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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.
i want it
Thanks.
Top man
Make-r it Ray-n on me.
I want to give this to my boyfriend!
great for single player hide and seek!
Hey! This is Anjum from Pakistan. Will be honest really looking forward to win some cool cycling stuff!!
Fly fly fly away!
Very cool
Let’s do some flying!
Wow lets go flying.
I definately need more Strava worthy pics.
Thank you!
YES PLEASE!
Thanks
Oh yes please!
Just what I “need”. Cheers
Cool! I want it, I want it!
Would love this!!!
Fly!
Don’t really want this but what the heck…
The flying machine!
Dji? Now that’s an extravaganza!
Thank you Ray!
Getting into the swing of this…
want want want :)
Oooh drone.
Wow!! Thats a great start indeed!
Guess I could learn to fly.
Wow!
Please let me fly wirh the spark ?
Would complement the Felix nicely!
Cool toy. Keep up the good work
Count me in!
Up! Up! Up! :)
Isn’t that the Marken lighthouse on the picture? I guess the best place to fly this contraption is the Netherlands :)
ooh yes please!!
Very nice! I’m ready to fly in the sky with this nice gadget! Thanks Ray for the goodies!
Good morning!
I never win a prize!!!
Perfect toy for boys!
Would love it.
This would be epic!
am i late? :)
Please pick me! ?
Those magnificent men with their flying machines,
they go up tiddly up up,
they go down tiddly down down.
They enchant all the ladies and steal all the scenes,
with their up tiddly up up
and their down tiddly down down.
Up, down, flying around,
looping the loop and defying the ground.
They’re all frightfully keen,
those magnificent men with their flying machines.
(Sorry not sorry.)
Ah man this is one of those things that I would NEVER buy for myself, so to win one would be sweet as…
Thanks again for the promo!
I really enjoy your reviews, just the best of what I’m looking for.
Count me in!
I’m in!
Wow, a spark!
Awesome
Nice! Thanks.
Winner winner chicken dinner!
Finally, something to fly around with.
Come on new drone!
Fly on it :)
Thank you DC!
What a great videos it records!
Fingers crossed!
Fly little bird or in this case fly little DJI Sparkling :-).
Rainmaker, you’re the best!
Damn, I’d love me one of these puppies!
Missed 1st round, but here I am!
Yes yes gimme gimme gimme!
Awesome
Winning this would bei awesome!
Drone me dc…
Would be cool…
Toy time…
Maybe being followed around wouldn’t be so bad after all.
That would be a Dream coming true!
Buzzzzzz
Thanks for sharing the fun toys
Drone! I’m in!
You really take it to the next level this year
Oh yes!
I would love to fly this one!
Yes please
This is so cool! I
Woke up late and missed the first
Whoop!
Best website for sport tech reviews! Keep it up, Ray!
Just fly around.
Would be awesome to win!
Cool!
Only DJI :)
I am here to win a DJI Spark for my next cycling training! ;)
Yes please, always wanted one of these!
Let’s try Lucka again…
Spark me with a DJI
OMG!!! Thanks for these awesome giveaways!!!
Lets do this
Hoping for the best
Fly Sparkie fly!
Hello Ray :-)
I could drone on about how much I’d like to win something in your giveaway, but instead I’ll just make this comment here.
Good morning from the UK! A drone, awesome, will be able to see how slow I actually ride!
Why not? I’m sure it’d be useful…
I’ll put some flight hours on that bad boy!
Awesome giveaway!