Best Black Friday Sports Tech Deals: Watches, Drones, Action Cams and Cycling Gear

Introduction

Black Friday is one of the few times of year when genuinely good sports tech deals show up, and this year’s selection covers a lot of ground: GPS sports watches, drones, action cameras, smart trainers and cycling safety gear. This roundup pulls together the standouts, with a focus on deals that are either the lowest prices we have seen or strong value for what you get. Everything below is organised by category so you can jump straight to what matters to you.

Top Sports Watch Deals

The watch category is where the deepest discounts landed this year, spanning everything from premium multisport flagships to budget-friendly triathlon options.

Garmin Epix

The Garmin Epix at $449 is arguably the headline deal of the entire sale. Depending on how you classify it, that is roughly $350 off. While it is not the newer Epix Pro, it is receiving the same firmware updates, with a large batch of new software features already rolling out in public beta. Software-wise, the two watches are effectively identical at this point, which makes this an exceptional deal.

Garmin Fenix 7

If AMOLED displays are not your thing, the Garmin Fenix 7 non-Pro is $499, just $50 more than the Epix for the exact same feature set with a MIP-based display instead. That makes it a very easy pick for anyone who prefers a transflective screen and longer perceived battery life.

Apple Watch Ultra

The Apple Watch Ultra is $329, about $70 off. Note that the listing may initially show $60 off, and you need to apply the $10 checkbox coupon on the store page to reach the full discount.

Wahoo RIVAL Watch

The Wahoo RIVAL at $99 is a deal from left field. The watch has only seen small incremental updates over the years, but at this price it beats the majority of sub-$300 watches. It is particularly compelling if you are getting into triathlon, with features like automatic transition detection, and it remains strongly supported by Wahoo.

Garmin Fenix 6 Pro

The Garmin Fenix 6 Pro is available for $329 as a renewed unit. Garmin’s renewed units go back to the same factory in Taiwan and are reworked like brand new units before going out again, so this is effectively a new watch at a deep discount. It is a strong option if you are not ready to spend more on a higher-end model.

Suunto Vertical

The Suunto Vertical is $100 off at $529. It launched this past spring and just received a massive firmware update bringing a whole slate of new features from the newer Suunto Race, which makes the current price especially attractive if you are in the Suunto camp.

Garmin Forerunner 965

The Garmin Forerunner 965 is seeing its first sale at $50 off, down to $549. It is not a huge discount, but a first-ever price drop on a recent flagship is worth noting.

Drone and Action Camera Deals

Drones and action cameras both saw meaningful discounts, with the newest releases getting the most aggressive cuts.

DJI Mini 4 Pro

The best drone deal is the new DJI Mini 4 Pro at $140 off for the entire Fly More combo kit. Combo kits are often not great value with other brands, but with drones the extra batteries make the combo the better buy. This is the drone to get and the one that gets the most use.

DJI Mini 2 SE

The DJI Mini 2 SE is $299. A sub-$300 drone is an appealing concept, but keep in mind it has no obstacle avoidance, so as a first drone it is easier to crash since nothing stops you from flying into something. It remains a solid deal if you go in knowing that.

GoPro HERO12 Black

On the action camera side, the GoPro HERO12 Black is $100 off in a bundle deal at $349, which is a good price. Smaller options exist at lower prices, but for most people the full-size camera is the better choice unless you have a specific compact use case.

Cycling Deals

Cycling gear saw some of the strongest discounts of the sale, particularly on smart trainers and GPS head units.

Wahoo KICKR V6

The Wahoo KICKR V6, the current version of Wahoo’s non-moving direct-drive smart trainer, is $999, about $300 off. That is the lowest price it has ever been, making it a very strong deal.

Tacx Neo 2T

An even stronger deal is the Tacx Neo 2T at $899, also the lowest price ever recorded for that trainer. It is Tacx’s most high-end trainer and remains a very solid unit at this price.

Hammerhead Karoo 2

The Hammerhead Karoo 2 lands at $259 after an initial $100 discount plus an additional $40 coupon at The Pro’s Closet. Across the cycling GPS category, essentially all the top three head unit options are on sale this year.

Garmin Varia Radar

The Garmin Varia radar is 25% off, down to $149. Third-party radar alternatives have not tested particularly well relative to Garmin’s for the savings they offer, with issues including false positives and false negatives. Since this is a safety device, sticking with Garmin makes sense at this price.

Other Sports Tech Deals

A couple of useful items outside the main categories round out the list.

Garmin inReach

The Garmin inReach is $100 off at $299. If you regularly go out of cellular coverage, it covers you in emergencies and keeps people updated on what is happening.

Apple iPad

The Apple iPad is $329, about $100 off. It is a genuinely useful piece of training equipment, widely used with indoor cycling apps like Zwift and TrainerRoad alongside the Apple TV.

Conclusion

These deals represent the best of a much larger sale landscape, which also includes heart rate sensors, smart bikes and watches from Samsung, Fitbit, Polar and others. The standouts are the Garmin Epix at $449, the Tacx Neo 2T and Wahoo KICKR V6 at their lowest ever prices, and the Wahoo RIVAL at $99. Match the product to how you actually train and ride, and any of these picks is easy to justify.