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In Depth Product Reviews
You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget. If you’re trying to decide which unit to buy – check out my in-depth reviews section. Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos! I aim to leave no stone unturned.
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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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Have some fun in the travel section.
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My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily
The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds (including drones & action cams!)! It’s a nice break from the day-to-day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
Many readers stumble into my website in search of information on the latest and greatest sports tech products. But at the end of the day, you might just be wondering “What does Ray use when not testing new products?”. So here is the most up to date list of products I like and fit the bill for me and my training needs best! DC Rainmaker 2023 swim, bike, run, and general gear list. But wait, are you a female and feel like these things might not apply to you? If that’s the case (but certainly not saying my choices aren’t good for women), and you just want to see a different gear junkies “picks”, check out The Girl’s Gear Guide too.
Ohh We need this!
A man, a plan, Garmin, webcam!
That would be nice too!
Anything
Something for our family, nice!
Picture me rollin’
Yes please
Good luck everybody
Yes please
I would love a 360 action cam!
Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
Put me down!
love it
Action !
Wonder-splendiferous! I am in.
Yes please
Sweet camera
Hexadecimals to the rescue.
Want!
Yes please!
Perfect opportunity for creating new footage!
sounds great.
Please
And camera, light, action!
me! me! me!
Wow!
Gotta stay safe
Oohhhh yes
Looks good. Odds are I win one of these, right? :)
Nice
I feel the need, the need for speed
Great giveaway!
Action!
Should i say bye bye to my gopro?
I need this!
Action!
Can I get the 720 version instead?
cam cam cam
Nice camera!
one for me :)
Really like this one!
Smooth crashing sounds nice!
That would be a great upgrade to my original Virb Elite!
360 degrees of yes from me
This would be very cool to have
So cool!
I would love me one of these
And who doesn’t like to film all their action?
ya
Cool!
Let’s record some amazing stuff with this one!
360 days ago I proposed to her, now we Cam to Action.
Ready to Win!
Love the VIRB
Action cam is nice thing to have, does it work with a drone?
Count me in!
I’m virby excited about this one
Sweet. Thanks, Ray.
with this cam i become the three eyed raven
Certainly worth having for my next near miss!!
Camera with GPS, TOP….
360 my world around! Thanks for the giveaway
VIRBtastic
About to pull the trigger on a Gopro, however this will go nicely with my original Virb.
Please pick me!
Yes, please! :)
Want one!
All my crashes in slow motion. Just what I need.
Just in time for the holidays.
Thanks, that will be nice
Me please
why not? though i dont like to crash :-)
Ideas I didn’t know I had are starting to pop in my head
Thanks
Saw your review of this, incredible piece of tech.
Loving this :)
me please!
360 degree fun from Ray!!! Count me in!
Very good
oooh fancy
I look forward to seeing how crappy I ride a bike with this.
360? Yes please (and thank you dcr!)
put me on the list please and pick me!
I’ll have another go..
This looks nice but I’m holding of until the VIRB 720 release.
Yes please
will perfectly accomodate my other garmin stuff
Entertainment 720! Erm… 360..?
Awesome – yes please:)
360tastic!
Ooh, I fancy a fancy action camera.
Yes, a VIRB!
Hopefully not a duplicate; didn’t see mine populate.
I see everything and I want to record it.
Nice prize!
Show me everything!
Not a noun, but a …
A movie is worth a thousand pictures
I could see EVERYTHING!
I would love to use this on my mountain bike!
Thank you!!!