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. Hard to choose – but with a shiny new bike gathering dust until spring rains wash the salt from Ontario roads, it’ll be either a Garmin Edge or a powermeter!!

  2. dan

    I’d get a Kickr Core and mount it to my rocker plate ASAP.

  3. Chris Bosken

    $500 toward an Elite Zumo would be a great New Years present!

  4. Jeff Williams

    Favero Assioma Duo because I regrettably bought the Uno and I’d like to be able to identify discrepancies throughout my range. In my defense, the prices during initial release were much higher.

  5. Linker Cheng

    Assioma Pedal Based Cycling Power Meter.
    Need a power meter for a long time.

  6. Mike

    Either the Hero 7 Black or Osmo Pocket for run videos.

  7. Keaton S.

    I’d put it towards a Garmin Fenix 5 Plus. I have a 3HR right now and the battery is starting to show its age. Good luck to all!

  8. Herman Stadler

    Right now my wishlist is long.. Very long. But immediately I would like to replace my old Suunto Ambit 1 with something more up to date, like Garmin 735 / Suunto Spartan. At the very least I will replace my Heart rate monitor which my puppy has eaten and the strap on the watch. If I budget wisely $ 500 will even help towards new running shoes for my first Ultra Marathon later this year.

    Maybe, just maybe my name get’s selected. Thumbs held!

  9. David B.

    I would get a power meter, maybe ;-)

  10. Tim Doole

    Power meter.
    Because POOOOOWEEERRR

  11. Steve Aitken

    Maybe a Garmin 1030, or a power meter of some variety, but mostly this is just a good excuse to say thanks Ray and merry Christmas.

  12. Jochen M.

    I’d like to make a gift to my children – sport watches – to encourage them a bit.

  13. Viktor Poor

    A Fenix 5 because my beloved Pebble watch gave up recently.

  14. Ted Johnson

    Some gear for my bike to make it gravel ready

  15. Juan

    Wow, I was expecting the GARMIN INSTINCT for Christmas but I guess the reindeers got lost somehow.
    However I’d like to think the Three Wise Men will get the relay and pop in with it by January 6th…
    In the remote event (sigh) that the latter also would not happen, I just hope to win the giveaway and also hope the team at Clever Training ship to Europe.
    That would be truly awesome.

  16. Jimmy Stevenson

    I would get a Favero Assioma power meter. I’ve had my eye on it for a while now.

  17. Steven Laufman

    F5 since my 230 is on its last legs!

  18. Ryan Menze

    I would love to increase the realism of my Zwift rides with the Wahoo Climb!

  19. Ale

    Forerunner 935 probably…

  20. Cypher

    I get a new direct drive trainer for my girlfriend so that she can give full speed ahead after her shoulder surgery.

  21. Wal

    My Garmon 500 is starting to occasionally throw a dodgy location into a file, messing up distance totals. Time to replace it…

  22. Alex W.

    The wishlist is long. Maybe GoPro Hero 7 or a Garmin Fenix 5.

  23. norman

    Thanks for all your work, love a new Garmin watch

  24. Francisco J. Rodriguez

    My Garmin Edge 810 screen is dying so I will probably switch to a new Edge

  25. Alejandro Coy

    yes please!!

  26. Jon Ford-Dunn

    New fully working body, set to a VO2 max. of 80+. Failing that a new tri watch; my 920xt has started to fail.

  27. GFL

    I am hopeful I can get the multisport watche Polar Vantage V.

  28. Arunas

    Garmin 935, everything i need in a nice package

  29. Mark

    Garmin watch, if only I knew which one. More reading of DCR needed to figure out the pros and cons of a 645 vs 935.

  30. Tim

    An Apple Watch v4 to be able to compare it finally against my Garmin for races/tracking.

  31. Erwin

    I could definetily use a new bike computer, like garmin edge 1030

  32. Iain Young

    eTap TT!

  33. Carpenter Ken

    FR 935. My FR 610 finally gave up the ghost this fall, so…. my significant other got me a reburbished Vivosport instead. She thought it looked cute.

  34. Brandon Stewart

    Go Pro Hero 7 black to use on adventures with the family while living the expat life in nearby Luxembourg

  35. Tobi

    Probably, a Garmin Edge.

  36. Roland

    I would love to win a Garmin Fenix 5 S black (42 mm, thin wrists). Making use of an Apple Watch series 2 for tracking runs. Although it’s a very capable allround device, it’s not perfect for running.

  37. Mike D

    Looking to upgrade to a direct drive trainer, so the Flux S or the Wahoo. Thanks, Ray!

  38. Reinhard

    Could be a Hero 7 or a powermeter :)

  39. Maxbre

    Ciao Ray, I would like a set of new wheels …. The old are gone…

  40. JG18

    I’d be going for a new Garmin watch – a worthy upgrade over my 3 year old tomtom that I wear daily

  41. Mark G

    Would love a new FR645 to replace my ancient FR410 – thanks!

  42. Brian Smith

    Time to get a Garmin Fenix 5x

  43. Sam

    If I won I’d get a Garmin Fenix 5s.

  44. David Hansen

    Thank you. A smart trainer, probably KICKR CORE.

  45. John G.

    I’d probably replace my Computrainer with a newer, standards compliant trainer. Maybe a Kickr Snap or one of the Tacx ones.

  46. Goswinus Dijkstra

    Favero Assioma’s, then I can go back to using non round chain rings.

  47. Glenn

    Probably a mapping and navigation biking GPS.

  48. Lars H. Jensen

    Fenix 5 plus because I am tired of the brick – Forerunner 305 ?

  49. John unruh

    I just got a kicker 18, and see the value of power. I’d get the assimo pedals and pay for the dual upgrade.

  50. Daniel

    The Fenix 5 – I already have the FR 235, and I love it, but I would love to have the additional features the Fenix comes with

  51. Gilles Levesque

    I would love to get me a power meter, Favero perhaps

  52. Larry D

    GoPro Hero7 Black or perhaps a drone…so many choices, thanks!

  53. Robert

    Heart rate watches for me and my wife.

  54. David Sammut

    A smart trainer, probably Kickr Core. Need to work off the Christmas food!

  55. Isaiah

    It would have to be some Cycliq lights!!

  56. Jim Wolgemuth

    I’d probably get a power meter; which one, not sure…?

  57. Rikard Andersson

    I would retire my fenix 3 and get the fenix 5 plus

  58. Chris Blue

    I would use it to get a smart trainer. I’m always left with nothing to do in heavy rain.
    It would help me out in the cold days sooooo much as a nice warm up befor leaving would get me out the door so much more.

  59. Matt Dion

    First full distance triathlon is in September, so would love to use a Forerunner 935 for my training!

  60. Tim D

    Either a Hero 7 or Fenix 5 for me (or maybe both)

  61. Sean Ormerod

    New bike computer to replace the one on my bike when it was stolen.

  62. David Smith

    GoPro Hero7. I’d love to have the image stabilisation as my old Hero4 has the jitters on the slopes.

  63. Richie Daly

    Tired of being close passed.. Time to get some peace of mind in the form of a rear light with camera. Cycliq Fly6 seems to be the one to have.

  64. jeffrey schmidt

    I can use a new helmet and lights for the bike

  65. Gwyn Moore

    A Fenix 5x Plus… just because I’d like one.

  66. Scott Morey

    Smart Trainer for sure!

  67. John

    I’m ready to upgrade from my Tacx vortex to a direct drive, my family would never understand this

  68. Devin

    new power meter

  69. Chris Little

    An Elemnt Bolt plus accessories to get my mountain bike setup.

  70. Mark

    Favero Assioma pedals, knowing my power output would make doing LEJOG just that little bit easier in terms of pacing myself.

  71. Theresa unruh

    I’d sure like some new assiomo pedals

  72. Jay Thomas

    I would want to get a Wahoo Snap, I guess I would happily come up with the balance due.

  73. RichKM

    It would have to be the Garmin Fenix 5 Plus! Garmin forgot about Europe this last holiday season… :-(

  74. Aaron Lightfoot

    A Garmin Fenix 5….because it’s time for an upgrade.

  75. Eric

    A Kickr Core woulde be nice :) Just for Wintertraining

  76. Sebastiaan Verweij

    A new Garmin to replace my old Fenix 3 please!

  77. Kevin

    Without a doubt, I would put this money towards a Wahoo Climb!

  78. Florian

    I would get a Smart Trainer.

  79. Bas

    I’d go for a Gopro Hero 7 :).

  80. Mark Yanceyq

    I guess that smart trainer wouldn’t fit in my stocking. Maybe I’ll get another chance.

  81. George S

    I’d put it toward a Tacx NEO2!

  82. Steven

    Time to upgrade to a smart trainer.

  83. Federico Ibertis

    My Fenix 3 passed away few days ago, I need a replacement –> Fenix 5!

  84. Mark M

    A new smart trainer. Mine is getting really loud!

  85. Xose

    I would get the Garmin Fenix 5 Plus

  86. Laci

    Probably a trainer. Got a rowing erg for Christmas, so to keep it company in the basement…

  87. Amy Thornton

    I would like a Wahoo Kickr Desk so I can have easy access to my computer as I Zwift

  88. Aaron

    Power meter all the way.

  89. James

    I’d get the assioma power meter. I did 10,000km this year and got slower :(

  90. Marc

    I’ll probably get a power meter

  91. Goran

    Definitely, Garmin Fenix 5x plus.

  92. Stu

    New fenix 5 plus please!

  93. Michael Rancourt

    Garmin 5x plus so I can track all my workouts and listen to Spotify on the run.

  94. Jeff Styer

    Wahoo Kickr CORE for Zwifting

  95. Steve

    I’d like the Neo 2…whisper quiet…

  96. Christopher Grosjean

    I’d get the newest Go-Pro Hero 7 to record fantastic supercar shenanigans of course ??

  97. Mark

    I’d like a Fenix 5x, save carrying my phone for music when I’m running.

  98. Layne

    Garmin Vivoactive 3 to replace my rapidly aging FR220! Now that I have a newborn in the house, the sleep stats would be fascinating! :)

  99. Paul R.

    I’d like to be wearing a Garmin 645 with music.

  100. Philip

    I’d get the 935 from Garmin.