Heads up! Here’s your massive list of sports tech deals! This includes the Garmin Forerunner 965 for just $499, Garmin Epix for $429, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 Black Titanium for $735, the GoPro Hero 12 Black for $299, (or Hero 13 bundle for $339!) and plenty more! Go check out the full list here!
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5 Easy Steps To The Site
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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.
I travel a fair bit, both for work and for fun. Here’s a bunch of random trip reports and daily trip-logs that I’ve put together and posted. I’ve sorted it all by world geography, in an attempt to make it easy to figure out where I’ve been.
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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.
Looks good to me!
Hi There! Would love the Fenix 5!!
Garmin did a great job with the upgrade to the Fenix series. The watch looks great
And so it begins.
Wow! What a great prize to start your contest! Thanks!
Fingers crossed.
My wife would love the 5s!
Nice start for the giveaway!
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
It will look good on my wrist!
Just did my first half ironman and I’d love the watch!!!
Garmin!
Awesome event
Great item to start the extravaganza !
PICK ME!!!
Phase 1 of Giveaway Extravaganza: check!
I want this one
Count me in
Hi Ray
Will yodeling make my entry more or less likely to be picked?
Love my Garmin toys!
Would love to upgrade to this from my fenix 3!
*drooling*
You’re the best Ray!
Keep up the good work with the site, reviews and videos.
thank you!
Thanks Ray!
I want that BAAADDDDDD!!!!
Tetris? Seriously? Yes!
Ooh shiny
Yes!!
After watching your in-depth review of the Fenix 5 I really need one of these to help track my training and fitness both on and off the bike.
Keep up the great work!
Looking forward to seeing what’s next! (And, of course, maybe winning something.)
Woo! I can feel the excitement :D
What’s the average random number for the winner of these give aways?
They have games too.
Oh, this was so worth staying up past midnight for!
Cool!!!
love the site and reviews
Now that is a great start to the Extravaganza.
This would be awesome
Cool
Trailrunning!
Wooohoooo! Me me !
Thanks for doing this Ray.
I need a watch
Thank you in advance:)
I want it
Keep up the good work with the site, reviews and videos.
Would be great to win!
Yes Please
Let’s get this started.
Would love to have it for future Triathlon Training
You are an awesome person for doing this each year and creating so much excitement and fun. Good luck to everyone out there.
I’ll use it for hiking!
count me in please!
Hope i win!
Love your reviews! Very in-depth. Greatly appreciated, and keep up the great work!
DCR is the best!
Ray Rocks!
Fenix? Your watch comrade.
I so want to have this watch!
I am here to win a Garmin Fenix 5 and join an entry to a full-IRONMAN for the first time! ;)
Yes! It’s good to be in Mountain Time.
So it begins…..
Awesome giveaway yet again!
My 910xt died last saturday so… what more can I say?
I currently exercise using a Fenix 2 which I purchased after reading reviews on this Website several years ago. This has been my go-to place for fitness tech reviews since then.
Yes please!
Nice watch :-)
Ahhhhh!
I was just about to buy a new garmin
Win me a Fenix 5 please!
Cool Watch
hello from Hong Kong! great website keep it up！
What a great watch to start the Giveaway Extravaganza with!
What a way to start!
Yes! Fenix 5 me!
Would love it, thanks.
I hope I win!!!
PICK ME!
great watch…yes please :)
Probably not much sleep tonight!!! This is awesome!
Fenix upgrade time!
Starting with this, and you say the giveaway’s get more elaborate and impressive as we go on? Should be an impressive 24 hours.
Would be a super update for the ultras
I like pie.
Woohoo
This is going to be awesome! So glad I heard about this on the YouTube channel.
Go #145!
this is it !!! thanks a lot ray, hope, i will win this lovely fenix 5.
WoW à fenix 5. That would certainly look good on me.
Time to replace my beloved 910XT!
Go Garmin!!!
Here we go again.
I need it! thank you! :)
Thanks DCR!
Rain maker, make the watch rain in India, it hasn’t been officially released yet so it will be ubercool.
I would love to run with the mapping feature of the Fenix 5X to get some cool route ideas in unknown places… and also quite interested in the whole trainings status indicators as well
Would love to win a 5s.
I really need to go to bed