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. Mark Dawson

    I’d get a Garmin520 Plus with longer battery life than my 520 [which needs a powerbank connection for long rides]

  2. JP

    Didn’t get ANY sports tech – was told I could buy it myself (maybe that’s permission for a Fenix 5 Plus?)

  3. Mark Madigan

    New Garmin to replac the old.

  4. Hany

    I would get favero power meter pedals.

  5. Joel Shoffstall

    Cycleops Hammer 2 would come join me.

  6. Kyle F

    Assioma Duo!

  7. yann

    would get some smart bike lights

  8. David

    A new edge, using my watch for bike rides is getting old, i gotta be fancy

  9. Jim C.

    Quarq Dzero Power Meter Spider for my new bike build!

  10. Bruce Burkhalter

    Probably a power meter for my new bike. Thanks, Ray!

  11. Shannon

    Power meter for my new bike, but I can’t decide which one.

  12. Steven Bass

    Garmin vector 3 pedals! So I can track my power outdoors as well as indoors!

  13. ScottE

    A powere meter might be a new addition to the MTB

    ~Happy New Years

  14. Craig Schaepe

    Fenix 5S plus for everything other than cycling

  15. Phil

    I would love a gopro or some nice bluetooth headphone

  16. tsachi

    I would get a power meter. Assuming I can finally decide which one I want

  17. Katie Appel

    A Fenix of some sort – much nicer looking then my 235.

  18. Peter

    A drone. Because I bought my brother one for Christmas and I’m jealous that I don’t have one.

  19. Donald

    Garmin Vector 3..I need to get in better shape!

  20. Matthew Jochym

    Wifey needs a Garmin Vivosmart 3 Music for her half marathon!

  21. Betsy

    I wanted some technical clothing to get through the MN winter as I train for Boston.

  22. Ben

    Garmin 935 please!

  23. Brad

    Some new running gadgets to make winter training tolerable.

  24. Derek Lee-Wo

    A new direct drive indoor bike trainer to replace my on-wheel trainer

  25. Chris

    Probably some Garmin Fenix schweetness!

  26. Matthew Alboum

    A set of power meter pedals to crush my 70.3 PR next season

  27. Andrew

    Fancy new aerobars

  28. Alex Hemke

    Still waiting on my power meter!

  29. Alissa

    A sweet new Garmin!

  30. Joseph Clark

    Power meter for my cyclocross bike… that way I can use Christmas money on an extra set of wheels for the cx bike!

  31. Matt

    Fenix5S because why not?!

  32. John M

    I think it’s time to upgrade from a smartphone computer to an actual Garmin 520 or maybe a Wahoo Element?. So, pick me! Pick me!

  33. FRANK TUZZOLINO

    It would be great to get a Suunto 9 to see how bad my running pace has gotten over the years.

  34. marian

    a fenix 5s! thank you, ray

  35. Ryan

    A Garmin Fenix 5 plus or money toward a kick snap.

  36. TN

    Though it might appear ‘dated’ soon, I would get a Garmin 935.
    Nothing better to reenergize my tri training than a new toy!

  37. Ekutter

    I’d probably get a neo 2

  38. Chris Skinner

    Yes please! Probably a GoPro!

  39. Chris George

    A GoPro would be a fantastic gift to myself

  40. Jamie Lewis

    The 2019 bucket list calls for SCUBA in Bonaire and would Love the Garmin Descent.

  41. Bob

    I would’ve loved to have gotten a power meter.

  42. Mitch

    Garmin 645 running watch

  43. Nick

    Bike case/bag so I can travel on a plane with my bike

  44. Jennifer Ross

    Garmin 935. Long battery life to get back into Ironman!

  45. Eric ensminger

    Bike trainer for thru-axel. 3t driving me nuts.

  46. Sharon

    Power meter please.

  47. Graham whitaker

    A power meter. No a spark drone. No a smart trainer. Aaaaargg. Too many choices. Ok, final choice – Forerunner !

  48. Kevin Wedekind

    A new Elite DRIVO Interactive trainer would be nice, Thanks Ray.

  49. Don B

    Fenix 5 probably…

  50. Scott

    Power Meter, cause all my mates have one?

  51. Miles Cook

    4iiii powermeter for my CX bike so that I don’t need to keep switching it between bikes all the time!

  52. Morgan

    Apple Watch Series 4. I need a new activity tracker and running watch and want one that integrates both functions and syncs to my phone.

  53. Tom

    New Garmin. Still running an old 205 and its battery life is really dwindling

  54. Drew K

    I was hoping for Sram eTap under the tree. Sadly I got only bar tape. Bar tape with polka dots, but nonetheless not eTap.

  55. Matt

    New Smart trainer so I can start using zwift.

  56. Max Raykevich

    Garmin Fenix 5 Plus for sure!

  57. Sam M.

    I would definitely use it to help get a Wahoo Kickr. Then Kickr climb.

  58. Sean

    I’d get myself a 735xt triathlon bundle. Why? I need a new watch and I need to focus on my otherwise terrible swimming.

  59. Michael Francis

    Power meter for my wife

  60. Nelson, David Krug

    I’d go with the little edge and then consider the 500 as well

  61. Felix

    I would get a pair of Favero Assioma because I want to know I’m pedalling strong enough IRL!

  62. Sue

    Smart trainer ? Happy Holidays!

  63. MTR

    Give me the POWER to a METER

  64. Richard

    Power meter

  65. Steve

    Either a smart trainer or a power meter. This won’t buy it all but will surely get me to a price point I can handle. Win or not, thanks as always for the chance. Love dcrainmaker!

  66. Chris

    Maybe a power meter. Maybe some cycliq lights for safey.

  67. Simon

    New fenix to replace my old Garmin

  68. Rick

    Wahoo Kickr. I really want to add indoor training and fill ou the rest of the calendar.

  69. Neil

    Probably a GoPro Black

  70. Jake

    I’d probably pick up a GoPro hero 7 to take some sweet running and skiing selfies

  71. Rohan

    Hi Ray, would love to upgrade to a cycliq front and rear set after 1 too many close calls on Sydney roads. Sadly, Santa wasn’t feeling that generous this year.

  72. Erik N. Molina

    The new Fenix 5x plus. Because it’s an epic watch and I’d like one to summit Kilimanjaro!

  73. Dave crook

    Power meter

  74. Daniel

    New working power meter to replace my wattteam one which i got from Clever Training =D

  75. Duncan

    A Quarq power meter is on my wishlist.

  76. Grant

    Cavern Assioma power meter duo pedals.

  77. Ahbe

    A power meter please! Why are all decent power meters so expensive?

  78. Jonathan Lemus

    I’d get a some kind of indoor trainer.

  79. Sergio Dantas

    A new Fenix will be great!

  80. Gayle

    Garmin…Fenix…not picky. ?

  81. Jean Ayotte

    A new GPS computer! Not decided yet between an Element Bolt, an Edge 820 or a 1030. Because my Edge 800 is getting old…

  82. Stefan Bluemmers

    WANT! :)

  83. That is a lot of comments!! Santa forgot my Wahoo Kickr. Time to upgrade my training to a smart trainer from the lemond revolution!

  84. Patrick

    I’d get a Wahoo KICKR Climb to complete my Wahoo setup so I can Zwift all the Zwift there is.

  85. Michael Swann

    Socks. Or a new Garmin Fenix 5 Plus.

  86. Matthew Mapes

    Power meter to take my cycling to the next level.

  87. Chris G

    A Garmin radar light. I’ve just been biking on narrow country roads and this would have made me feel a lot safer

  88. Travis

    Fenix 5. Love my 3 but time to move on.

  89. David Lynch

    Garmin Edge 820 Cycling Computer- it’s time for an upgrade!

  90. Stephanie Henricksen

    I would like the Apple Watch 4 although I’m very tempted by a fenix. Thank you!

  91. Mihai Tintea

    I’d get a new Garmin Edge 5xx

  92. Paul C

    Ceramic Speed OSPW. I think they sell that…

  93. Oleg

    I like Forerunner 645 music as replacement for my ancient 210

  94. Greg Marsden

    Garmin 1030 so that I can actually read the maps. The 820 is too small for my aging eyes, plus it has the dreaded halo effect.

  95. Peter van der Heijden

    I think my new Tacx Neo 2 didn’t fit under the x-mas tree ?

  96. Jon

    New Kickr because I’m having issues with my Gen 1!

  97. Ray Venables

    I’d buy a Garmin watch. Fenix 5 or FR935, perhaps.

  98. Brian

    I really want a Hero 7. Hyper smooth is the truth. Or a Fenix 5+.

    Could have asked for one… but I know my wife’s budget….so I didn’t.

  99. Rhys

    I’d like a power meter for my road bike, so those Assioma pedals look the goods. But if I can’t get those I’ll take a can of SPAM. Thanks Ray!

  100. Gary R

    I have yet to dip my toe into the Power Meter arena, but an extra $500 and I’d definitely take the plunge!