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. David Fusfeld

    A red rider BB gun. Does Clever Training carry those?

  2. Beth

    I could use a new Garmin!

  3. Ben

    I’d totally put it toward a new trainer to get me back on the bike in these chilly months.

  4. Paul S.

    Fenix 5+, because the battery in my Epix is aging faster than I am.

  5. Jason Curran

    power meter. absolutely.

  6. Scott Steele

    Fenix 5x!

  7. Hannah

    A garmin or fitbit and some new running trainers!

  8. Justin Stevenson

    I’d like a fly 6 light, just in case

  9. juan

    i wanted a garmin…may the luck be with me

  10. Michal P

    Hmm, either a power meter or Garmin edge. Can’t decide…

  11. Andreas

    I really like to buy a polar vantage v, for running reasons!

  12. peck

    wahoo kickr would be nice

  13. Chris Benten

    Kickr Core is looking Sweet

  14. Whineray Arries

    Definitely wanted Power meter pedals, got a set of normal pedals ?

  15. Assioma Pedal Based Cycling Power Meter would be excellent. :)

  16. Alistair Jordan

    Power metre

  17. steeve

    I need a power meter for my bike :)

  18. Jacob Tapp

    Garmin 520 plus to replace my eight year old cateye cycling computer.

  19. Jamie

    New Forerunner – Ironman plans next year.

  20. Helmut

    Power meter. To power my sleigh!

  21. Tako Horsley

    A multisport watch for my son would be really nice. His second hand (my former) watch broke down.

  22. Kevin W.

    Id go for a smart trainer. Tried out a non – smart this autumn and want to start Zwifting for the rest of winter!

  23. Maija

    A new tri watch with brand new battery life!

  24. Keith Forshew

    A brand spanking new Garmin 1050 so I don’t get lost anymore!

  25. Rob

    A new direct drive trainer would be nice!

  26. Patrick_S

    I’d really like a Garmin 520 Plus for navigation.

  27. Jan Steen

    Some zwift compatible direct drive indoor trainer would be nice…

  28. Jeff

    Anything carbon

  29. Terry Jones

    A big old Edge 1030…

  30. Andriy Karpov

    Put it towards a power meter for sure. probably Garmin Vector 2 or the Assioma.

  31. Garrett

    Fenix 5 plus. My iPod died and running with a phone is a dealbreaker.

  32. Jose Enrique

    I’d love to get a Garmin Fenix 5 Plus, to prepare the Valencia Marathon next year! :)
    Always good to prepare a race with music

  33. Martin Middelmann

    GoPro Fusion

    Because 360° video is where it’s at. Best all around video… ;-)

  34. Kevin Tan

    As I do not have a wider wrist to carry a 5 Plus, I think a Fenix 5S plus would be a wonderful watch to get.

    Thank you for organising the giveaway.

  35. Scott C

    A Cycliq Fly 6 so my wife may be able to catch my killer. And maybe a new Garmin Edge, my old 200 is getting a little long in the tooth.

  36. David Heath

    A set of power meter pedals (would decide on which manufacturer after consulting DCR’s guide)

  37. Eric

    A Fenix for the wife!

  38. FolkZ

    I would choise a Pioneer Shimano Ultegra R8000 Crankset Power Meter because a want to upgrade from a leftside only to a dualsided system

  39. So many choices, but I think I would go for a good action camera. Thanks for the giveaway!

  40. Scott

    Garmin vector pedals, bc I’ve made tremendous strides training with power on the wahoo kickr this offseason and want to continue utilizing power data when I hit the streets come spring and summer. I want the vector pedals in particular because I’m entrenched in the Garmin ecosystem and they will work best with my Campy groupset/cranks based on info I’ve gleamed from this website.

  41. Jon

    Definitely a new trainer! TBD which one would get the $500 chuck of payment applied!

  42. Suzanna Turanyi

    I’d love a new Garmin, either a Forerunner 645 or a Fenix. Because a better watch can only help!

  43. Samuel Medway

    Ray can I please have some Vector 3s?
    Thanks!

  44. Niels

    A Fenix 5 would-be nice, dcr-santa…

  45. Dennis Ternet

    I’d get one of the new Garmin watches with music.

  46. Shelly L

    I’m not sure, but probably the latest and greatest running Garmin watch.

  47. Daniel S

    I got a Kickr Core and a nice fan, now I just need to add a climb to make the now bearable winter training even better!

  48. James

    A Garmin Fenix 5 so I stop getting lost on long runs!

  49. Ana Iris Paez

    I’d get the Forerunner 935, it’s a super complete gadget with everything I need for running and open water swimmkng

  50. Jeremy Sisler

    Fenix 5x. Gotta have the battery life and maps for my running habit.

  51. Sean Walsh

    Some Assioma power Meter Pedals, as I’ve got two sons racing road and track and that means I need 4 powermeters to cover the fleet.

  52. Power meters or a wetsuit, upping my game to a full tri in 2019!

  53. Tim Wood

    Probably a Garmin 935

  54. Edward Anders

    A GoPro Hero 7 to get some great skiing shots!

  55. Chris

    Need to up my GPS watch game, leaning towards either the Fenix or Suunto 9

  56. David Greene

    A Garmin fenix 5. To replace my ageing vivoactive hr.

  57. Kevin Mark

    I’d get the assioma duo pedals.

  58. Hans

    The polar vantage v could be a great (and beautiful) upgrade for my old rc3 gps.

  59. Graham Clarke

    Garmin vector pedals, need to change up my cycle training and want to change to power, would love to win this after Christmas! Thanks for the chance!!

  60. Jaron Glenn

    A new trainer!

  61. Brian

    I’d get the Fenix 5 Plus because running and musci are my life and I really need a new watch. :)

  62. Mike Olsen

    KICKR CORE with 10 chainrings so I can train indoors with the Mrs.

  63. Mark

    A new GPS bike computer to replace my Polar V650

  64. Nariman

    Garmin 935 tri bundle

  65. Charlie Lao

    Kickr Headwind $249.99 – because there’s only 2 weather/seasons here in the Philippines = hot and hotter”
    Wahoo TICKR $49.99 – to monitor if my heart rate reaches 250bpm from all the heat and humidity

  66. dizpark

    A pair of socks for Rudolph

  67. Chris

    Fenix 5 plus please Santa. I think Buddy the elf messed up my order and gave me three pairs of socks instead.

  68. Guillaume

    a bike trainer!

  69. Joe

    Wahoo ELEMENT Bolt so I can stop having to pull out my phone when I get lost on rides

  70. Larry

    Maybe a new power meter; maybe a 360 camera. So many choices it’s hard to decide

  71. Drew

    Could definitely do with some di2 for my tri bike ?

  72. JASON MEADOR

    A Garmin 645 and a new HRM strap, please!

  73. Brett Ronald Ward

    Fenix 5 Plus. It’s time for an upgrade.

  74. Blaise Barbeau

    I would get a Garmin forerunner 735xt, that would be great! Thanks DC!

  75. Rick Smith

    Thanks for offering the giveaway…I’d most certainly look to upgrade my Garmin.

  76. Stefan guyrhsll

    Power for the bike is high on the list.

  77. Michelle

    A new Fenix with HR in the wrist. I have a older Fenix model at the moment but it doesn’t have built in HR so I have to also wear the Rhythm 24+ with it. It is nice but less is more. :)

  78. Neal Stoeckel

    Wahoo Kicker please!

  79. Anthony

    Would love a Suunto 9 so I can record my ultras.

  80. John D

    Hi Ray,

    I’d love to have the Fenix 5x plus!

  81. Shane

    Been thinking about upgrading my watch to a Fenix 5 plus. $500 would go a long way toward making that happen.

  82. John

    Fenix 5 Plus please!

  83. Chris Elfving

    A Garmin 1030

  84. Niklas

    A powermeter, likely Vector 3. oh, and it’s my birthday today!! :)

  85. Arun

    Suunto 9 Baro. It is the best there is in my opinion and my Garmin is very old

  86. Stingray88

    Fenix 5 plus

  87. Jim Peters

    I would get some more cold weather clothing. It is going to be a long winter.

  88. Vikrant

    I’m just a poor boy I need no sympathy. I want a GoPro 7 Black to shoot some reality. So that I can easy come and easy go, little high little low and even if the wind blows it wouldn’t really mater to me.

  89. wb

    I’d definitely get a crank-based power meter for cyclocross.

  90. Mitch S

    Need a new running watch. My old Garmin isn’t cutting it anymore. Currently using my wife’s forerunner 35

  91. Felix Köster

    Wahoo element would be nice

  92. JON R DEXTER THORNTON

    Fenix 5

  93. Elliot

    I’d probably get a running power meter. I need it to lose my holiday weight!

  94. Kay

    I really really want a power meter. Please!

  95. Kyle Shaw

    I would use the credit to finally upgrade to a controllable trainer! Probably a kicker core.

  96. Luc

    I’d get a GoPro or a bike light-camera combo!

  97. Katie C.

    I’d probably choose a sleeping bag, so I have somewhere to sleep when I’m on-call at the hospital!

  98. brian l

    kickr core for the quietness and direct drive.

  99. david

    An update for my F3HR!

  100. Julie Turner

    I would have loved to have received the Garmin Fenix5, but we had too many other things on the list and it didn’t make the cut!