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. Paulo

    first Powermeter!

  2. Andreas

    I would get the power meter that I’ve been postponing so long to buy

  3. Amanda Williams

    Fenix 5s! Because I want to improve my training over what I have now.

  4. Caroline

    I think I would get $500 worth of goodies from Clever Training :)

  5. Einar Carlson Berg

    A Garmin Felix 5x so I won’t have to bring my Edge 500 in my pocket all the time when I run/hike!

  6. Svein-Arne Marthinussen

    Tacx Neo 2. My significant other do not see the value of me investing in cool stuff.

  7. Simon

    I‘d get a power meter, probably pedal-based.

  8. Santa must of ran out of time on Christmas Day as my KICKR Climb did not arrive, need one to enhance the suffering during the Tour of Sufferlandria!

  9. Les

    A new bike computer would be perfect

  10. Derek Wheeler

    I would get a new smart trainer Because my Trainer Road would be happier.

  11. Gustav

    A trainer! I’ve been looking at the Kickr and the Neo for a while now. Since Santa didn’t grant my wish, I’ll guess I have to take matters in my own hands.

  12. Zlatko Vlašić

    vivoactive 3 music, to give as a gift

  13. Angus rose

    Definitely a smart trainer to make the winter go by faster!

  14. Chris B

    Power Pedals for the N+1

  15. Maciej

    Can I have the new gopro camera please?

  16. Kristopher Wekarchuk

    A new car?
    Four 100$ pairs of shoes
    A Garmin Watch of some sort.. (which may cost me out-of-pocket-extra-cash!)

  17. Aaron Howe

    Definitely my first power pedals! (Favero Assioma)

  18. Stan

    Would get a stages powermeter to get ready for next year’s LBL challenge ;)

  19. Kris

    Garmix Fenix 5s plus I’m rose gold because it is the best Garmin watch and is so pretty.

  20. Tyler

    I’m in need of a more accurate and reliable gps watch and probably go with the fenix 5 plus

  21. Dave D

    Power meter for outdoor riding

  22. Donna

    I’d love to get a smart trainer.

  23. Eric Jones

    I’d probably look at the Assiomas. I use a Kickr Snap for training and it would be nice to have a power reading while on the road.

  24. Michael

    I would get a new watch

  25. William De'Ath

    GARMIN Fenix 5 Plus as my Edge and Vivo are getting old. I have changed the battery in my Edge but the GPS tech is now failing. The Vivo battery is starting to loose it duration and I use that on the bike, pool, skiing, running and hiking so the Fenix 5 Plus is the answer.

  26. John B

    I new bike trainer

  27. Chris Delaney

    I’d get an Apple Watch Series 4 with cellular, so I can run without my phone and still have cellular access in cases of emergency.

  28. Runningbezz

    Would have to be a new Garmin watch, Fenix5 or 935 or perhaps replace my ageing 510.

    Nice problem to have!

  29. Michael

    Fenix 5 for the win :)

  30. Tim L

    A new Fenix 5X

  31. Blake

    A smart trainer to kickoff 2019!

  32. Matthew

    Garmin fenix 5. Because well why not!!!!

  33. Tom F

    Methinks a Tacx Neo 2.

  34. I would definitely go for GoPro. This is a perfect camera to record my memories and adventures from hiking and climbing trips. It is a thing I must have.

  35. Carlos

    Santa lost my powermeter in a technical stop at some pub. The old drunko…

    Happy new year everyone!

  36. Ryan Bahm

    One of those neat Fenix watches!

  37. Chris W

    A new bike computer or a powermeter would be perfect. Happy holidays!

  38. Yagil

    I’ll probably get A Garmin 520 as I lost mine somehow, or Fenix 5 to replace my old Fenix II.

  39. Andrew

    New wheels/ new anything

  40. John Shanks

    I’d love a set of powertap pedals as stages don’t make a 180mm arm to match my cranks.

  41. Andrea

    I think I would use the credit to get a Forerunner 645 music for my brother. He didn’t seem to be particularly thrilled with my Christmas gift this year. Socks don’t seem to work well as presents.

  42. Eric

    Always time for a new garmin!

  43. Matt K

    Power meter so I can do some legit training.

  44. Charlie

    I’d get a Garmin Edge 520+ so I can at least pretend like I’m riding my favorite roads in sunny Utah and Colorado while I’m on the trainer…in my room…while it’s 33 and raining out in North Carolina.

  45. Tessa

    A smart trainer! My old school one can be super loud in our tiny apartment

  46. Luccas

    A Garmin Fenix!!

  47. Andre

    I’d like to grt one of the new Suunto Watches.

  48. Patrick

    A Garmin Fenix or Forerunner to replace my old, rusty 610

  49. Daan

    A bike computer

  50. Adam Pavlak

    I would go with a new Fenix watch.

  51. Fred

    Wahoo Kicker

  52. Andreas

    Smart trainer Tacx neo to train with Zwift :)

  53. Raur meilleur harvey

    I would get a new Power2max powermeter because mine is getting quite old by now!

  54. roy gamilla

    a powermeter, badly needed one. thanks

  55. Kelly B.

    A new running watch with HR and music so i can leave the phone and HR strap behind.

  56. Robert

    Would love to put the money towards a new trainer.

  57. Aurimas

    New running watch for my wife. Current one makes her frustrated

  58. Richard

    Definitely a power meter although not sure whether I’d go crank or pedal

  59. Heather Kensek

    A new garmin watch.

  60. William Wong

    fenix 5!!

  61. Nicholas

    Garmin Vivoactive 3 w/music. I need tunes on my trail runs! :)

  62. Jonathan sourkes

    935 my Fenix is destroying my wrist while marathon training

  63. Joe

    Tacx Neo because I really need it!

  64. René K

    Fenix 5P because I’d like to have the music on it

  65. Torbjørn

    I would get a Garmin Fenix 5s Plus because it’s just perfectionism packed in a smal and handy tool!

  66. Rob D

    Whatever Garmin Fenix the prize credit will buy!

  67. Arnold de Bruijn

    During winter time I cannot cycle outside regurlaly, a tacx trainer with possibility to connect to Zwift is definitely on my wish list…

  68. Joseph Marino

    A direct drive smart trainer for my wife and I to share.

  69. Andrei P

    I already love my vivoactive 3. I probably wouldn’t upgrade watch. I would probably upgrade my shoes which are at 340 miles of running, and use the rest of the balance for a GoPro.

  70. Rob

    Fancy running watch, or a powermeter.

  71. Torbjørn

    I would get a Garmin Fenix 5s Plus because it’s just perfectionism packed in a smal and handy tool!

  72. Pete

    Honestly not sure. Kit is getting old but I’m not sure what is out there

  73. Ray Johnson

    A new watch. Suunto 9?

  74. Allen Black

    A Garmin 935. My old 910xt needs to be retired

  75. somecows

    I would get a new fenix to replace my old fenix 2.

  76. Jeff Sammons

    I’d like an Apple Watch

  77. Jordan Weiss

    I want to go electronic this year! Di2? Etap? Don’t care.

  78. Pat Dunn

    Was looking for a GoPro!

  79. David

    I’d probably go for a Garmin 935. The Fenix 3 won’t run several Connect IQ apps I’m interested in.

  80. Michael Davies

    I would definitely get the GoPro Hero 7 Black – Hypersmooth would bring a whole new perspective to on-the-Run videos!

  81. Jack Toland

    New bike computer with decent battery life!

  82. Karol

    new watch for the new season ;-)

  83. zealous

    a new garmin watch, the apple watch comes up short when running intervals

  84. Martijn Laan

    A smart trainer to finally get some Zwifting done!

  85. runner-33

    A Suunto 3 Fitness would be great.

  86. Mariusz Luczak

    Polar Vantage V or Suunto 9, because just started running ultras and need something with better battery life than my M430.

  87. Rick D

    garmin 935. someday im going to win this thing!!!!!

  88. Rob Brashears

    Harmon Vivoactiv 3 w/ music. Because iPod shuffle is dying a slow death and I don’t like to run with my phone.

  89. Yury Y

    I would buy Assioma pedals. Mostly to be able to transfer powermeter between bikes.

  90. Sean Runnette

    Sigh. The fabled quark power meter fairy didn’t show up…

  91. Alfie

    I’d like a Fenix 5 as I am working toward my first triathlon this year!

  92. Robert Ware

    A smart trainer.

  93. John

    I’d love a Fenix 5 to kick start my 2019 training plans

  94. Daniel Gray

    I’d get a fenix 5, to fulfill my hiking and triathlon needs!

  95. Santiago

    I’d have loved if santa dropped an F5+ but it seems I wasn’t enough of a good boy this year… maybe I’ll get lucky this time

  96. A power meter. Need to start training with power :)

  97. jason

    Seriously would love to upgrade to a kicker core?

  98. Besse Daniel

    Either a Fenix 5 to replace my watch which battery doesn’t last long enough to my taste or a powermeter for my mother

  99. Ivan LALEOUSE

    Replace my old forerunner 220

  100. Chuck Feeney

    I’d like to upgrade from a KICKR Snap to a KICKR Core