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. Jase

    Power meter would go down a treat.

  2. Erica Wyatt

    Garmin Fenix 5. I was diagnosed with a form of Multiple Sclerosis this year (Relapsing Remitting MS) and my focus in 2019 is to get active again (already registered for a half and swim lessons) and stay as healthy as possible.

  3. Neil A.

    A Kickr Core. Vive la Resistance!!

  4. Dan Taylor

    A new Garmin bike computer (maybe 520 edge).

  5. Nick Stanfa

    OMG SANTA!!!!

  6. Bernard

    Wow, I’dd get a new powermeter for my bike since my Zimanox broke for the second tine allready. Not going to do the kickstarter route again anytime soon that’s for sure.

  7. Matthew Burt

    I would get the wahoo kicker core, I know more than $500 but I would put the $500 towards it. I got involved with zwift and now I’m hooked on indoor training (live in AK).

  8. Ralph

    Kickr Climb or powermeter

  9. Nick V

    Garmin Vector 3 pedals for my wife. She really wants power to train for her next tri. Thanks for everything you do here, Ray!

  10. Tanner Daniels

    I would definitely use this towards a Fenix 5X Plus! Been saving for it for awhile now but just haven’t gotten there. Happy holidays everyone!

  11. Kevin Conover

    Fenix 5+, of course, need some music! Thanks

  12. Jac

    Dear Santa Ray,

    I’d like a Fenix 5 or FR 935.

    Thanks!

  13. GREGORY C

    Garmin 935+. Music please

  14. Sergei

    GoPro 7 to record my cycling adventures

  15. Meghan Hayden

    Garmin Fenix

  16. Brad Borgald

    A smart trainer!

  17. Marcelo

    I would really like a pedal based power meter

  18. Jhonathan Montoya

    Really looking forward to get the assiomas
    Cheers

  19. John A Galani

    A bike trainer! I really need to choose one and be done with it, but if push comes to shove the Elite Nero rollers as I live in Central London and need to hmmm… properly learn how to bike (seriously I bought a tri bike without knowing how to ride, and I am really BAD at it).

  20. Christy Borgald

    I’d get a GoPro

  21. Walter Tsui

    I’d probably use it to justify a Tacx Neo 2 :-)

  22. Mike LaFore

    I’d get the Favero Assioma power meter pedals! Those are fantastic!

  23. Warren

    fenix 5s plus for my wife to replace her vivoactive 3 (mostly for battery life and to get rid of that annoying touch screen)

  24. ALBERTO

    Garmin Vector 3!

  25. Krishna

    The Fenix5 Plus mainly because I’d like to upgrade from my Fenix 3..:-).

  26. Eric Gottlieb

    I’d probably get a new Garmin Fenix 5 plus!

  27. Matthew

    Vivoactive 3 or Fenix 5

  28. Ivica

    A running watch to catch more data.

  29. Niall Magee

    I’d love to get a pair of Garmin vector so I can up my cycling game. I can’t seem to progress at the moment and training by power may help

  30. Sanford

    probably a new bike computer or an upgrade to my elite direto!

  31. Sophie

    A Garmin 735, or Garmin 935

    TIA!

  32. Chris Morales

    I’d like to get an aero sensor to get on the road feedback and data to improve aerodynamics

  33. Fareed Daaim

    Hi Ray, Santa skipped my region this year. A direct trainer with all the bells and whistles are all I need. Happy New Year!

  34. Brian Pederson

    Garmin Fenix! Oh yeah!

  35. wu qingwei

    Stryd running power meter

  36. Peter

    Thanks!
    I’d love to have a trainer at home again.

  37. Mark Jaspers

    I would like the Forerunner 645 so I can connect Spotify to my wrist.

  38. Peter Wellsman

    Hi Ray I’d love to have a pedal based power system. All the best for 2019!!

  39. Ben

    I’d get a Quarq DFour power meter, because I really want to see how my indoor training translates to outside rides.

  40. Scott Lawson

    I’d get a couple of pairs of shoes…Brooks Ghosts for road running, then probably something else for trails.

  41. Matthew Clemente

    Yeah, gotta be the Garmin Fenix 5 Plus. Didn’t get it. Definitely want it.

  42. Jim Cansler

    Garmin Vector 3 because I just bought a new Felt and my old PT only supports a 10 sp cassette…..and because I want to go fast…..If you ain’t first you’re last!!!!

  43. Kathryn Berchtold

    I did not get a Cycliq Fly12, likely because Santa did not think I worked out enough in 2018 to earn it. I promise Santa I will do better in 2019!

  44. Isaac Niebeling

    I’d probably get a wahoo kickr climb. It’s one of those things I can’t REALLY justify buying, but that I’d really like to have.

  45. Stephanie Reinwald

    I would get a Garmin Fenix 5, looking to amp up the running next year!

  46. Janyne Kizer

    Is love a Stryd power meter!

  47. Pat O’Neill

    Would love to try the new Kurt R1…. I have always heard good things about the original KK trainer.

  48. Garmin Index Scale and marathon racing shoes!
    happy holidays!!

  49. Jeremy Smith

    Garmin forerunner 935 because a couple of my 920 buttons have fallen off

  50. Sam m

    I wanted a Garmin fénix but I ended up with a normal watch. Lol

  51. Brian Simpson

    A Garmin Fenix 5. Time to take my workouts up a few notches.

    Thanks.

  52. Craig

    A Garmin Instinct would be great. I want something with longer battery life for ultrarunning, and looks nice as an everyday watch.

  53. robert

    power meter, been wanting one for a couple of years now.
    love the give away’s you do hope I win one day

    rob

  54. JANNA Gill

    Kickr core and a multimeter. Does that count.??

  55. Michael H

    Garmin 935. At Vermont 100 I had to charge my 235 during the race, even though I broke 16:00. I need the extra battery life for Western States 100! I didn’t get one because it’s stupid expensive!!!

  56. Mark

    I’d have to go with a power meter. Probably pedal-based.

  57. Bryan Fro

    Suunto Spartan 9

  58. Edson Ribeiro

    I need a new gps unity to ride my bike!

  59. Nicholas Cody

    A smart trainer to keep going strong through the rest of winter!

  60. Wayne Schaap

    Garmin 935 or Fenix 5 for me

  61. Laura Archibald

    Oh wow – a new Garmin fenix 5S Plus 42mm Multisport GPS Fitness Watch would have been sweet to find under my Christmas tree…

  62. Bill

    Pair of Garmin Vector 3 pedals.

  63. Peggy Oin

    Hope to receive belated Xmas present of that Nike Zoom 4% Vaporfly, 1 for training and 1 for racing for myself and Matthias. i need that bit to break my own personal achievement.

  64. JamesC

    Dual side power meter. Santa went on strike at the mention of more bike stuff ?

  65. Samuel Villeneuve

    Any powermeter would have been the perfect gift!

  66. Nancy Wong

    looking forward to anything, even it’s a simple bike that will be my stepping stone to biking. i am looking forward to the feeling on wind blowing against my face

  67. Eugene Matthias

    I want to win a pair of Nike Vapor 4% so as to do well in my races next season.

  68. Michael Khaw

    MTB shoes with Boa laces and carbon soles, because the ones I can afford don’t have both at the same time

  69. Slowmo

    Action camera

  70. Jesse Martin

    Garmin fenix

  71. Robert Wilder

    A new pair of socks would be nice.

  72. Jamie Berg

    Vector 3 so I can finally get some real power data

  73. Steven Arst

    I could use a new Garmin bike computer to replace my Edge 520!

  74. Gen

    Power meter to train for a week-long ride!

  75. Yuan Zhi

    Would love to have garmin 645 music watch. Please, Santa!

  76. David

    I could use a new fenix 5+, my old 2 is getting old

  77. Swim n Bike

    Garmin HR belt, mine is showing its age and falling apart

  78. David Richmond

    I’d put the CLever Training credit towards a smart bike trainer…. mine is not so smart, and the weather is getting too warm to train outside

  79. Ron Green

    I would love a Fenix 5 plus. No pressure

  80. Aaron locke

    Fenix 5, living in the past with a Fenix 3

  81. martin tran

    Garmin bike computer.

  82. Doug Johnson

    The item I need most is the wahoo trainer desk.

    For now.

  83. mordy festinger

    An updated bike computer, reason is I’m still rocking the edge 520

  84. Cpeaslee

    A MTB power meter for marathon mountain biking.

  85. Corey W

    All I want for Xmas is a new garmin watch…

  86. Jaime Gutiérrez

    I’m hesitating between the F5X or the Assioma. I’m currently using an F2… And I don’t have a powermeter. Probably I’ll get the F5X as I’m more of a runner

  87. Scott L

    I’d get a Fenix 5, planning on a multi-sport 2019!

  88. sean mclean

    Got the tech I wanted, but need some cold weather gear.

  89. Jason

    A Kickr 2018, because it’s quieter then my first gen Kickr and won’t bother the neighbours in the apartment below me.

  90. George

    Probably a Fenix 5, as I’ve been feeling the new watch itch.

  91. Gunz Tokio

    I would spring for an Elite Zumo, so I can cut down on noise and be training indoors in the evening.

  92. Nighthawk700

    Maybe a camera, maybe something else. I’d have to think on it.

  93. Mac

    Fenix 5 baby!!

  94. Norman Bungay

    I’d probably get a forerunner 935 to replace my older forerunner which seems to be less accurate these days with a much shortened battery life.

  95. Kevin

    Kickr 2018 to replace my original kickr so I don’t annoy my downstairs neighbor

  96. Angelo Marfa

    A new trainer would be great.

  97. Adam Myers

    I would get a cycleops H2, pedal to the power, power to the pedal!

  98. Mikko

    Gopro or Fenix or timemachine…

  99. Raymond J Metz Jr

    Tacx Neo 2 for the cold winter months of training. Or a vacation home in Taos. Either one…

  100. Robin

    New garmin bike computer!