love a Fenix 3 HR or watteam power meter

  99. Srobatel

    A go pro hero 5 to record myself in the shower LOL