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 Hero7 Black to a Fitbit Versa smartwatch to a random pair of socks to the Favero Assioma power meter, or heck, even towards a new trainer.  Whatever floats your boat (note: they don’t sell boats or even other vessels like submarines).

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. F5), 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 Friday, December 28th, 2018 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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5,289 Comments

  1. Chris Rodriguez

    I would get the new pioneer headunit coming out next month! excited about tit

  2. pio

    Would upgrade my dumb trainer to a smart one such as a Wahoo Kickr Snap. Want to feel those hills.

  3. Sylvester Jakubowski

    F5 Plus to upgrade the F3hr, merry Christmas Ray!

  4. Corey Lodato

    I’d love to get a power meter or smart trainer to use for my winter training!

  5. Magnus Kling

    I’ll probably buy a new GPS watch, a Garmin Fenix 5 Plus.

  6. Greg K.

    PowerTap Pedals.

  7. Stefanos

    Forerunner 935

  8. Jacob DeWispelaere

    GoPro or new Garmin. Maybe PT pedals.

  9. Marcin

    Polar Vantage V would be nice :)

  10. Andre Santos

    I would buy a Bike Computer so I can keep my phone in a safer place

  11. Mr. G

    Garmin Fenix 5 plus
    Just because it’s plus :)

  12. Mike

    Assioma Duo for the road bike

  13. rick

    I new head unit.

  14. Rodney Gibson

    I’d love a Fenix 5x to add to the stable

  15. Cam Delle

    I was injured In February of 2018. Since then I have only been able to walk about 1 mile at a time. The one thing I can do and the thing that has literally saved my life while I am on disability is ride. As of today I have ridden 11827 km this year and will break 12000 km (my goal) within the next 2 days. Most of this mileage has been downstairs on my tacx vortex trainer. I would upgrade and get a new trainer of a set of Favero Assioma power meters.

    Thank you for everything you do Ray!

    Merry Xmas and happy new Year to All from the great frozen north!

  16. Jonas S.

    I’d go for the Assiomas, finally training with power outdoors (and verifying my Direto’s power readings)

  17. Zs

    Fenix 5s Plus

  18. Malcolm Edwards

    Power cranks and a Garmin to receive the info.

  19. Simon

    I‘d like to have a wahoo Kicker Core to pimp up my winter indoor Training Sessions ?

  20. Jason MacDonald

    A power meter would be great or on the road. Liking the new cave, keep up the great work!

  21. Nic Lydford

    Probably a power meter of some description, because why not? #rofl

  22. Tim R

    I would think about upgrading to fenix 5…but maybe a trainer…so many possibilities: )

  23. Peter

    Merry Christmas! I think I’d go for a powermeter for my roadbike:-)

  24. Sean

    I’d upgrade my assioma uno to the duo so I could get the most out of my power based training!

  25. Diane

    I’m torn between a bike computer like an Edge and a proper multi-sport watch…. guess it depends what the sports doctor tells me today about high impact exercise :/

  26. GeorgeH

    A new Garmin 645M would be great.
    Happy New Year!

  27. Benoit Moulin

    Hi, thanks for the giveaway, and I’ll choose a Fenix 5 Plus… just to update my fenix 3 and have maps on trails.
    Happy holidays!
    Ben.

  28. Ian Hartlety

    New smartwatch, not greatly sure what yet, although the Garmin 735XT is top of the shortlist at the minute :-)

  29. David

    New Garmin bike computer to replace my ageing (but much loved) 800.

  30. Jorge Ramos

    I’d get a power meter because mine broke

  31. Jeffrey Meade

    Powertap P2 pedals

  32. Sebastian

    Vector 3 pedals for sure. I’ve been toying with the idea for quite a while now.

  33. Greg

    Time for a power meter!

  34. Kyle D

    I would love a new trainer. Something to help me get through these colder months.

  35. Allen

    Suunto 9 Baro. I like the look and want to replace my old Apple watch (without another Apple watch).

  36. Hallelujahal

    Hi I’d love to get that GoPro Hero 7 that I’ve been lusting over! Although i also kind of need to update my turbo trainer! :-) here’s hoping !

  37. Mirda

    Hi, I would get a Favero Assioma dual power meter. It’s reliable and I want to improve my training to be more powerfull cyclist.

    M.

  38. Barry Wainstock

    I would get the dual sided Favero Assioma power meter because you have reviewed them so highly.

  39. Samantha McGowan Glass

    Thinking a GoPro to capture all the fun of my kiddo’s flight lessons.

  40. Alister C Shipman

    Garmin vector 3 single sided please. Need to know how much my power to Christmas pudding ratio has dropped ?

  41. Michael

    It’s time for a Garmin upgrade, My parents smart watches have cool functionally that I don’t have on my Fenix 3.

  42. EJBTRI

    Tacx NEO Bike Smart. Gotta love the integrated trainer.

  43. Harm

    New sportwatch, just because

  44. Melissa Meade

    Kickr!

  45. Noah

    I’d probably get myself a Garmin Edge unit, though not sure which one yet.

  46. flarunner

    Oh, I’d love to have a Garmin 520 plus. Pretty maps and telling me where to go. And since my birthday is right after this contest ends, that would be a win-win.

  47. John fuhrman

    A garmin 1030….why not?

  48. Stephen Neabore

    My Garmin from 5 years ago has a battery life of about 20 minutes… Time to upgrade.

  49. Lynne Anderson

    A new Fenix 5+ as my Fenix 3 doesn’t have all the features of the 5.

  50. Cory Kawa

    A new watch.

  51. Daniele

    I would probably get a Fenix 5 Plus because of the maps and music features.

  52. Mark

    Would pick up 2 garmin devices.. one for cycling and one for running. Pick me!

  53. AlexG

    Kickr core to start training with erg in 2019

  54. Terrence Hornsby

    I would love to get a wahoo kickr climb to go with my new kickr core

  55. Oliver

    I’d love to get a fenix 5x plus, because I’ve had the fenix 3 (not HR) pretty much since market introduction and I’d love to upgrade. The fenix 5 is such a great watch (at least it seems to be from what I read) and I just love the fenix series (I even had the very first fenix).
    Thanks for the giveaway?

  56. KilkennY

    A polar Vantage V :-)

  57. Robin

    I could use some new swimming jammers! My current swimming trunks are turning semi transparent… :/

  58. Jesper Kamstrup Linnet

    I think I would like a new home trainer to replace our very old Tacx.

  59. Timota

    Im always missing something (:

  60. Naiboo

    I’d get a polar vantage v. My m400 is falling apart after daily use for 4 years

  61. Jip

    I would get a Gopro Hero 7!!!

  62. mariuscr

    Suunto Spartan Ultra looks amazing…..

  63. Kees Oomen

    Love to use some Garmin Varia including lights to do more workouts outside in winter! Already got my long bibhort under the Christmas tree so that’s not an excuse for daytraining anymore ;)

  64. Scott

    It’d have to be a Suunto 9 for the battery features… Great idea to be able to change profile during run!
    Thanks.

  65. Rich

    I would get a new smart trainer. Most likely one from the wahoo or cyclops line. My cyclops dunb fluid trainer is well over 10 years old now.

  66. Ekku

    Would buy a Fenix 5 to replace my old fr920

  67. Stefan

    Maybe an Forerunner 645M

  68. Flo

    Merry Christmas
    Would be looking for a option to take bike on travels

  69. Sebastian Beck

    I’d get Garmin Fenix 5+ because it supports nearly everything.

  70. Chris Portman

    I would love to get a power meter for my bike

  71. Devin Smith

    Probably a new GoPro, because it’s way past time to upgrade my current model.

  72. Kristian

    Stryd for more accurate speed on the treadmill!

  73. Duane Hastings

    I would upgrade to the forerunner 935

  74. Lka

    A 935XT as the battery on my old 920XT no longer lasts my ironman :-(

  75. Michael

    Power meter! Been converting one for a long time but can’t justify the $!

  76. Troup Kirkus

    SRAM etap

  77. Si Burch

    Probably a Garmin vivo3 or a GoPro for some fun… Either that or I treat the wife to something and reap the brownie points

  78. Mike Barro

    A Mavic drone would look good under the tree

  79. Phellan

    Tacx Neo Smart 2. I am tired of my old cardgirus and I want to try out zwift

  80. Claude Langlois

    I would ge a power meter for my Cervelo P2

  81. Clint L

    A new trainer to match my wife’s Kickr

  82. Thomas

    I would really need and like the Polar Vantage V because my V800 is not only kind of old but also is my chest strap. Since no one listend to my wishes I‘ll give it a try here ;-)

  83. Mike Masterson

    I would like a smart trainer such as a wahoo kicker to use in the winter months

  84. Paweł

    I would get a smart trainer as winter is coming.

  85. Lex

    Can’t decide yet if I would put it towards a gopro, something I’ve been after for a while. Or if I would get a shiny new kickr to improve my my indoor training.

  86. Alistair

    I’d like a shiny new bike computer please :-)

  87. gaukler

    I’d like to try a Garmin 520 plus, to make it harder to get lost.

  88. Thomas_K

    Tacx Neo 2 for good start into 2019

  89. Dylan F

    A Fenix 5 plus! Or perhaps a Hero 7 Black.

  90. Michael Dismuke

    I would really like to get the front and rear cameras, just for my protection and ease of mind. My second item on my wish list would be a power meter. the 3rd thing on my list would be a computer that I could upload routes to and was Bluetooth enabled so I could upload rides to my phone wireless. 4th on my list would be a Dynohub that could power lights and accessories. 5th item on my wish list include a smart trainer. Not in any specific order.

  91. Michael

    Garmin Edge 1030

  92. Bart

    Hey Ray, if I’m the winner I would like a kickr please.

  93. Mattias

    I would opt for a watch, Garmin Fenix 5 plus or Forerunner 935.

  94. Melissa

    I would get the Garmin Vector 3 Pedal-Based Power Meter. As I’ve accumulated more experience as a cyclist, I realize power meters are the way to go for improvement in my cycling. I’ve been drooling over them for a while but the price always scared me. This would be the perfect nudge to finally get them!

  95. Robin

    Polar vantage – new gear for the new year! Thanks, Ray!

  96. Matei Stoica

    Most definitely I’d go for the power meter. I’ve been putting it off for years now due to costs but prize or no prize, 2019 has to be the year this last gadget gets added to my bike.

  97. Bikeman

    Garmin 1030. I like my 1000 but for almost nothing, I’ll upgrade.

  98. Gavin

    I’d love to Wahoo KICKR HEADWIND, to stay cool for the Indoor training season.

  99. Myrian

    A new Garmin bike computer, probably the 520, because the last one didn’t survive the crash.

  100. I’d use the credit as a down payment on the Garmin Vector 3 pedals, for the 1-2 weeks of the year I’m off the Tacx Neo for actual in-person, non-virtual triathlon events.