Heads up! Here’s your massive list of sports tech deals! This includes the Garmin Forerunner 965 for just $499, Garmin Epix for $449, the Apple Watch Ultra 2 Black Titanium for $735, the GoPro Hero 12 Black for $299, and plenty more! Go check out the full list here!
I’m DC RAINMAKER…
Here’s how to save!
Wanna save some cash and support the site? These companies help support the site! With Backcountry.com or Competitive Cyclist with either the coupon code DCRAINMAKER for first time users saving 15% on applicable products.
You can also pick-up tons of gear at REI via these links, which is a long-time supporter as well:
Alternatively, for everything else on the planet, simply buy your goods from Amazon via the link below and I get a tiny bit back as an Amazon Associate. No cost to you, easy as pie!
You can use the above link for any Amazon country and it (should) automatically redirect to your local Amazon site.
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5 Easy Steps To The Site
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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.
Why did you use emails from that post to send newsletter without asking for permission?
I am aware of checkbox with subscription but I never select it.
Was it default checked in that post?
Hi Seth-
Nope, it’s never checked by default. In your case, you enrolled on the newsletter on 2020/10/14 at 2:45 pm, after selecting the checkbox during a comment on the Garmin Index S2 WiFi Scale In-Depth Review. In other words, two days before the giveaway even opened up.
Within a few seconds of that you received a newsletter e-mail confirmation that required you to re-confirm if you wanted to actually receive the newsletter. You reconfirmed via that link within 60 seconds – all within the span of 2:45PM (US Eastern Time).
As such, you were enrolled in the newsletter. Your giveaway entry had nothing to do with it.
But, unsubscribing is a simple click away from the bottom of the newsletter if you’d like. At present you haven’t selected to unsubscribe.
Hopefully that helps clear things up!
Cheers,
Ray
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Ray, during a quietish review month, why not try your hand at a YouTube ‘Roast Me’ video? ?
I really didn’t mean to…perhaps I’m still an IT geek at heart. I’m always happy to explain how things are, all people need do is ask (nicely helps).
Am I really this lucky ?
Thanks Ray, for another great giveaway!
Congrats Dan
Thank Ray
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With a 1 in 4807 chance, statistically it’s going to be a while… (starts researching how to hack Random.org)
Congrats Daniel!
Thanks Ray!
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I have been a long time backcountry supporter, too bad the code only works on first time purchases.
If you are looking for some savings on Backcountry and Competitive Cyclist, they both participate in online cashback/travel points portals. You can get 4-8% cashback pretty easily and all major US airlines also work with them. Strava subscribers can have a once a year code for $20 off $100+.
Sorry if that is duplicate information.