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Login Become a Member Login About Me Press Contact Advertise Privacy Policy Search for: Skip to content Menu Home Blog Product Reviews Apple Action Cams Activity Trackers Drone Reviews Elite Fitbit Garmin GoPro Polar Power Meters Samsung Suunto Tacx Trainers Wahoo Fitness Weight Scales Everything Else… Buyers Guides 2020 Bike Trainers Guide 2020 Trainer App Guide 2019-2020 Sports Tech Buyers Guide Power Meter Buyers Guide DCR Sports Gear I Use List The Girl’s Sports Gear I Use List Photography Gear I Use Baby/Child Gear We Use How-To Guides & Tips Race Reports Travel Paris Swim/Bike/Run Resources Paris Restaurants (DCR Favs!) Newsletter Sep. 28 RAD Cycling Trainer Desk: For when you just can’t justify the Wahoo KICKR Desk Price Want the Wahoo KICKR Desk (which work with any brand trainer), but can’t exactly justify spending $250 on an indoor trainer desk? No problem, there’s an alternative – the RAD Cycling Desk, also branded as the Lifeline Cycling Trainer Desk, Conquer Cycling Trainer Desk, as well as some truly special brand … September 28. 2020 Sports Technology News and Reviews Comments (8) Read More → Sep. 28 5 Random Things I Did This Weekend It’s no longer summer. But hey, things are heating up in the watch realm instead – so I’ve got that for ya! Here’s what I was up to this past weekend as the leaves start to change, and the weather gets solidly less awesome. 1) Picking up the Fitbit Versa … September 28. 2020 Blog Comments (11) Read More → Sep. 26 Week in Review–Sept 26th, 2020 The Week in Review is a collection of both all the goodness I’ve written during the past week around the internet, as well as a small pile of links I found interesting – generally endurance sports related. I’ve often wondered what to do with all of the coolness that people … September 26. 2020 Sports Technology News and Reviews Comments (20) Read More → Sep. 25 It’s Coming Back! Strava Begins Bluetooth Sensor Beta Test A year ago Strava killed off sensor support, earning the ire of millions…perhaps even if they rarely used the feature. As users, our collective annoyance was more about principle than anything else. It also didn’t help that Strava’s reasoning at the time basically threw their own development/engineering team under the … September 25. 2020 Sports Technology News and Reviews Comments (32) Read More → Sep. 24 How to Get Fitbit Non-GPS Activities to Strava This post is going to be incredibly niche. And I’m OK with that. Heck, this post might just be more for me remembering this site than you. Sometimes I use this blog as a personal notepad. Like when I take photos of the power supplies for trainers. I appreciate that … September 24. 2020 Sports Technology News and Reviews Comments (24) Read More → » RAD Cycling Trainer Desk: For when you just can’t justify the Wahoo KICKR Desk Price » 5 Random Things I Did This Weekend » Week in Review–Sept 26th, 2020 » It’s Coming Back! Strava Begins Bluetooth Sensor Beta Test » How to Get Fitbit Non-GPS Activities to Strava 5 Easy Steps To The Site 1 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. 2 Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations. Here’s my most recent gadget recommendations guide (Winter 2019-2020 edition) and trainers here (Winter 2019-2020 edition) – covering 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! 3 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. 4 My Photography Gear: The Cameras and Equipment 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! It’s a nice break from the day to day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it! 5 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! 2019 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 2018 Gear Guide too. Follow me on Twitter 2 hours ago Want the Wahoo KICKR Desk, but without the price tag? 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