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In Depth Product Reviews
You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget. If you’re trying to decide which unit to buy – check out my in-depth reviews section. Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos! I aim to leave no stone unturned.
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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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Have some fun in the travel section.
I travel a fair bit, both for work and for fun. Here’s a bunch of random trip reports and daily trip-logs that I’ve put together and posted. I’ve sorted it all by world geography, in an attempt to make it easy to figure out where I’ve been.
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My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily
The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds (including drones & action cams!)! It’s a nice break from the day-to-day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
Many readers stumble into my website in search of information on the latest and greatest sports tech products. But at the end of the day, you might just be wondering “What does Ray use when not testing new products?”. So here is the most up to date list of products I like and fit the bill for me and my training needs best! DC Rainmaker 2023 swim, bike, run, and general gear list. But wait, are you a female and feel like these things might not apply to you? If that’s the case (but certainly not saying my choices aren’t good for women), and you just want to see a different gear junkies “picks”, check out The Girl’s Gear Guide too.
Hi Ray.
Be worried.
The girl doing the SRAM RED AXIS Bike Review could be the new go-to blogger for sport tech.
i’m not a suunto user but it’s great to see runalyze.com being mentioned here. i think it’s the best analysis platform for running and deserves more attention. it’s also completely for free.
bullet point 5. I watched the review 4 times before I saw the bike…………
Why you are not the only one admitting to this?
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Purely as a public service, I’ve learned this is not Chanel’s first bike review.
Here is another:
link to youtu.be
That girl from SRAM review knows more about bike tech than Ollie from GCN. And she is absolutely right about mudguards…
Nice work on the 10km w the double pram. Loved your baby list when we had our first child. Just about to have number 2 and wondering if you had an updated list for when your second arrived? Love the site. ??
Sounds a really sensible bike review. I’m waiting for her to review the next Garmin Fenix Xs-whatever..
reg Apple Watch – I don’t know if it is me – but my Watch 3 seems to be A LOT better at optical HR now – vs when it was released.
Due to all the Garmin Fenix 5x+ APAC firmware issues (still not solved) – I have used the Apple Watch 3 a lot more and I have been very surprised about how good the optical HR is compared to Garmin. Even on a treadmill it actually behaves reasonably.
I just which they would do a more “manly” version – the design is too androgynous with most weight on the female part I think. I feel I can’t use the Apple Watch unless I’m clean shaven, dowsed in Eau de Something and wearing suede loafers.
I definitely have a tough relationship with the smart watch. I love the idea… I even had a SPOT watch back in the day (I’m sure you’re familiar given your previous employment history!) The thing is I’m a watch guy and can’t give up my mechanicals. That’s honestly the reason I also wear a Vivosmart
Did STAC Zero let you know about their firmware update (v2005) to the Halcyon?
I believe it was released in early January.
Notable enhancements are automatic calibration (just hop on and ride now) plus option to increase maximum slope from the default 7% to as high as 10% if your training wheel will support it.
Interesting, I didn’t know.
Typically speaking I just follow a few pages for software updates. So if a company has a firmware update page I try and remember to put a web-watcher thingy on it. And then for some companies I can easily remember to check each week as well (if they’ve got lots of products and make it simple).
Good to know though!
Cycliq updated the fly6 and added new features
link to support.cycliq.com
A software update worth mentioning: Suunto has updated it’s iOS app to ver 1.6.0 that enables uploading gpx route for navigation. If you click a link to a .gpx file in Safari, there is a link Open in Suunto. If you have a gpx track downloaded to your phone, click the share/export button and select Copy to Suunto. In both cases the track will appear on your Suunto app where you can sync in to the watch.
Hi Roberta,
I would like to know why my post to the Giveaway Lottery was removed/deleted?
The text was a medical joke and I am a Newsletter subscriber. Posted at 7:57 and a #2303 was assigned.
Sorry for commenting on this topic, but there I can not put a proof and also lost interest.
Just really a curiosity did you find my comment offensive or it is just my personality what made it deleted?
Thanks and sorry for an offtopic…
Hmm, must be a page loading issue on your page. No responses have been deleted, and you’ll find the direct link to yours here: link to dcrainmaker.com
(I see it as #2305 – comment #’s are technically a little in flux until I close the competition, because someone can technically reply to an earlier comment and it shifts #’s down – whereas right clicking on the date/time gives a permanent comment ID # and link. Also, after the period closes, I sweep through for duplicates, which can also shift comment numbers.)
Cheers.
Ray,
Thanks for the clarification. I see my comment now…
The comment was not listed there at 11:30, for sure. I checked at office PC, home PC, did a refresh, display all comments and the most recent comment was showing #2757.
It led me to a conclusion, that some users/comments were excluded.
Apologies again. Mea culpa.
Any chance you will be taking a look at the Bkool Air Smart this season?
Perhaps, though honestly haven’t had much demand for a review (I think yours would be about the 2nd or maybe 3rd request in the last year).