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. Vlad C

    I would love a home trainer (any home trainer)! Winter in Romania lasts for at least 3 months and this is my only option. :)

  2. Rick Pachman

    Garmin Vector 3 – I want to get a power meter to step up my game!

  3. Markus

    I would like a Fenix 5 as the battery of my Fenix 3 has only little capacity left.

  4. Keri Jones

    I’d get a new Garmin running watch…just have to decide which. (Currently own 920xt, ready for upgrade)

  5. Nathan

    Some type of trainer. Will have to go through the buyers guide one more time though.

  6. mischakugelrund

    Powermeter (Garmin?) for the next season. For powerful training in 2019.

  7. Rok

    I’d biy myself a Garmin 1030, because I don’t have a decent bike computer. Thx!

  8. Brian Owens

    I would get the Fenix 5 plus

  9. Fred Garderes

    A Fenix 5S would be nice to start the year!

  10. JOHN R GAVIN

    I’d probably go with a Wahoo Element Bolt but I leave my options entirely open!

  11. Rune overgaard

    Both new powermeter and pulley wheels ?

  12. Seth frankel

    The remix 5, for sure. Thanks for your awesomeness .

  13. Chris Houghton

    Probs go for a power meter a trainer for the bike that syncs with zwift.

  14. Nick C

    Garmin or Polar: anything newer than a FR610 and works for nordic skiing and pool workouts.

    side note: what’s wrong with a Spam sandwich?

  15. Karl-Jörg Dehner

    The Polar Vantage V will become the best sports-watch out threre – once the necessary firmware-updates have been finalized …

  16. Xpider

    F935 to start the new year with motivation

  17. tma

    Favero Assioma power meter

  18. Ryan Murphy

    Favor assioma, because I’ve never owned a power meter and I’d rather support a smaller European company then Garmin.

  19. Jarrett Wyatt

    4iiii power meter for Praxis crank. New gravel bike was delivered for Christmas!

  20. Patrick W.

    I guess I’d take a power meter, most probably the Garmin Vector.

  21. Robin H

    A new smart trainer, probably the Tacx Neo 2 , as my old turbomuin is not so smart…

  22. Rob Fogle

    Probably a Forerunner 935 to replace my aging F3HR. Or maybe a 645 and money toward a bike computer instead. I’m sure I can figure it out, given the chance.

  23. Dustin

    Garmin 520+, time for an upgrade.

  24. Rouleur

    Some Tacx Neo 2 to train away my Christmas fat belly!

  25. Costi B

    I always wanted a silent trainer. This could be a good chance to build a zwift setup.

  26. Ciprian

    An GarminEdge (520 plus or 1030) product to use on my trainings.

  27. Bronwyn

    I think I would upgrade from GoPro Hero 3!

  28. I think I’d get myself a Western Mountaineering Sleeping Bag, probably all in with the Terralite, which is rated to -4 degrees C. One of my bigger issues during all of my bicycle touring through 2018 (I spent most of the year cycling around Europe between doing Workaway in various places), especially as it got into autumn and towards winter, was not having a good sleeping bag to keep warm on cooler to cold nights.

    If I went for one if the other options, like the Megalite or Highlite, then I’d spend the remaining credit on various little gear like cycling gloves and stuff.

    Fingers crossed.

  29. Jeremy Marquez

    Power meter

  30. Gabor Kmetyko

    That Favero pedal is a great idea. Thanks DC Santa :)

  31. Marta

    Some of the Fenix 5 Plus range would be perfect

  32. Paw

    Light, to be able to start biking earlier.

  33. Deb Clawson

    A trainer for my bike that can simulate routes…?

  34. Erik L

    I keep thinking about the g-shock looking Garmin Instinct. I love it’s relative simplicity and think it would make the perfect partner for ski season!

  35. James Lucas

    I’d get a GoPro Hero7

  36. John Curtis

    A decent smart trainer for me please. What do you recommend? A kikr? Oh and will you shop to the UK?

  37. Sarah W

    I would probably buy a new bike trainer to get me through the cold winter months!

  38. AndyPB

    I’ll have an edge 1030 please because of the battery.

  39. Tim Martin

    I would go for a Garmin Fenix, probably a 2019 version when it hits.

  40. 4est

    A forerunner 645 music to start training for spring 21k competitions.

  41. Whitney M

    Yes, please! I would like a Garmin 935 to use for training this year. Santa please come back again!

  42. Harold

    I’d love a smart trainer because I’m stuck inside with an old dumb turbo and I’m bored.

  43. Amie

    I’d choose a Garmin Fenix 5s Plus for the maps and music!

  44. Wyatt

    Merry Christmas! Maybe I’d splurge on a Go Pro or cycling computer.

  45. Scott Tomko

    Assioma Pedals

  46. Tim

    The Elite Direto II, so i can train during the winter time with Zweit.

  47. Brant

    Whatever the latest Garmin multi sport watch is.

  48. Kerry Scott Sullivan

    I’ll take a new Vantage V. ‘Cause for some reason I still trust Polar can make a quality device.

  49. Anders

    I would upgrade my bling game with a new Fenix 5 plus

  50. Alan Clark

    I’d get a GPS or a smart trainer, so I can work on my game indoors and out

  51. Thomas Bogaard

    I would get a nice GPS unit for my girlfriend, she does not have one on her bike yet.

  52. Clark

    A new gopro, or a drone, or a fenix 5x plus, or …

  53. Ben

    I would like to upgrade my 920xt but it’s still going strong! Except the watch straps.. 3rd set now

  54. Diggedy

    Fenix 5s plus

  55. Steven Wiens

    A GoPro Hero7 Black to use on my bike. Merry Christmas!

  56. Lev

    In case I am lucky enough, I would go for an edge 130 and some bike lights, to be safer on the road. Or maybe try out the varia vision.

    In any case – thanks for organizing the gadget giveaway. Happy holidays to you and you loved ones!

  57. Daniel

    Vector 3 to check my left-reight imbalance :D

  58. Tim Ward

    Suunto 9 G1 GPS Watch would look rather nice on my wrist

  59. Darragh

    I’d put a littlenextra cash with it an get a Tacx Flux trainer.

  60. Iris van Breda

    Either the new Garmin or Suunto, I’ve always been a Garmin girl, but I might want to switch things up with a Suunto.

  61. Urko

    Maybe a polar vantage v, I would like to run with a powermeter

  62. Pierre

    At the moment, no qlue but Clever Training got a lot of good things…

  63. David

    I would love to be able to get a Fenix 5. I would love to be more efficient with my workouts, so I can spend more time with my family.

  64. Jason Lainson

    I’d put it toward SRAM etap. My Ultegra 6700 feels so yesterday ;)

  65. Peter Eidegren

    I would want a Garmin 935 for my running sessions.

  66. Pascal REM

    Wahoo kickr core would be fantastic

  67. The Real Bob

    Tough call. I am torn between the assioma pedals and a new trainer.

  68. Megan Gardam

    Garmin Varia!

  69. Rob

    A Fenix to replace my aging Vivoactive

  70. Travis Loewens

    I want a GoPro Hero 7 Black to increase the quality of our vlog!

  71. Joseph Graczyk

    A power meter and trainer

  72. The Real Bob

    Tough call, I am torn between the assioma pedals and a new trainer. The why. I sold my old trainer, and power just seems cool.

  73. Huub Raemakers

    The garmin fenix 5 plus

  74. BRAD SHEDWICK

    I would have loved a new Kickr Headwind to go with new Kickr Core.

  75. Jeff B.

    Assiomo power pedals because “power”… and n + 1 ride needs it!

  76. Tim Davies

    I’d ,over to get a new bike computer. Relying on my phone for mapping means regularly stopping to pull phone out of pocket.

  77. Paul Frylink

    I would like the cycliq fly12/6 combo.

  78. Ken Walter

    I would get a GoPro or a new bike Gps. Trying to make my triathlon watch work on my crit bike is not optimal.

  79. Joel hawks

    Fenix 5, cuz I love my Bolt but want some of the connectIQ features.

  80. Wojtek

    If I would win I would go for Giro Prolight Techlace shoes.

  81. Rodney

    KICKR core was on the wish list, but got socks instead.

  82. Paul Cook

    Maybe a Kickr Snap, or bike computer

  83. Frank G

    The absolutely beautiful garmin 935. Family couldn’t afford it.

  84. Alex

    A new fenix watch since my fenix 2 is getting real old!

  85. Aaron Sims

    Looking for that smart trainer since indoor riding is all that I’ll have for the next few months with my 1st child on the way. Those Tacx Flux trainer look pretty choice.

  86. Steven

    My 920xt barometer is broke, so a new watch

  87. Haakon S

    The Garmin Fenix 5 plus to get mapping on the trail :)

  88. Markus

    I would use it towards a Tacx Flux S so my Wife and myself can train indoors together. Currently, we only have one Tacx Neo.

    Thanks!

  89. Fran

    I’d love to get a Garmin 645 music. The music and the NFC payments, aside all the sport feautures, just make it perfect, or almost. Thanks.

  90. Curtis Martin

    I’d probably get a stages power meter because I don’t have a power meter currently and that’s the one I think I want.

  91. François Brisson

    New Power meter Thx

  92. Vincent

    Garmin fenix 5 plus… for sure!

  93. Mark

    A new trainer, maybe a Neo. Would be a nice upgrade from my Road Machine.

  94. Pedro Almeida

    I will use the credit for a Gopro Hero 7 Black.

  95. Niklas Stenwreth

    I didn’t get the Garmin Forerunner 935 tri bundle I hoped for. It’s time to replace my old V800.

  96. Jan Roman

    I’d personally get a turbo trainer.

  97. Regina

    Fenix 5 because of the long battery life

  98. Tomas Kibirkstis

    Would like to win GoPro Hero 7 for my son, he is obsessed with making videos :)

  99. Charlie O

    Maybe a new Garmin or something else :-)

  100. Johan

    I’d use the credit towards a Tacx Neo or Wahoo Kickr trainer.