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. Brian Myers

    A gopro 7 black or a Cycliq 6 for my commuter bike.

  2. Chris Cronin

    Wahoo Kicker Core

  3. Patrick R

    I’d probably go for a stac zero trainer. Love that it’s silent and I don’t have to take my wheel off.

  4. David Hinchee

    I’d get a power meter or upgrade my smart trainer

  5. Jim Shepardson

    A go pro would be great….

  6. Jake b

    I would probably get a new garmin sports watch but sine you mentioned a go pro that might also be a possibility

  7. M Scott

    I’d like a Garmin 735 to get ready for my first over-60 Tri!

  8. Reinhard

    A GoPro black would be nice.

  9. Iain C

    Fenix 5 plus to get music on the go

  10. Dan Snow

    Garmin Edge 1030. Oh, $500 max? Edge 820. Or that cool new G-shock inspired Garmin watch. Or 50 pairs of socks, because I hate doing laundry.

  11. Enrique Ortiz

    Kickr trainer!!!!

  12. Eric Meadows

    A Tacx Neo2 because my powerbeam pro is too noisy! :-)

  13. Katalina Aguilar

    F5! For return training

  14. Richard Littleton

    Hmm. Probably a Scosche heart rate monitor. Or maybe a power meter. Or maybe something in between the two in price… too many choices!!

  15. Patrick

    New power meter to replace my vector 1S

  16. Mariano Fernando Folledo

    A GoPro H7 black.
    I’m thinking a start filming.

  17. Estefanía Minoldo

    A GoPro Hero7 Silver, as a gift to muy hubsband.

  18. Thomas P Grolemund

    GoPro7.

    Want a second camera for recording forward and behind during events.

  19. Christian

    I’d refresh the action-cam situation I’ve got going here – hyper-smooth looks awesome and my old one is getting tired.

  20. Karen

    Hero 7 or a fenix 5 or a new trainer, there are really too many choices!!!

  21. Semih

    Definitely a Fenix…

  22. Miguel

    power meter because I nerd out on cycling

  23. Dustin

    Garmin 645 music because I’m tired of trying to pair my Mighty every run.

  24. Scott

    A power meter would be my choice.

  25. Jordan

    I’d purchase a new go Pro, the image stabilization on the new one is awesome. I plan to use it during our honeymoon (relax for sightseeing), and maybe to capture some moments during the wedding in May.

  26. Sean

    Probably put it toward a nice new smart trainer

  27. Brad

    New Fenix because new toys are always better!

  28. Ken Toro

    Matching right pedal power meter.

  29. Geoffrey

    My Fenix 3 has gone kaput and I need a 935 for replacement …after all I can’t survive without all my metrics!! :)))))

  30. Stéphane Cournoyer

    I would like to get a Garmin Fenix 5

  31. Jonathan Brostoff

    power meter pedals. Favero, perhaps.

  32. Ed

    Assioma pedals

  33. Garmin 735xt for triathlon training as a reasonable upgrade to my well seasoned Garmin 910. Records, Vo2max estimates, smart connectivity, PB’s …. so many features I’d love to get into at a more reasonable price point than the 935/fenix ect…

  34. Mark S

    I sure could use the winnings toward a smart trainer- I’d love to get going on Swift this winter.

  35. Dan Hinze

    A gps computer since my phone doesn’t cut it any longer. Probably a Garmin Edge 820.

  36. Paul D

    I need a new Garmin HRM-TRI or HRM-RUN plus a bike computer.

  37. Happy Runner

    Kicker climb. Pretty frivolous. Pretty awesome.

  38. James Smith

    I asked Santa for a Kickr Core. . . it was a no go. . . Santa Ray?

  39. Ammon

    I need a GoPro 7 Hero Black with all the accessories so I can document my next Tough Mudder because my kids totally want to see that

  40. Dev

    I’d get a Fenix to replace my current Garmin. Neither Santa nor my family got all my hints ?

  41. Stash Rudolf

    I would get a Fenix 5 plus, thanks

  42. Jonathan Lieberman

    Fenix 5X Plus to train for my first Boston 2019 (which is on my birthday, how cool is that?!)

  43. TJ Knight

    Stages power meter is what I really wanted

  44. Bartu Altioklar

    A garmin vector power meter!!! :)

  45. Andrew Mac

    I really waned a turbo trainer

  46. Ian Robertson

    My SRM is long in the tooth, and my Suunto is still Ambit … correcting either of these things would be fantastic

  47. Beni

    Fenix 5+ because I’m awesome, and awesome people need awesome watches!

  48. Crowgirl

    I definitely need some new socks;-)

  49. Matt

    Powah meter!

  50. Armando Serafini

    A Garmin Fenix 5+ for my son Bryan. I’m so proud of Bryan’s running efforts for recently completing his first Ultra (31.1) race in Moab, Utah. Now he’s taking on the challenge of completing a triple crown of Ultras in the same area.

  51. TJ

    I’d love a new Garmin. My band is held together with duct tape!

  52. John Nadolski

    Wahoo Kickr or Elite Direto

  53. Mohamed Nassar

    Garmin Power Meter would be the best fit for my plans ❤️

  54. Greg S

    Santa totally forgot to get me the Favero Assioma power meter. I thought I was nice!

  55. I would like a GoPro to use on next year vacation. ?

  56. Simon P

    Upgrade to double sided Powermeter.
    Stages Single Gen 2 is now too old school!

  57. Alec M Kadlec

    Smart trainer!

  58. Tiw

    Definitely a wahoo kickr to spice up my zwifting! The old kk is dying…

  59. Velt

    Sports watch, not sure which

  60. Carlos f

    Disc hub power meter

  61. Richard Sleegers

    Cycleops or Kickr trainer. Or power meter. Happy festivus!

  62. Steve E.

    Either a Garmin 935 or Fenix model

  63. Leslie Jordan

    Go pro hero black, so I can film all my favorite bike rides and share them with people who probably don’t care :-)

  64. sergey

    new GoPro
    =)

  65. Sergey Kurilovich

    Some of Garmin running or multisport watch, like any Fenix. But 920 would be nice too.
    As an option, Garmin for bike.

  66. Michal M

    Love to be able to update my garmin. Gained a ton of weight last few months and trying to get back into the tri scene and a new gadget goes a long way in the motivation scene!!

  67. Joe

    Probably a trainer or kicker climb.

  68. Kevin Jedele

    A new edge bike computer.

  69. Justin Wild

    Power meter as I’m only able to train to power while indoors currently… and a bluetooth scale with abilities any leftovers :)

  70. Jonas Karlsson

    A sportswatch to track swim and run, probaly a fenix but tempted by coros apex as well.

  71. Joel Edwall

    Awesome. Time to update my aging 3 year old garmin Forerunner. Would get either Forerunner 645 w/ Music OR Fenix 5. Love Garmin pieces and am sort of a data/numbers nerd.

  72. Danny Roelofsen

    I’d love to get garmin vector power meter pedals, so I can train outside.

  73. Dana

    Clearly If It is winter and I don’t have a trainer, then it is a training base building fail. I don’t want to fail. Also I understand it’s not a product available at Clever training but how about a ZWIFT membership giveaway/raffle sometime?

  74. Gernot

    Wahoo Kickr Core

  75. Scott Ho

    New Wahoo KICKR core direct drive trainer

  76. David

    Probably a varia radar. I’d never normally buy that for myself. But otherwise my gear collection seems complete.

  77. Brendan

    F5x plus – I think. :)

  78. Mike

    Fenix 5 plus

  79. RJ Maguire

    I’d go with a GroPro because I’ve been wanting to upgrade my old one.

  80. Jari Vitikkala

    Hi
    The new GoPro would have been a nice surprise.
    Maybe Santa will remember that next year

  81. Antti

    new fenix 5 as the old one’s battery life is getting too short

  82. Michael

    I would likely get a power meter.

  83. Ricardo Lucas

    Polar Vantage V

  84. Jon

    Duel sided power meter as I’m sure one leg is longer than the other

  85. Ed F.

    Hi Ray,

    time for a new Garmin Edge 1030!

    thanks and happy 2019 to you and your family.

  86. Antti

    wrist computer, for telemetry

  87. Jonathan Tracy

    I would either purchase Vector 3’s or a new smart trainer. The first would be so that I could have power on both my bikes, the second for a quieter option since I have a small house and a small kid!

  88. Ana

    bike computer as the old one hit the deck a little too hard

  89. Tom

    Id put it towards a set of Garmin Vector3 pedals to finally be able to train with power!

  90. Steve

    A GoPro Hero 7 Black, because the vids make me look faster than I am.

  91. Vivek

    Apple Watch 4

  92. Alex m

    Socks. Nothing but socks.

  93. huw bevan

    A smart trainer

  94. sny

    A 935 to replace my current watch.

  95. Nick Mathers

    GoPro Hero 7 black for this little black duck.

  96. Brian G

    I would finally get a kickr so I can have it adjust resistance automatically with zwift

  97. Miki

    Bike computer, something bigger than 520

  98. Chris

    A Garmin running watch, December was too calorie heavy!

  99. Scott

    Gadgets, I needs them.

  100. Stephen G

    Looking forward to putting this toward a new Fenix5!