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. Effi

    Hmmm.. I am not really sure. The wife and I kinda have everything we need and the kids are too young for sport gear. Maybe I’ll throw it at a GoPro camera just for kicks.

  2. Domen

    I would probably get a cycling helmet. Why? To put it on my head, obviously.

  3. Andrea

    I’m not sure if I can enter since I live in Europe but I’ll give it a shot anyway. I’d go for whatever my lovely partner needs.
    Thanks ray, happy holidays to you and the whole family

  4. Andy

    I’d get me a Garmin Edge 1030. The old and trusty 520 has such lags

  5. timberg0612

    Kickr Climb – just got the kickr 2018 and I guess it would go very well alongside

  6. Dan Hunter

    Something shiny and gpsable for my bike or something for my wife…

  7. Antonio Alonso

    New shiny Quarq crankset. I’m tired of my old P1s.

  8. Fanis Konst

    Any indoor smart trainer. Getting colder these days…

  9. Troy

    The latest and greatest Garmin watch probably.

  10. Shane Sullivan

    I’m obsessed with power metersso… A power meter please

  11. Kasper

    I would go for a kickr core, or possibly a set of power meter pedals

  12. Craig

    Forerunner 640! I want to replace my VHR+

  13. baelrati

    For me that should be a running watch I guess. But I would need to decide on which one then …

  14. Achim

    the kickr climb looks like a great choice

  15. Tom

    A nice bike computer!

  16. Tijs

    A smartwatch or a major discount on a smarttrainer? #stress

  17. Maurits

    I’d put the money towards a new trainer like wahoo kick or something similar.

  18. The Favero Assioma power meter – after three seasons blighted by overtraining injuries, a power meter might help me to stay disciplined in my trading efforts and most importantly keep me fit.

  19. Keith Black

    Fenix!

  20. Saar

    Running gear!

  21. Emma Gustafsson

    A Kickr Climb – our son has taken over the original Kickr and there is nothing else to Zwift on!

  22. Jeroen de Korte

    A Garmin Forerunner 935 since I want to start doing triathlons in the coming year!

  23. Phil b

    I would definitely get a Garmin edge 520 plus, after ‘investing’ in an aeropod but having nothing to display it on!

  24. Rafael Castillo

    I’d probably get a Garmin Fenix 5, my Forerunner 230’s soldiering on for now but could use a buddy or a (whispering: replacement).

  25. Hans

    I’d like a new watch!

  26. Steve

    Put towards a new turbo…it’s time I entered the proper world of smart trainers to maximise my TR experience!

  27. Heikki

    Fenix 5 as an upgrade to current Vivoactive 3.

  28. Isaiah

    Definitely a Wahoo Kickr as I don’t have a trainer for the winter months!

  29. Mic

    A new sport watch for running and hiking.
    Cheers mic

  30. Ole Gunnar Tveit

    Fenix 5, because i need all the possible data i can :)

  31. J Janssens

    I would love to own a power meter but unfortunately out of range right now, i’d buy a pair of garmin vector 3 pedals!

  32. I would get a Fenix 5s Plus for my wife;) or garmin Virb 360 for myself ;0
    Why? She could use a good sport watch on our expeditions and filming in 360 looks like awesome thing to be able to share ;)

  33. Jens

    Looking for a new watch. Keen what Garmin will Annonce at Ces 2019

  34. Mark Anthony Marquez

    Vector 3 because my powertap pro needs to be replaced soon!

  35. Torsten

    Vector 3 Would be cool

  36. marc

    Just one? POWERMETER, TRAINER…fenix 5 plus

  37. Carl H

    Garmin 920xt!

  38. Minarchos

    A new Power Meter to get Rid of the bepro

  39. Dave O

    My Garmin 820 has the weird ‘halo’ screen effect and the battery life seems to be shortening in the cold weather.
    I’m thinking of upgrading to a Edge 1030 … fingers crossed. ?

  40. leonn

    It would be nice to have a first powermeter.

  41. Juan Pablo

    A go pro hero 7 black for sure. Nobody will ever give this as a present to me because nobody believes in my taste for pictures and video but all I need is a good camera

  42. Koen Barbier

    I would get a Garmin Fenix 5 Plus, it can do more than I need, a FR645 would work as well, but the Fenix looks way better

  43. Gitan de Boer

    A bike computer for tracking my commutes.

  44. Philipp Bahavar

    Garmin Edge 520 Plus to go with my new bike

  45. Jurre Krijbolder

    It will be going towards the Tacx Neo Smart :) Or some winter cycling gear, to go out in real life instead of on Zwift :p

  46. Brian

    I’d get some power pedals, to get better at cycling, merry X-mas!

  47. LJ

    something to soup up my home gym setup! Thanks Ray!

  48. John

    I would get the assioma PM, great product

  49. Andrew Ross

    A decent bike-specific video camera to record some amazing scenery I ride through so I can re-live it at leisure and share with others!

  50. Tim Chalmers

    Fenix F5x Plus

  51. Leo

    I would purchase a power meter for my bike!

  52. Ted

    Garmin Fenix 5X Plus. I need a fitness tracker to help me stay focused on my training after losing my leg three years ago. Just now getting back into the swing of things and need more data!

  53. Jasper

    Some nice new rollers for the winter.

  54. Lindley Kirkpatrick

    A Fenix5s plus to upgrade from my Polar M600. Thanks for all of your good work!

  55. Neil Bye

    A new smart trainer

  56. Daniel

    I would upgrade my GoPro Session to a GoPro Hero7 Black!

  57. Lionel

    I would love to receive a pair of Favero Assioma or Garmin Vector 3, thanks

  58. wilkor

    power meter for the perfect training

  59. Ben

    I would buy a GoPro Hero 7 Black.

  60. Simon

    Put it towards a power meter for my tri bike to take my training to the next level

  61. Sven Henrichs

    I’d go for the Garmin Vector 3/3S Pedal-Based Power Meters. As I haven’t been tracking any watt levels on my bike(s) so far, this would definitely be the next level in my triathlon and training efforts :-) And thx for the Great Giveaway!

  62. Paul

    Grab a Quarq Dzero for a new bike build…

  63. Oskar

    dying for power meter for better training

  64. Philip

    A new smart trainer

  65. Sebastian

    I’d get a Tacx Neo as a motivation to start using Zwift again. My old Vortex just doesn’t do the trick anymore.

  66. David Penaranda

    I would buy a Garmin Fenix 5s plus. My Forerunner 230 is on its last legs

  67. Carl

    Hopefully a polar vantage!

  68. Manu

    A Fenix 5s Plus as an upgrade to enjoy phone-free music from Spotify on my runs. :-)

  69. Sascha

    GoPro for filming my upcoming Maratona dles Dolomites

  70. Alexandria P Ritsi

    Garmin Fenix 5X for my husband! So he can’t get lost!

  71. man0000

    Dear Santa,

    I’d like a new Suunto 9 so I can track the best way my route to work and don’t get lost many times.

    MANY THANKS…

  72. Nicole

    A new Garmin smartwatch for recording my Haspa Marathon

  73. Douglas Hall

    A smart trainer to train for my first ever triathlon!

  74. LC

    A shiny Garmin Fenix 5s to upgrade from a big plastic FR935!

  75. Brad Symons

    Need a new garmin to replace the one that was destroyed in a recent crash :( (yes I hadn’t activated the strava Sundays insurance until after the crash)

  76. Heath

    Would love the new go-pro 7. My Garmin virb elite met an early end after the mount snapped on a decent at 70kph.

  77. Mike S

    I didn’t get the wahoo trainer I wanted to kickstart my Ironman return, even though I already have a mag and a fluid trainer :D

  78. Jimmy

    I’d love to snag a Tacx Flux 2 (provided it gets the DCR ‘seal of approval’, of course)

  79. Ken Mann

    I would get a years supply of running shoes!

  80. Bartosz Nazar

    I’d like to get the power meter! :)

  81. Morten Andersen

    I Wish for the Kicker climber

  82. David Patzer

    I would get a power meter! I have been eyeing the Garmin vector 3 dual sided for a while now but I can’t justify the price.

  83. Craig Riley

    A new kicker core and climb would be simply lovely

  84. Eric

    New running watch with music! Thanks!

  85. Mikael Sandberg

    I need to step up my bike training so a power meter is my choice.

  86. Juanita

    A GPS watch that’s smaller than my Fenix 2.

  87. Mike Parker

    $500 towards a smart trainer. A go pro 7. Upgrade the bike computer. Decisions decisions…..

  88. Carin Newman

    I’d love a Garmin watch w hr to help me better keep track for training… or a Garmin bike computer as mine died after being well loved!

  89. Karl Billeter

    Garmin Vector 3. Just to show friends with problems that it can actually be made to work after changing batteries

  90. Simon Phillips

    Garmin 935 update for my 920 to access all the new stuff

  91. Cristian Álvarez

    A Garmin Edge 1000 series so I can see where my partners are located when biking

  92. Ralph Holzner

    The New Polar Vantage V, replacing my old Watch

  93. Alexander

    A Polar Vantage V as a replacement for my 5 year old V800.

  94. Lucas Van Aelst

    GoPro7 –> record my swimming…

  95. Pascal

    A gopro hero 7 to make nicer and smoother video… but I may change my mind! ;)

  96. I would get Suunto 9 G1 Baro to upgrade from my old Suunto Ambit3 Run :)
    Thank you for your effort and I hope you will make a nice tacx neo bike smart when it is available.
    Have a nice day.

  97. Dave

    Some new running shoes and trail shoes. They just keep wearing out too fast!

  98. Jim B.

    Indoor trainer for easier winter training

  99. Leszek Broniarczyk

    Would like to get new Fenix 5 plus.