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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.
Tag Archives: Paris Cycling
DCR Video: Riding Zwift on the Actual Champs-Élysées
You know what happens when you’ve got terabytes of old and unused video footage sitting on your recently expanded server? You make a video for DCR Supporters, that’s what you do. And three months ago – I did just that. … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
Here’s what went down over the weekend here at DCR HQ! Speaking of DCR HQ, don’t forget that we’re just under two weeks away till the Annual DCR Cave Open House! Be sure to register! 1) Delivery Friday! Friday turned … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
Somehow, the weather is still fantastic here in Paris in November. It’s cooled down a bit in the last 24 hours, but overall, I can’t complain much. Lots of sun, blue skies, and still largely short sleeve workout weather. 1) … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
An amazing weekend of perfect weather here in Paris, more like summer than fall. Here’s all the goodness that went down this weekend! 1) Friday Evening Delivery and Visitors After a fairly busy day, I wrapped up things with a … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
Here’s a look at what I was up to this weekend, which includes a healthy dose of sports tech as well as a bit of fun with the family riding around! 1) So much unboxing I can’t really even begin … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
Despite August being the time when most Parisians vacate the city, we’re still here. Although, we’ve moved a bit. More on that in a moment! 1) Running the park I headed out Friday evening prior to dinner to do a … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
Definitely another beautiful and sunny weekend in and outside the city. Here’s what I was up to 1) Fixing shifting and swapping power meters I’m constantly swapping power meters and gear on my bike. Which, can lead to things being … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
With The Girl and the Peanut (and Lucy) out of town this weekend, here’s what I was up to 1) The DCR Facebook Live Session! I kicked off the weekend with a 5PM (my time) DCR Q&A live stream. This … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
After a week of skiing, here’s what I was up to this past weekend! 1) The Never Ending Train Ride Friday night we made our way back from the French/Italian Alps, ending our ski trip and kicking off a weekend … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
The first weekend home this year! And here’s what we were up to. 1) Some testing on the Champs-Élysées I’m just gonna leave this picture here for now. More again later this week if the weather clears and I’m able … Read More Here
Cycling home with the Christmas Tree: 2016 Edition
Since moving to Paris, it’s become a little bit of an annual Christmas tradition of ours to pickup our tree at the flower markets and then subsequently bike home with it. This would mark the 5th year of doing so, … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
Back home in Paris! Here’s what I was up to over the weekend, which was actually somewhat calm (and filled with lots of sleep, finally!). 1) Riding with the Mavic With the GoPro Karma review behind me, it was onto … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
Here’s what we were up to on this beautiful and hot holiday weekend here in the nation’s capital. 1) Afternoon strolls around town After wrapping up a few work items Saturday morning at the Studio (for both The Girl and … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
Another busy weekend, but this one almost full at home. At least I was home by Friday night – and that’s what counts, right? 1) Trained back from UCI Headquarters in Switzerland I had gone down to Aigle, Switzerland on … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
Here’s what we were up to this past weekend here in the warm and sunny City of Lights: 1) Off to the Market We headed out Saturday morning to get a bunch of items from the market for both later … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
It was a whirlwind of a (short) weekend back home, with the majority of the weekend spread out across three different continents. Here’s what I was up to. 1) Flying back from Africa As it seems many weekends start, first … Read More Here
Riding Velibs on the famed cobbles of the Champs-Élysées
Continuing along this week’s trend of cool summer Parisian events, Sunday was Velib’s big annual event on the Champs-Élysées. For those into the cycling scene, you’ll no doubt be familiar with the locale as being the scene for the finishing … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
A rather busy weekend home in Paris, but also quite an enjoyable one. It almost seemed relaxing actually. 1) Friday night lights…err…run. I did both a longer run and a shorter Friday night run this weekend. While the longer run … Read More Here
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
Ok, with all my Outdoor Retailer related posts out the door, here’s what I’ve been up to otherwise. 1) Flew back home from Salt Lake City Friday I made my way back from Salt Lake City, where I had spent … Read More Here
Riding off French cheese and meat platters
This would be the first full weekend we’ve had at home since the first week of August. It’s been a busy summer, or rather, was a busy summer. Sad that it’s now September. Friday night we continued our usual “Friday … Read More Here
A weekend riding past the beach and swapping power meters
Looking at this past weekend, I’m not really sure where it went to. In fact, the same can really be said for July as well. As The Girl pointed out last night: “What July?”. Neither of us have any idea … Read More Here
Coming to Paris this summer? Here’s where to swim/bike/run!
This post is a quickie! More FYI-esque than anything else. I’ve always had a Washington DC resources page that listed all the places I swam/biked/ran within Washington DC including my favorite routes. It was sorta a one-stop-shop when people asked … Read More Here
A White Asparagus Swim/Bike/Run Weekend
A Warm Friday Evening Parisian Run: The weekend started off with a nice 12-mile run. Just long-run pace, so nothing too crazy. This would be the first run with the Bryton Cardio 60 multisport watch that arrived into the Queue. … Read More Here
Training, race sign-ups, getting crapped on, and new product odds and ends
The last few weeks have been a bit of a blur between travel and putting together the Suunto Ambit review. As such, my usual weekend wrap-ups got slightly side tracked. So for those that enjoy the non-product review side of … Read More Here
A weekend tapering the run, increasing the bike
This weekend was…well…busy as usual. With April shaping up to be a bit of a mess travel-wise, I was trying to get as much stuff done as possible before Monday. Be it spring cleaning, product review shots for later writing … Read More Here