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Smart Trainers Buyers Guide: Looking at a smart trainer this winter? I cover all the units to buy (and avoid) for indoor training. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
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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!
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.
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!
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.
I appreciate all you do.
I have been eyeing a set of these for some time now
I would love to win this powermeter!
Yes please
Oh so good.
Awesome giveaways!
me me meeeee!
Great
Giveaways are fun, power is fun
Vamos titi!!
These would be great. I’d love to train with power
Power to the pedals
Bring on the PowerTap! Would be nice to be able to use on any bike with ease.
More power is always good!
When I’m finally able to fund the addition of a power meter, it will be Power Tap based upon your reviews. Thanks for all you do!
would be nice
This is a really awesome prize. Thanks!
would be good to have a power meter
The originator
WHAT’S UP!
#DCFree
I need a way to measure my non-athleticism.
You can never have enough power…
Power pedals make you pedal faster!
Pedal to the metal
Ooooh, want!!!
Tx so much DC
Winner!
Great Product !
Looks neat.
Pedal to the metal
Pick me
Missed the earlier pedals, I see these now… push push push
Yes please, wish myself luck:-)
Power me up!
I would love to finally have a power meter please
Hi! i would love to train with power with these powertaps
i can haz pedals?
Never duplicated
Free is good
Power Up!!!
Power to the pedal or pedal power?
(I wish) I am Warren Barguil!
Power to the people!
So Cool
Yes please!!
POWERRR
Yo
Awesome. Thanks for the opportunity. I need help with that bike training!
This would be great!
awesome!
I’d be willing to give these a try :)
Would be awesome to win these pedals!
Good to transfer these
Yes please
great Giveaway!
Power to the people!!!…
Would be great to win this, I could really use it.
Power FTW
Tap me into some Power!
Win me some pedals.
Be kind random.org, may the entropy be with me!
I canna giv’r more power, cap’n.
Nice pedals.
Awesome! Yes please!
Hi Ray. Thanks for counting me in.
too late for the rest, hope to be in time here :-)
Seems like a good excuse to take up triatlon :)
Yes, please
pedal power!
More power!!
Looks good
Thanks for running these great give aways! Also thanks for being the #1 resource for us Geeky Athletes looking for deeper insights on our favorite gadgets!
Will this give me power?
Nice pedals, would be a fun upgrade.
Winning these might get me back on my road bike. I’ve been hitting the trails almost exclusively for the past couple years.
Would be great to have one (or two) of those.
It will be interesting to see the difference between this and Assioma
I’ve never had a power meter before, this would be a great time to have one!
Been meaning to get a power meter…
I’ve already got a pair of these, but I wouldn’t say no to another pair.
These sound great :D
So portable!
Need more Power … (reading devices)!
Yes please. Pick me, random number generator!
Nice pedals!
Please!
I’ve got the power!
My P1s just died so this would be great!
I’m running out of words.
??????????
Yes please.
power!
Pedal to the metall
thank you
Looks like a nifty setup!!
Pedalling for a win
Perfect set of pedals still missing from my bike :)
I really need these.
Power up
How nice these would be!