Ray Maker

Ray Maker

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Followers
73K
Posts
29.8K
Following
217
Account age
16 yrs

Known for

Shimano R9200P Power Meter In-Depth Review: After 8 months of usage, it's clear this is one of the most inaccurate power meters of the past decade. I dig into not just my own 8 months worth of data, but also data from multiple units to show how bad it is: https://t.co/yBPT5vhZfg 395.9K views Shimano R9200P Power Meter In-Depth Review: After 8 months of usage, it's clear this is one of the most inaccurate power meters of the past decade. I dig into not just my own 8 months worth of data, but also data from multiple units to show how bad it is: https://t.co/yBPT5vhZfg Strava has just started doubling its prices, but they concurrently refuse to tell me what the actual price of Strava is now. This is arguably the most insane post I've ever written, as I try and get to the bottom of the unannounced Strava price increases: https://t.co/ATJeY3CG6B 373K views Strava has just started doubling its prices, but they concurrently refuse to tell me what the actual price of Strava is now. This is arguably the most insane post I've ever written, as I try and get to the bottom of the unannounced Strava price increases: https://t.co/ATJeY3CG6B Woah, GCN+ is ending?!? Literally the one trustworthy and reasonably priced thing in professional cycling…gone. 176.1K views Woah, GCN+ is ending?!? Literally the one trustworthy and reasonably priced thing in professional cycling…gone. Strava Finally Responds: They’ve posted a response that outlines their actions. But in doing so they’ve seemingly violated EU laws on electronic goods pricing, and “price transparency” rights. I dig deep and check 75 countries pricing, EU laws, and more: https://t.co/DhUrWXcOLC 166.9K views Strava Finally Responds: They’ve posted a response that outlines their actions. But in doing so they’ve seemingly violated EU laws on electronic goods pricing, and “price transparency” rights. I dig deep and check 75 countries pricing, EU laws, and more: https://t.co/DhUrWXcOLC

📊 Post performance

132.8K
Avg views / post
1.8×
Reach vs followers
Oct 2009
On X since

🔥 Top post: Shimano R9200P Power Meter In-Depth Review: After 8 months of us · 395.9K views

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.05 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 1 video · 13 image · 4 text.
Follower / following
337×
Follows 217 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Shimano R9200P Power Meter In-Depth Review: After 8 months of usage, it's clear this is one of the most inaccurate power meters of the past decade. I dig into not just my own 8 months worth of data, but also data from multiple units to show how bad it is: https://t.co/yBPT5vhZfg 395.9K❤ 507🔁 102
Change is coming! I’m moving to an island. Here’s all the details about the big change, what’s happening to the DC Rainmaker Cave, and much more! https://t.co/GgKO2LxCWk 27.6K❤ 468🔁 42 Woah, GCN+ is ending?!? Literally the one trustworthy and reasonably priced thing in professional cycling…gone. 176.1K❤ 792🔁 151 Strava Finally Responds: They’ve posted a response that outlines their actions. But in doing so they’ve seemingly violated EU laws on electronic goods pricing, and “price transparency” rights. I dig deep and check 75 countries pricing, EU … 166.9K❤ 465🔁 66 I have a funny feeling they’re looking at me in this section… 124K❤ 616🔁 55 Strava Spokesman Brian Bell “assessing what needs to be done to provide additional clarity” Here, I’ll make it easy: 1) Send email to users that prices are increasing w/new price/when 2) Outline why price doubling is justified 3) Actuall… 132.8K❤ 438🔁 59 Strava has just started doubling its prices, but they concurrently refuse to tell me what the actual price of Strava is now. This is arguably the most insane post I've ever written, as I try and get to the bottom of the unannounced Strava … 373K❤ 1.3K🔁 346 It's that time of year again: The Annual Christmas Tree by Bike post! This marks 10 years of getting home the tree via two-wheeled pedaling transport, complete with four people on the bike (and one tree). Full story and gallery of the adve… 106.2K❤ 629🔁 52 Winner of today’s Tour de France Femmes, Lorena Wiebes - in what I suspect over time will become an iconic image. ❤ 2.1K🔁 278 Just another day on the bike paths in the Netherlands. ❤ 539🔁 30 This seems like about as non-helpful an FAQ as possible. Three days later and not even a hint of Garmin admitting what’s going on. I think most reasonable people understand the company is in a bad situation, but at least acknowledging a sl… ❤ 607🔁 140 Strava's just announced a slate of huge and sweeping changes, few of which are for the good. Non-paying users lose access to Segment leaderboards, route builder andmore. All 3rd party apps lose access to Segment leaderboards too. Here's al… ❤ 513🔁 375

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined X in 2009 — 16 years ago.
👁️Averages 132.8K views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.
💬1.16% engagement rate.
🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.

🛡️ Audience credibility

60/100 Fair
  • Est. 82% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Engagement (~1.8× of followers engage each post) is around typical for X.
  • Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
  • Established account (16+ years old).
  • 1.16% engagement — below the ~18% typical for this size.
Est. authentic audience
82%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

I write about sports tech and endurance sports. I also put together some pretty detailed product reviews along the way...stop by the site or YouTube!

📸 Gallery

Change is coming! I’m moving to an island. Here’s all the details about the big change, what’s happening to the DC Rainmaker Cave, and much more! https://t.co/GgKO2LxCWk Woah, GCN+ is ending?!? Literally the one trustworthy and reasonably priced thing in professional cycling…gone. Shimano R9200P Power Meter In-Depth Review: After 8 months of usage, it's clear this is one of the most inaccurate power meters of the past decade. I dig into not just my own 8 months worth of data, but also data from multiple units to show how bad it is: https://t.co/yBPT5vhZfg Strava Finally Responds: They’ve posted a response that outlines their actions. But in doing so they’ve seemingly violated EU laws on electronic goods pricing, and “price transparency” rights. I dig deep and check 75 countries pricing, EU laws, and more: https://t.co/DhUrWXcOLC I have a funny feeling they’re looking at me in this section… Strava has just started doubling its prices, but they concurrently refuse to tell me what the actual price of Strava is now. This is arguably the most insane post I've ever written, as I try and get to the bottom of the unannounced Strava price increases: https://t.co/ATJeY3CG6B It's that time of year again: The Annual Christmas Tree by Bike post! This marks 10 years of getting home the tree via two-wheeled pedaling transport, complete with four people on the bike (and one tree). Full story and gallery of the adventure: https://t.co/F886LDzI9r Winner of today’s Tour de France Femmes, Lorena Wiebes - in what I suspect over time will become an iconic image.

🔀 Audience overlap

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Estimated shared audience with similar creators — useful for avoiding overlap (or doubling down) when planning a campaign.

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