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Подборка функциональных GPS-велокомпьютеров для велосипеда на лето 2021 года

Беспроводной велокомпьютер с GPS чертовский удобная и точная штука для велосипедиста: как новичка, так и спортсмена.

Новичку удобно: не нужно тянуть провода, все параметры берутся с сигнала GPS, и есть трек, всегда можно посмотреть на карте. Спортсмену плюс — поддержка беспроводных датчиков: пульс, каденс и даже мощность. Можно следить за тренировками.

Все перечисленные велокомпьютеры я покупал сам и тестировал в долгих поездках на обычном велосипеде с внешними датчиками и электровелосипеде.

Рассмотрим проверенные варианты с большим количеством заказов.

iGPSPORT iGS620

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Открывает подборку флагман от компании iGPSPORT. Модель IGS620 вобрала в себя максимум возможностей велокомпьютера. Сам использую такой.

• GPS+Beidou+Glonass
• 2,2″ цветной экран
• Bluetooth 4.0, WIFI 802.11 b/g/n, мобильное приложение
• 1200 мАч, 22 часа автономной работы
• 4 Гб памяти, Около 3000 ч поездок
• Защита от воды IPX7

Поддержка ANT+ датчиков: пульса, скорости, каденса, мощности и комбинированный датчик скорости и каденса.

Есть навигация, поддержка электронной трансмиссии Shimano Di2 и мобильные уведомления!

iGPSPORT iGS50E

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Модель от того же производителя, но проще функционально: без навигации и цветного экрана, но с долгим временем работы и так же поддерживает GPS и датчики ANT+. Он на заглавном фото.

• Наглядный ч/б экран 2,2″
• 40 часов работы
• 200 часов записи поездок
• Барометр, датчик движения
• Защиты от воды IPX7
• Размеры 86х54х18 мм

В этом лоте есть датчики на выбор и выносное крепление на руль.

CooSpo BC200

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Велокомпьютер CooSpo BC200 сбалансированная модель с длительным временем работы (36 ч) и поддержкой русского языка. У модели большой и наглядный экран ч/б 2,4″ и удобно структурированное меню.

Выгрузка треков возможна через смартфон (мобильное приложение) и компьютер.

BC200 поддерживает следующие датчики (Ant+ и BT 5.0):

• Пульсометр
• Датчик измерения мощности
• Датчик скорости
• Датчик каденса
• Комбинированный датчик скорости/каденса

CYCPLUS M1

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У этой модели большой FSTN экран 2,9 дюйма и точный GPS приемник на чипе Switzerland Ublox.

• Защита от воды: IPX6
• Размеры: 90*53*20 мм
• Аккумулятор: 1100 мАч
• Память поездок: 200 ч
• Время работы: 30 ч
• Время зарядки: 3,5 часа
• Беспроводное соединение: Bluetooth 4.0

Поддерживаемая периферия: датчик скорости, датчик каденса, датчик частоты сердечных сокращений и датчик мощности.

Подсветка экрана у М1 автоматическая, компьютер вычисляет время восхода и заката по сигналу GPS.

XOSS G Plus

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Одина из самых доступных моделей с поддержкой датчиков ANT+

• Экран 1,8″
• Защита от воды IPX7
• Автономная работа 25 часов
• Автоматическая подсветка

Крепление на руль входит в комплект.

Поддержка мобильного приложения и синхронизация с сервисом Strava

SHANREN Discovery Pro

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Необычный GPS велокомпьютер совмещенный в велофарой (съемной) и имеет свтодиодное настраиваемое ДХО.

• Беспроводные протоколы: Blue 4.0 / ANT+
• Яркость фары: 260 Лм
• Данные на экране: Скорость/Путь/Время поездки/Высота/Уклон/Часы
• Датчики: Каденс/Пульс/Мощность
• Аккумулятор: 2800 мАч
• Запись поездок: 410000 км
• Время работы: 96 ч
• Режимы фары: Максимум/Средний
• Время работы фары: 3/6 ч
• Время зарядки: 2 ч (5 В/1.5 A)
• Защита: IP65

Функционал очень богатый, есть поддержка возвратной навигации и синхронизация со Strava.

CYCPLUS G1

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Завершает подборку модель CYCPLUS G1: мини GPS велокомпьютер с упрощенным функционалом (без записи трека и поддержки датчиков), но с наглядным экраном. Интересный вариант для электросамокатов.

• Экран: 2,0″ FSTN
• Размеры: 55х55х22 мм
• Масса: 52 г.
• Аккумулятор: 600 мАч
• Порт зарядки: Micro USB
• Время работы: 10 часов
• Время зарядки: 2 часа
• Водонепроницаемость: IPX6

Это компактный индикатор скорости, времени и пробега (не для спортсменов), зато недорого и без проводов.

Надеюсь, подборка GPS велокомпьютеров была полезна и Вы выберете себе вариант для своего велосипеда с необходимыми функциями.

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Обзор | Wahoo Element Roam GPS

Подробный и полезный обзор Wahoo Element Roam GPS от Влада Волошина

Последние пару лет рынок велокомпьютеров шагнул далеко, еще каких-то 2 года назад я катался со своей беспроводной Sigma Sport BC 16.12 STS, писал трек в Strava на телефон и не представлял выезда на 100+ км без Power Bank, но сейчас все эти потребности покрывает всего одно устройство, а именно велокомпьютер Wahoo Element Roam GPS.

Характеристики:

• Размеры 89 мм x 54.4 мм x 17.8 мм
• Экран 2.7 дюймов (68.6 мм) цветной, разрешение 240х400
• Вес 93.5 грамм
• Батарея Lithium Ion
• Время работы до 17-ти часов
• Поддержка GPS, GLONASS, BEIDOU Galileo, and QZSS
• Защита IPX7
• Альтиметр
• Температура использования от -20°C до 50°C
• LED индикатор QuickLook (две настраиваемые строки)

Клавиши управления и внешней вид

Wahoo Element Roam имеет современный дизайн и несколько изюминок, давайте немного пройдемся по деталям.

Дизайн

Минималистичный внешний вид с аккуратными гранями, классический серый + черный цвет, LED полосы, которые имеют функциональное применение и аккуратная вертикальная надпись Wahoo. Такой велокомпьютер будет украшением любого велосипеда, будь это шоссе или MTB байк.

На нижней части выход для зарядки и, к сожалению, Micro USB, а хотелось бы уже иметь Type C.

Физические клавиши

Целых 6 функциональных клавиш, которые позволяют очень комфортно управлять велокомпьютером теперь по порядку.

Кнопка питания слева отвечает за включение и выключение навигатора, также, когда девайс включен вы можете попадать в меню настроек, где можно конфигурировать:

• LED индикаторы и привязывать их к отображении скорости, сердечного ритма или заряда батареи.
• Где вы занимаетесь, а именно в помещении или на улице.
• Подсветку, которая имеет 4 режима:
  • Выключена;
  • 5 секунд;
  • Включена;
  • Авто (подстраивается под освещение окружающей среды).
• Просмотреть планируемые тренировки.
• Сохранить вашу текущую локацию чтобы в будущем легко строить маршрут из приложения Wahoo;
• Увидеть подключенные девайсы такие как пульсометр или датчик скорости и каденса;
• Забыть телефон;
• Информация об устройстве и системные функции (проверка обновлений, сброс и т. д.)

Правая пара клавиш отвечает за зум и перемещение по меню, вы также можете, используя эти клавиши увеличивать или уменьшать количество данных, выводимых на экран велокомпьютера.

Три клавиши на лицевой панели отвечают за:

• Левая – история или манипуляции с маршрутом на экране карты или кнопка круг при включенной записи и «нет» если появляется меню выбора;
• Средняя – старт/стоп и в некоторых случаях отмена;
• Правая – смена страницы и «да» если появляется меню выбора;

Все это позволяет очень интуитивно использовать Wahoo Element Roam.

Езда по треку и карта

Карта:

Wahoo Element Roam имеет 10 положений масштаба на карте что позволяло мне обозревать достаточно много соседних поселений. Например, от моего местоположения до крайнего поселения, которое видно на карте было примерно 45 километров.

При максимальном приближении вы будете видеть всего 100 метров впереди вас. Такая гибкость позволяет настроить комфортный режим обзора карты при навигации в изрешеченном мелкими дорогами европейском городе, а также одиноких горных дорогах, где хочется видеть, когда уже будет перевал и следующее поселение чтобы перекусить.

Езда по треку:

Этот велокомпьютер имеет отлично сбалансированный функционал, вы можете загрузить трек, заранее построенный в одной из программ, с которыми есть интеграция и в момент вывести их на экран. Также вы можете построить маршрут используя приложение Wahoo. Есть функция, которая позволяет адаптировать маршрут если вы его покинули без вашего участия, а это значит, что если вы не там повернули, то не нужно отвлекаться на смартфон и навигатор вам предложит альтернативный вариант, но для этого требуется подключение к сети и связь со смартфоном.

Автономность

Это один из компромиссов этого устройства, так как при достаточно большом размере и весе, производитель заявляет до 17-ти часов работы. Это средний показателя среди конкурентов, но Wahoo Element Roam. Мне удалось проехать 13 часов и после этого у меня оставалось 13%. Но в целом этого хватает для целого дня, а если вы тренируетесь по паре часов в неделю, то заряжаться придется всего 1 раз за неделю.

Экраны

Главный экран со всеми характеристиками, на который можно вывести больше 11 типов данных, а самих типов бесчисленное множество. Кнопками зума можно увеличивать или уменьшать количество выводимых данных на экран, в свою очередь размер отображаемых данных меняется. Вы можете вывести, например только скорость и тогда цифры будут занимать около 60% всего экрана. Тип данных и порядок отображения можно настраивать в приложении.

Экран набора высоты, на котором есть профиль высот и это очень помогает ориентироваться по треку когда тебе интересно где же тот перевал закончится. Также на этот экран можно вывести 7 различных показателей.

Цветная карта с навигацией которая имеет 10 положений масштаба и на этот экран можно вывести до 2-х показателей.

Программное обеспечение

Загрузка карт

Проще ничего нельзя придумать, вам нужно зайти в меню управления картами и вы увидите какие части света есть на устройстве и нажав, например,на Europe вы увидите загруженные страны. Если нужно добавить какую-то страну — выбираем часть света, например, North America и выбираем нужную ее часть.

Максимально просто и интуитивно!

Настройки

Вы можете настраивать все что угодно, отображаемые данные на экранах, LED и звуки, подсветку, автовыключение, управлять внешними датчиками, отправлять позицию в реальном времени, скачивать и удалять карты, настраивать круги и автопаузу, автозагрузку ваших тренировок и подключение к Wi-Fi и уведомления. Всё это компактно расположено в меню настроек.
В настройках личного аккаунта можно указать приложения для синхронизации, рост, вес, возраст, а также зоны для силомера и пульсометра.

Синхронизация и постройка маршрута

Записанные треки после завершения автоматически загружаются в выбранные для этого приложения. Основное приложение которым я пользуюсь является Strava и после сохранения трека если велокомпьютер подключен к телефону, то синхронизация происходит автоматически. Маршруты я строю программой Komoot, с которой также происходит синхронизация и можно выбрать какой маршрут загрузить на GPS для навигации. Все просто и быстро без каких либо проблем.

Ниже приведен список сервисов с которым поддерживается синхронизация:

• Apple Health;
• Strava:
• RideWithGPS:
• TrainingPeaks;
• TrainerRoad;
• Relive;
• Komoot;
• Single Tracks;
• MTB project;
• Today’s Plan;
• Final Surge;
• BestBikeSplit;
• PowerTraxx;
• Cycling Analytics;
• Web4Trainer;
• SportTracks;
• MapMyFitness;
• Map My Tracks;
• 2PEAK Dynamic Trainings;
• Xert;
• Dropbox.

Нецелевое использование

Последнее время я начал увлекаться пешими походами, длинными прогулками и горным туризмом. Во всех этих направлениях нужен навигатор и устройство которое будет записывать трек, а также вести вас по заранее составленному маршруту если вы едете в незнакомый район. Конечно если у вас есть спортивные смарт часы, то практически весь функционал перекрыт, но для часов нужно возить отдельную зарядку и там не такой большой экран. Единственный минус в таком нецелевом использовании это невозможность двигать карту чтобы посмотреть что там впереди — тут нужен будет смартфон.

Особенности

• LED индикатор подает световые сигналы если вы сбились с пути, показывает что включена автопауза, также его можно настроить на индикацию заряда батареи, или на скорость, а именно когда она выше средней, то левый индикатор показывает только верхние диоды (от 1 до 4 в зависимости от уровня превышения средней скорости), а если ниже средней, то нижние диоды — это очень удобно если едешь по треку и на результат, так как можно вывести текущую скорость и пульс, а понимать выше средней или нет по индикаторам. Если горит только 1 центральный индикатор, то вы двигаетесь со средней скоростью.
• Автоподсветка это мега удобно если не паришься о заряде, просто включил и едешь, не нужно каждый раз ночью выключать ее если заходишь в магазин, также когда например заезжаешь в город, то она тухнет сама и тебе не нужно париться о её выключении для экономии заряда.
• Количество памяти около 2-х гигабайт (для сравнения карта Украины весит 218 мегабайт и карта польши 363 мегабайта). Значит если вы едете большое путешествие по Европе, то вам хватит памяти загрузить все нужные страны.

Выводы

Отличный девайс для тех кто хочет кататься каждый день, путешествовать и получать удовольствие от покатушек. Удобное программное обеспечение поможет вам с настройкой, интеграцией сторонних сервисов и синхронизации результатов. Этот велокомпьютер украсит любой байк так как имеет приятный дизайн, а также LED диоды и звуковое сопровождение, которые помогут вам не сбиться с пути и следить за выбранными показателями. Функциональная карта поможет двигаться по маршруту, ориентироваться на местности.
Но будьте осторожны если собираетесь использовать устройство 2 или более дня например по 10 ходовых часов. В таком случае вам понадобиться Power Bank чтобы подзарядить велокомпьютер.

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Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT Bundle представляет собой комплект для велоспорта, который включает в себя велокомпьютер ELEMNT BOLT, кардиодатчик TICKR, датчик скорости RPM Speed Sensor и датчик вращения педалей Wahoo RPM. С данным набором езда на велосипеде будет более продуктивной и информативной, что позволит узнать личные данные и поставить для себя необходимые цели. Дизайн Приборы комплекта Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT Bundle совместимы для установки практически на любой современный велосипед. Кардиодатчик Wahoo TICKR крепится на груди при помощи эластичного ремешка и позволяет передавать данные как на смартфон, так и на смарт-часы. Велокомпьютер и датчик скорости обладают защитой стандарта IPX7, что позволяет использовать их в дождливую и снежную погоду. Функциональность Комплект Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT Bundle даст возможность повысить эффективность езды на велосипеде, отслеживая все необходимые данные. Велокомпьютер обладает GPS-модулем, что позволит проложить маршрут, а также оптимизировать движение по нему. Благодаря датчику RPM Speed Sensor имеется возможность отслеживать пройденное расстояние и скорость движения, а TICKR расскажет владельцу об изменениях ЧСС во время езды. Данные с прибором отображаются на дисплее смартфона, подключенного при помощи Bluetooth. Особенности: Велокомпьютер с GPS Нагрудный кардиодатчик Датчик скорости и расстояния Датчик вращения педалей Простое подключение и настройка

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It’s been four years since the original Wahoo BOLT was announced, which was arguably Wahoo’s most important bike computer in terms of shifting consumers towards their offerings. Designed to be small and easy to use, it garnered many fans. However, it lacked full onboard routable maps, as well as a color screen. Wahoo then fixed that with the Wahoo ROAM two years ago, albeit in a larger and pricier form factor.

But now, the world is righted again, and the new Wahoo BOLT (it doesn’t have any different name) includes a full color screen, full maps, and basically, is a mini Wahoo ROAM. All for $279USD (compared to the ROAM’s $379). There are almost no new unique features that the ROAM didn’t have previously, so if you wanted a cheaper/smaller ROAM, then this is likely for you. Whereas if you were looking for new advanced features from Wahoo, this release doesn’t provide that.

Nonetheless, the unit is just as full-featured as that ROAM (actually, more full-featured). It’s got full ANT+ & Bluetooth Sensor support, GPS/Galileo/GLONASS connectivity, structured workout support, turn by turn navigation, live tracking, the ability to make Star Wars icons for approaching cars with Varia radar, and phone/text integration. It’s also got one hardware feature the Wahoo ROAM doesn’t: USB-C charging. Yes folks: We finally got the USB-C!

Now about this point you’ve noticed the title isn’t (yet) “In-Depth Review” – at some point, it’ll get there. But today my peoples…today is most definitely not that day. Mostly because try as I might, things simply haven’t been usable for me. I have yet to have a single cohesive ride without significant issues. But I’ll dive into that later in the ‘Caveat’ section.

Note that for this review I’m using a media loaner from Wahoo. Once this review is done, I’ll get it boxed back up and sent back to them. After which I’ll likely go out and buy my own for future use. If you found this review useful, you can use the links at the bottom, or consider becoming a DCR Supporter which makes the site ad-free, while also getting access to a mostly weekly video series behind the scenes of the DCR Cave. And of course, it makes you awesome.

With that, let’s get into it.

What’s New:

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While the BOLT V2 (which, is still technically just called the Wahoo BOLT, not V2), might look roughly similar from the outside, there’s actually quite a bit different under the covers. In fact, one could argue it’s entirely different under the covers – hell, even the [USB] cover to the covers [internals] is different.

Here’s the quick and dirty bulleted list of everything that’s different on the new Wahoo BOLT:

– Added full onboard routable mapping (like ROAM)
– Added color display
– Increased colors to 64 colors (from 8 colors on the ROAM)
– Added color-tied data fields (based on HR and power zones)
– Increased internal storage to 16GB (ROAM had 4GB, BOLT had 4GB)
– Added onboard elevation data to map sets (not previously in ROAM due to lack of storage space)
– Have almost all of Europe/North America/Australia maps preloaded (with rest of world available via WiFi download)
– Buttons now pop-up, as opposed to divots (far easier for gloves)
– Switched to USB-C port (generally more durable, also IPX7 waterproof)
– Added faster charging, 5AMP vs 1.5AMP
– Battery door/cap also replaceable, versus previously not (could get torn off previously)
– Added support for more messaging notification apps (WhatsApp, Line, Signal, and Telegram)
– Changed a lot of the user interface fonts (compared to anything prior)
– Added ambient light sensor (in ROAM, previously not in BOLT)
– Increased size slightly, weight went up too, from 61g to 70g (ROAM is 95g, Edge 530 is 79g)
– Battery life stays the same at a claimed 15 hours

Got all that? Good, let’s keep moving and crack open that box then.

Digging into the details:

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For this post, I’m going to dig into some of the new features and explain them a bit deeper. I also do that within the video up above, if you prefer a more audio-visual experience. Eventually, I’ll expand this post out into the normal sections on basics usage and stuff, but not until things settle down a bit with the firmware.

First up is the new full onboard routable maps. This is notable because while the BOLT in the past had “maps”, it didn’t really have maps. It just had a black and white stencil that it sorta faked overlaying your route atop. Meaning, the data wasn’t routable. The BOLT itself didn’t know that you were on Main street or 1st Avenue. It just fed you the instructions that were pre-determined in the route file from a mapping provider like Komoot or others. As such, when you went off-route, you didn’t get turn by turn instructions. You were instead just told…Good luck.

With the new BOLT though, its just like the ROAM – it’ll properly re-route you back. So for example, yesterday a few different places on my route there was construction. As a result, the bike path was closed. While the Dutch are exceptionally good about marking detours for bikes, the BOLT offered a re-route of its own (which, matched the official city re-route). You’ll see blue chevrons on the screen indicating the re-route taking you back on course.

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Meanwhile, for normal routing you’ll get turn by turn instructions as well, and this is where they use some of the coloring to indicate the upcoming turns:

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Speaking of which, the coloring on the new BOLT actually exceeds that of the ROAM. The ROAM has 8 colors, but they use various shading to make it look like more colors than it really has. Whereas the BOLT has 64 colors. I know…I know, Retina screens these are not. But then again – that’s sorta the point – to conserve battery, and in the case of Wahoo, it’s always been about a more minimal look than the more colorful screens from Garmin, or even Hammerhead.

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And while you’ll see coloring throughout the mapping pages, as well as Strava – the major new area is on data fields now. Certain data fields, notably power and heart rate, have zone coloring. These allow it to match the color-coding that you’ve specified for your zones, in effect mimicking what Wahoo has historically used the glanceable LED’s for on the edge of their devices. First, here’s my zones:

And then you can see this playing out within the power field in blue, and the heart rate in yellow:

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Next, the new BOLT has expanded storage, now 16GB versus the 4GB previously (the ROAM also only has 4GB). That’s notable for two reasons. First is that Wahoo now pre-loaded all of Europe/North America/Australia maps, meaning that if you travel, it’s far less likely you’d need to add maps to the unit. As a reminder, Wahoo includes all maps globally on their platform, so if you were to travel to somewhere that wasn’t pre-loaded, you merely need to use the Wahoo app, which tells the BOLT to connect to WiFi to download them.

However, more interesting than that though is the now included elevation data within the map set. Meaning, previously Wahoo’s maps didn’t include elevation data in the mapset, which meant that if the mapping provider (e.g. Strava or Komoot or anyone else) didn’t provide that elevation data with the route sent to it, you didn’t get the elevation data mid-ride, showing how long the climb was or how pancake flat (most of) the Netherlands is. It was more of an issue years ago, as these days virtually all of Wahoo’s 3rd party routing apps send the data correctly.

But, this also helps Wahoo’s own app, specifically for the ‘Take me to’ feature, which allows you to enter an address in the app and route one-way to that address. Anyway, I’d love to show this to you – but, I lack any meaningful hills/mountains around here. I might get down to some halfway acceptable hills later this week though, so I’ll pull it into my full review then. One minor thing is that while many of the minor tweaks discussed in this post will come to the existing Wahoo ELEMNT lineup, this particular one won’t, as it requires substantially more storage space.

Next, there’s expanded support for messaging services. This includes now adding in support for WhatsApp, Line, Signal, and Telegram – which is in addition to your previous text messaging support. As a reminder, text messages look like this:

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This change will be rolled out to all Wahoo ELEMNT units.

Also, about this point in the post, existing Wahoo users are probably noticing a bunch of tweaks to the fonts and format styling. Wahoo says they “did a lot of research on accessibility of fonts, font sizes, capitalization, and more” and made a slew of changes as a result. These changes aren’t planned for the ROAM at this time, since some of them are also tied to the new coloring schemes with the added 64 colors.

Now, let’s rip through a bunch of quick hardware changes. First up – my favorite: They USB-C’d all the things! Well played!

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The new charging port is IPX7 waterproof (meaning 30 minutes at 1-meter deep, in case you fall into a canal), and even more importantly supports faster charging, accepting up to 5A of power versus the previous 1.5A. The other benefit of USB-C ports is they tend to be more durable long-term as well.

However, to get to said port, you’ll have unknowingly passed another tiny new feature, which is the new battery door/cap. That part is now replaceable, in case it gets ripped off by your 1-year-old in a fit of cracker induced rage. Previously, that was not fixable (though, the port was previously also water resistant too).

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Next, if you look carefully at the front of the unit you’ll find the ambient light sensor in the upper left corner. This sensor will automatically turn on the backlight in darker lighting conditions, such as tunnels or at night. In my testing it didn’t quite respond as fast as I would have liked – with some tunnels never quite triggering. Though, it’s also possible that was just part of the general bundle of issues I was having.

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Finally, a quick look at size, here is the Wahoo BOLT V1, V2, and Wahoo ROAM – as well as the Garmin Edge 530:

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With that larger size, the weight went up slightly as well, from 61g to 70g (for context, the Wahoo ROAM is 95g, and the Garmin Edge 530 is 79g). Here’s the old BOLT stacked atop the new BOLT (as the new BOLT is bigger).

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Oh – and for lack of anywhere else to stick it, one question I asked Wahoo is whether or not this unit marks a potential ending point for the firmware of the Wahoo ROAM (or even the existing BOLT), given some of the features are tied to shifts in storage on the new BOLT. They said nope – they still plan to add new features there, even specifically noting “We have a lot of post-launch features…including to back-dated products”. They went on to say that as long as the feature isn’t dependent on coloring, screen specifics, memory, or other hardware limitations – they’ll try and include it in, specifically noting that “very limited feature updates that would fall into that [no-update category]”, and that they don’t “intend to penalize our customers” for buying their past products.

The Big Caveat:

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Now at this point, I’d normally have all sorts of nifty sections in this review. But then again, this isn’t called an in-depth review. It’s a ‘review in progress’, because, frankly, I can’t get the photos and video I need to actually make it a review. I wish I could. For more than a week and a half I’ve been iterating firmware versions, playing whack-a-mole with issues.

Wahoo’s working on things, but I’ve had one of the worst test experience I’ve ever had on a GPS unit. Data fields sometimes take 2-3 minutes to update, I’ve got never-ending crashes, as well as constant sensor dropouts across multiple sensor types (HR, power, cadence, eTAP). I went 6 miles the wrong direction on yesterday’s ride because it didn’t tell me otherwise, mapping was often minutes behind my actual position (when it, rarely, worked). Chunks of ride files lost, live tracking randomly ending 1-mile into a ride. Today it crashed mid-ride, sensors dropped out again frequently (and spiked in other cases), and map/turn notifications were on average 30-90 seconds delayed. The list goes on and on (seriously, there are endless e-mail threads on it).

In my case, I set things up like a normal user, such as using a Wahoo TICKR HR strap, a single power meter, and simple synced Strava routes.

Wahoo believes the core of my issues may be related to the density of the bike routes and map data in my area (Amsterdam), as stability seems to improve the further away from Amsterdam I get, and then get worse the closer I get back home. Though, even that’s not always consistent. However, other folks I know and trust have had essentially flawless experiences, potentially because they ride in places that aren’t the world’s epicenter for bike paths and bike infrastructure.

Ironically, you’ll remember almost exactly three years ago – my choice of hometown ended up delaying the Garmin Edge 520 Plus launch too – for exactly the same reasons (albeit, minus all the crashes, lost ride chunks, and sensor dropouts). It’s astounding how close that scenario is to this scenario. But like that one, I don’t really know when Wahoo will fix the issue, or who else it might impact. Wahoo is frantically trying to figure it out, and perhaps they’ll have a solution this afternoon. Or, it might not be for two months. I just don’t know – and I don’t think they know either. Else, there wouldn’t be a Wahoo engineer parked outside the DCR cave right now off re-riding my yesterday ride with a just-released developer test firmware that might solve at least one of my core issues.

Thus, until I can get a single functional successful ride (hell, indoors or outdoors), it’s hard to start truly forming a long-term opinion of the new BOLT.

Update – Friday Evening May 28th: Wahoo’s engineers worked through the night to track down the cause of the core density routing issue which was essentially death-spiraling the issue. They then tested it from the DCR Cave, side by side with units on the old firmware and new firmware. The old firmware death spiraled, the new firmware fixed that issue. I then went out for a ride with it, and was able to successfully complete the ride. As well as another ride this afternoon/evening. No routing issues, nor crash issues. Some minor sensor issues for both ANT+ HR (Wahoo TICKR) & ANT+ power (Quarq DZero), that I’ll continue to work with them. I’ll circle back likely late next week to convert this to a full in-depth review.

Update 2 – June 14th, 2021: There are good days (rides) and bad days (rides). That’s where I’m at with the BOLT V2. Last weekend I had a horrendous ride that crashed the unit twice and eventually totally shut off, leaving me in the middle of nowhere without a functional BOLT. This past weekend was mostly good. It got me where I was going, and without major issue. Still, there are lots of minor issues (echoed by tons of people in the comments). Still had sensor dropouts on the heart rate side, still have incorrect elevation data, still have no notifications, and there’s still some quirky re-routing choices (not horrible, but kinda weird).

Summary:

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As one might surmise at this juncture, writing a summary section is tricky for me right now. If we temporarily set aside the less than optimal experience I’ve had thus far, I’d say on paper this is a great option for either existing Wahoo BOLT users that want maps or color, or people who simply wanted to get into the Wahoo ecosystem without the price of the Wahoo ROAM. That’s notable for those that may be considering a Wahoo RIVAL watch, and are looking at some of that integration there on the triathlon side.

At the same time, I don’t think there’s really any reason for existing Wahoo ROAM users to pick up a BOLT V2. Sure, it has a few minor new tweaks, but unless you really wanted the smaller size, it’s probably not worth the mostly lateral shift. Similarly, I’m not convinced this is a model that’s going to take away any significant sales from the Garmin Edge 530 (at $299), given that it’s got a cruise ship full of added features Wahoo doesn’t have, and is largely considered pretty stable and dependable these days. But as has been the case for the last 1-2 years, most decisions on Wahoo vs Garmin tend to be more like political discussions than anything. It’s the sports tech equivalent of iOS vs Android.

Now as I already beat to death above, I simply don’t know when Wahoo will fix the substantial issues I saw (and it sounds like some others saw too). It’s entirely plausible the engineer that departed here a few minutes ago with the most recent internal development build will come back without failures, thus passing off the unit to me to ride for a bit and see if I can break it. Or, maybe he won’t come back at all – a victim to the routing issues I had. Or, maybe he’ll stop at the now open bar terraces and call it done. I don’t know. But, when I do know – I’ll report back.

With that – thanks for reading!

I’ve owned a Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT for a while now (like nearly 4 years), so it’s about time I shared my thoughts in the form of a review. If you’re thinking about buying a new cycling computer, this post will contain all you need to know.

Important Update (July 2021)

Wahoo has released a newer version of the ELEMNT BOLT (the ‘V2’). It’s even better than the original one, with a super-sharp colour screen and full navigation (no more breadcrumb trails).

A full review is on the way. In the meantime, you can check out the post where I’ve compared with V2 BOLT with the larger Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM.

If you want to read on, the majority of the user experience stuff (which is great) is exactly the same, if not better in full technicolor (or 64color).

All the buying links point to the new version of the BOLT because Wahoo has stopped selling the old one.

Summary and Recommendation

This post is a bit of a monster. Here’s my summary and recommendation in bitesize form:

• The Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT is VERY easy to use
• The screen is clean and easy to read, with good contrast – data fields were visible in all light conditions (except eclipse – I didn’t test during eclipse…)
• The integration with the Wahoo app works very well – it keeps fiddling around with settings on the device itself to a minimum (like virtually not at all)
• The BOLT doesn’t have true mapping (you can’t re-route on the device itself if you take a wrong turning) but the ‘breadcrumb trails’ (along with the app) are more than enough for my needs
• It looks attractive and the included out-front mount purports to be a little bit aero (#aero) – c’mon people, these things matter!

TLDR: Recommended as an excellent all-round bike GPS device.

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Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT V2

My favourite mid-range bike computer. The V2 upgrade brings a bright colour display and full on-board navigation. The BOLT remains very easy to set up and use.

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Okay, with the summary out of the way, it’s time for the detail. Grab an appropriate performance-enhancing beverage of your choice and let’s dig in…

Wait, You Want To Watch Rather Than Read?

Well check out my YouChube video review of the (V1) ELEMNT BOLT:

What Is It, This ELEMNT BOLT?

A. Bike. GPS. Device.

It’s a bike computer that attaches to your handlebars. It records and displays data on your ride, either picking information up from sensors attached to the bike (and sometimes to you) or by using the built in GPS chipset (to know where you’ve been, how long you’ve taken to get there, etc).

If you want to know more about bike GPS devices in general, I’ve written quite a few posts which you might want to read.

You could start with my Ultimate Guide to Bike GPS devices – the headline probably (definitely!) oversells it, but it’ll give you a good overview. Also, if you’re looking for an interesting alternative to the BOLT, you check out my review of the Stages Dash M50 bike computer.

What’s In The Box (And What Does The Box Look Like)?

All good reviews need to involve some sort of ‘unboxing’. Thusly, here are a selection of photos that explain what you get when you buy a BOLT.

Firstly the box, because every good unboxing requires one. There was actually an outer box, as I ordered the Wahoo from Wiggle and it got magi-delivered through the post. Tsch, modern life.

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The sides of the box unfurl and you get a bit of promotional bumf. I guess this is aimed more at the casual, shop-based picker-upperer, who still requires a little persuasion to purchase, rather than someone that was essentially stuck with it. Still, helpful stuff (that I never read…).

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As is usual in this post-iPhone age, the device is presented up encased in a plastic presentation pouch, with all the additional gubbins hidden beneath. And this device came with gubbins-a-plenty (my Pantomime name).

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I bought the ‘bundle’ version, so the BOLT also came with a heart rate strap and speed and cadence sensors. Needless to say (but I’ll say it anyway), if you buy the device-only version, you’ll get … only the device (plus the charging and bike-attaching paraphernalia).

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I know you yearn to see a Wahoo speed sensor up close. I do not like to disappoint.

Here it is, sitting in a mount, which you use to attach it to the hub of either your front or rear wheel. So not the usual magnet on a spoke, passing by a sensor setup that you might be used to in speed sensors of yore.

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And here is the cadence sensor. The pod (the bit at the bottom) goes in the mount (the bigger thing in the middle) and you use the zip-ties to attach them both to the inside of your crank arm (the non-drive side).

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I was about to say that my Garmin cadence sensor is more elegant (the Garmin bit that goes on the crank arm is essentially a heavy rubber band with a magnet built into it) but then I realised that the Wahoo version doesn’t use magnets. My Garmin sensors are only (très) elegant because I have a hole in my chainstay where the sensor for the cadence and speed sits.

If you are not blessed with a hole (an intentional one) in your bike frame for a Duotrap, you’ll probably find the Wahoo cadence sensor (and indeed the speed one), a more flexible (and yes, elegant) solution than a magnet-based one.

Also, CONFESSION TIME. I haven’t actually yet fitted either the speed or cadence sensors to my bike. As you’ll read below, the BOLT was so easy to get going, using my existing (whisper it) Garmin speed and cadence sensors, that I never really got round to fitting them…

I will report back (and, update this post), when I’ve done so.

(For the time being, I do note some online reviews suggest battery life is an issue with the Wahoo sensors – probably worth doing a bit of digging around this before splurging on the ‘bundle’ over the device-only option).

…Anywayz… the bundle option also includes a heart rate strap. Behold. It connects via Bluetooth Smart and, when purchased on a standalone basis, revels in the ‘Tickr’ name (following the Wahoo strategy of omitting the odd vowel from its product names).

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Aero Mount For Aero Mont

Wahoo supply two options for mounting the BOLT to your bike.

Option 1 is a (boring old) stem mount, which I was going to show a photo of but then realised how distinctly un-interesting it looks (if you’re keen, feel free to have a gander at the ‘contents of the box’ photo above, where it makes a cheeky appearance).

More exciting though, Wahoo also supplies an out-front mount for the BOLT. Whilst I haven’t yet tested it in the Sportive Cyclist wind tunnel, a quick visual assessment suggests the mount might be somewhat aero (#somewhatAero).

And since visuals are all that really matters when it comes to being aero, this ticks all the boxes for me. Please to enjoy a series of photos.

Sans BOLT, the aero mount looks distinctly un-aero.

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However, its smooth, sculpted undercarriage hints at the aero benefits that await…

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Note (to the extent you’re interested), that the underneath of BOLT device is cut away such that when twisted onto the outfront mount, the underside forms a single (yes!) aero (looking) curve.

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Et voila, the photo below shows the device clicked neatly into the mount.

Incidentally, the hole at the bottom right of the mount, where the arm starts, is where you can insert a little screw (supplied) in order to secure the BOLT into the mount. This isn’t necessary from a practical perspective – the BOLT is held securely in place by the twist-in mount. Instead, it is to allow pro teams to classify the GPS device as being permanently attached to the bike for the purpose of meeting the UCI’s minimum weight requirement.

Given that I like to take my GPS device off the bike at the end of a ride, and my recreational rides haven’t tended to be governed by the UCI rulebook, I haven’t used the screw quite yet… 

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Ta da! Ready to fit to the handlebars of my trusty steed (my bike…).

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The Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT device

Wait, you don’t want just to look at tedious close ups of plastic (pretend aero) bike mounts? You want to see what the BOLT itself looks like?

Oh, go on then… Here is a BOLT, complete with plastic (or whatever) pretend screen readout.

Above the screen you’ll note a horizontal line of 7 LEDs. These light up at various times when riding to designate, say, whether your current speed is above or below the average for the session, or to announce that you’ve missed a turn and gone off course from a route you were following.

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Those three indentations below the screen are buttons, and that part of the device is rubberised and textured. You will have no slippy finger issues with this bike computer, oh no. The buttons on the front of the BOLT are used to scroll through the pages, start and stop the device etc.

(Oh, and in case you were wondering, the BOLT does not have a touchscreen – it’s all about physical buttons).

Talking of which, there are a further two on the right hand side of the device.

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Generally these tend to perform ‘up/down’ function (or, on the ride data screens, adding and reducing the number of data fields showing on the page).

With the left hand side of the device not wanting to be shown up in the button stakes, we have…

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… the power button. Which turns the BOLT on. And off.

The BOLT charges by way of a USB port on the bottom edge of the device, hidden beneath this subtle sky blue rubberised cover.

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In addition to using the USB cable to plug simply into a power socket, I imagine you could use it to connect to your computer, but I haven’t tried this.

Given that most people will want to use the BOLT in conjunction with a smartphone (where you connect via Bluetooth), and with the prevalence of wifi in most homes, physically linking one to a computer feels like a rare scenario. Still, whatever floats your digital boat.

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How Easy Is The BOLT To Set-up And Get Started?

Answer: about as easy as it gets.

For some reason, I decided that my first ride with my new electro-GPS gizmo would be a lunchtime ride on a ‘working from home day’ (if my boss is reading, I worked late… plus… work/life balance agenda etc etc).

I was desperate to get out on the bike as soon as lyrca-ly possible (ASALP). And setting up the BOLT took literally took a couple of minutes.

Thankfully I had done a little thinking ahead, so plugged it in to charge a few hours earlier (even then it was 50% charged out of the box). I installed the Wahoo iPhone app and it prompted me to scan the QR code* which appeared on the BOLT when I turned it on.

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Which I did, and thusly the BOLT and my iPhone were officially married paired.

(*A QR code seems to be some sort of 2-dimensional bar code that, when presented up to the camera of your smartphone, automatically gets it to do something.)

I then had to create a Wahoo account (done from the iPhone), connect the BOLT to my wifi (done from the iPhone), allow it access to my Strava account (done from the iPhone) and fill in a few basic details – height, weight etc (yawn, done from the iPhone).

And that was about it. Ready to go.

(As might be obvious, I was using the iPhone app. There is an equivalent Android app. Based on my reading of the instructions for the Android app on the Wahoo website, I’d say the process is exactly the same as for iOS and therefore, one assumes, equally quick and intuitive).

How Do You Attach It To Your Bike (And Is THAT Easy)?

Answer: YES! (to the question in brackets).

As mentioned above, we have two attachment options: the stem mount or the out-front aero mount. The former might have taken a little time (or at least a little careful consideration) because the mount attaches to your stem with zip-ties. I only wanted to do that once.

Instead I chose the aero mount because… you know… #aero.

Attaching it was simples.

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I dug out the appropriately-sized allen key (hex key for los Americanos) and loosened the bolt. This allowed me to slip the bracket around the desired section of my handlebars, and then I tightened the bolt to fix it in place. A two minute job (if that).

Then it was a case of placing the BOLT device onto the mount at a slight angle and then twisting it until it clicked into place. Whilst my describing skills have probably come up a touch short, I can confirm that it’s all very obvious and not dissimilar to the Garmin mount system.

Intuitive To Use

Yeah, so I think we’re detecting something of a theme. The BOLT felt straightforward to operate, right from the start.

At some point in the ‘onboarding’ process, an image from within the app explained what each of the buttons do. In case, like me, you’re wont to promptly forget such vital information, the buttons on the front of the device (below the screen) are labelled (on the section of said screen immediately above), depending on their function at that time.

For my first ride, I didn’t have time (#worklifebalance) to fit the speed and cadence sensors to my bike (or fit the heart rate strap to my body) which no doubt simplified things. But still, I pressed the button to start, got on with my ride, and the BOLT got on with doing its thing.

I should say, I was ‘dual devicing’ (maybe duel devicing?), riding with my old (sniff) Edge 510 as well as the BOLT, and I just hit start on that device as well. And it too got on with doing it’s thing.

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I guess the point I’m making is that back in the day, starting with a new Edge device involved quite a lot of messing around before things seemed to be up and running. With the BOLT there was none of that.

Screen And Visibility

I have no objective measure of determining the relative clarity of the BOLT versus other devices (including my Edge 510).

I will say that my highly subjective eyes found the text and numbers displayed on the screen to be very well defined and therefore easy to read whilst riding. I’ve had no problems with readability in all the myriad riding conditions where I’ve used the BOLT (including one ride so wet that the recessed buttons on the front all filled with water…).

The photo above shows the BOLT display next to my 510. It certainly gives the impression that the display on the BOLT is significantly better. I’m sure this is true – the 510 is 5 years old and is touchscreen to boot – but I think the angle of the photo might overemphasise the difference.

Still, the display on the BOLT is excellent. As you’ll see further down this post, you can reduce the number of data items showing, in which case the font size increases markedly, further aiding visibility.

Uploading Ride Data…

…Is a piece of piddle. In fact, after I finished my first ride above, the file had uploaded to my Strava account before I’d even thought about it.

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When you hit the button to confirm finishing a ride, the summary screen shows up, display your vital (ride) statistics.

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If you hit the button that is bottom right of the screen, now labelled ‘Week’ you get a summary of all your ride activity for that… week.

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As soon as I wander within range of my home wifi, the ride immediately synchronises with my Strava account.

Now, to be fair, this happens on my Garmin Edge as well.

The difference is that when I hit ‘Yes’ to upload a finished ride on the Edge, it syncs to the Garmin Connect app on my iPhone using Bluetooth and then, because I’ve set it up to do so, Garmin Connect syncs the ride with my Strava account.

Returning to the BOLT (for ’tis the subject of this ‘review’), the headline message is, once again, that the uploading of ride data just works.

(If you don’t have a Strava account (what?!?), or an account with one of the other BOLT-compatible cycling apps, your ride data will simply upload – again automatically – to the Wahoo app for later perusal and in-depth analysis.)

The Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT ‘app’

Hmm, I’m not sure that in this day and age, the word ‘app’ needs the inverted commas (okay, quotation marks). I think it might just be a word and we’re just going to have to deal with that.

Basically, you (we, I) use the app to manage all aspects of your life interactions with the BOLT and the world of Wahoo (which is not what Wahoo call it, sadly).

You can view data and maps from recent rides, select new routes or workouts to follow and update your Wahoo account profile with things like height, weight, age and, if you’re so inclined, your heart rate and power zones.

Finally, you employ the app in order to change settings on the BOLT. The ability to do this from the device itself is limited (to the point of not really being possible).

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As you can see from the screen grab below, you can select which screens you want your BOLT device to show, connect various sensors, and set up when the LEDs will flash and when alert sounds, er, sound.

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The ‘Customize Pages’… page enables you to switch on or off which data screens you want the BOLT to show whilst you’re on a ride. Each page can be further, er, customised in terms of selecting which pieces of data you’d like to see when riding

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I mentioned above the LEDs that run horizontally along the top of the device (above the screen). You can use the app to decide what the LEDs are used for. Since I don’t have a power meter (… or do I …?) and I haven’t tended to use the heart rate strap (it’s on the list…), I’ve got the LEDs set up to show me my speed.

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Talking Of Data Screens…

We WERE talking about data screens!

The ‘Workout Data’ page on the app screen shot above is your core ‘how fast am I going/how far have I ridden/er, what time is it?’ page. You’d expect to see a variant of this on any bike computer worth its salt (or maybe worth its satellites).

The clever thing about the ELEMNT BOLT is that, on the workout data page, you can use the up and down buttons on the side (told you they’d come in handy) to increase (and decrease) the number of fields showing on the screen at any one time.

So, say you’re a data fiend, you can have nine fields showing, as in this photo below (where, helpfully, as I took the photo whilst the BOLT was sitting on my desk, only the ‘Clock’ field contains anything resembling useful data.

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If you’re only moderately data hungry, you can press the side buttons to reduce the number of fields showing to, say, four of your most favouritist fields, which each field readout increasing in size to fill the available screen ‘real estate’.

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Finally, if you’re some sort of cyclo-minimalist who buys an expensive bike GPS device in order to display precisely one data output whilst riding (what is wrong with you!?!), a few more side button presses and the BOLT is happy to oblige.

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What Apps Can You Connect And Sync With?

I mentioned Strava already. I’ve also linked my RidewithGPS account, so that any routes I create there are automatically synced with my BOLT.

The following screenshot from the Wahoo app gives you a flavour of the other fitness and training accounts you can also connect (should you so desire).

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Does The BOLT Have Route Following Capabilities?

Yes (in short).

But (to continue), the BOLT does not have route creation capabilities. When you upload a ride (see below), the BOLT doesn’t ‘know’ which roads you are following. It cannot re-route you if you make a wrong turn (like a car sat-nav or Google Maps would).

Instead, the BOLT helps you to follow a series of navigational ‘bread crumbs’ (essentially GPS coordinates) that it overlays onto the simple maps that have been pre-loaded onto the device.

In terms of the detail shown, the maps are pretty simple:

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The simplicity of the map above is possibly due to the relative lack of roads. On a recent hunt for more roads in a smaller area (otherwise known as a visit to my parents), I was lucky enough to be shown this smorgasbord of streets (plus a river – the wide light grey snake; and some footpaths – the thin lines). Lovely.

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Once you’ve uploaded a route, you can see it displayed on the map.

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This is more than enough detail for my purposes (not least because this is showing a section of a route that is in my local area…). The chevrons (yes, chevrons) point you in the direction you need to ride.

You can zoom out on the maps screen, in order to give you an overview of your ride. I would note that this does result in the map losing quite a lot of detail. Like roads…

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(“Just ride around in a circle near Burton-on-Trent. It’ll be fine…”)

More usefully, hitting the ‘Page’ button brings up the screen showing the elevation chart for the proposed route, along with some relevant climbing related data fields (which clearly would be populated if you were looking at this screen whilst riding).

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Even more usefully (particularly for those who are not riding one of your standard training loops) is the fact that the BOLT will display directional ‘cues’ at appropriate times whilst riding. Below is an example of the cue sheet page, telling you how much distance is left on the ride and, in this case, the next two turnings.

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It’s important to note that in order for the BOLT to show you correct cues, these will need to be included as part of the route ‘file’ that is uploaded to the device.

By way of example, routes created on Strava and then sync’ed with the BOLT don’t contain turn-by-turn directions. The BOLT won’t therefore know to show them (there’s nothing to show) when you’re out following the route.

Alternatively, if you use RideWithGPS to create routes (which I am a bit partial to), these do contain the turn-by-turn data when sync’ed with the Wahoo. Thusly a series of handy turn directions are shown at more-or-less appropriate times. Good times.

Massive Magazine Of Maps

The BOLT (or maybe the app, who knows) seems to come with come with considerable coverage of cartography. Fiddling around in the menus of the Wahoo gives page after page of maps, including those in the screen shot below (which, since I’m still a fan of Sesame Street, are brought to you by the letters ‘S’, ‘U’ and ‘V’…).

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There are many multitudes of maps from other continents as well…

And What Do The Directions Look Like When Riding?

I’m glad you asked. Mainly because I took some photos answering precisely that question.

After almost crashing experimenting with taking photos with my phone whilst riding (and a video that would have qualified for ‘Most Tedious YouTube Video 2020’), I decided to take a few static shots, having paused my ride a few metres before a turn on the route.

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I found the instructions quite easy to read. They appear on screen in good time for the turn. The distance count downs as you approach, which is helpful and I would say somewhat accurate. Often the turn was upon me and it said I still had 10 metres to go.

I imagine this is caused more by the quality of the GPS coordinate data rather than the BOLT not knowing where it is (though I base this assumption on absolutely no specialist knowledge at all).

In any event, it doesn’t really matter. A combo of being given fair warning of a direction, the name of the road being clearly stated, and a 10m margin of error being sufficiently close to get the right turn in most cases, means that the BOLT does a good job from a navigational aid perspective.

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Live Tracking: What Is It And How Does It Work?

Well it’s a way you allow people to track you (live, like) when you’re out on the bike.

You share a link with family, friends, random people you’ve met, and they can click that link (ooh, internet) and see where you’ve been, where you are now and, if you’re following a predetermined route (rather than wandering aimlessly), it’ll show them where you plan to go.

Depending on how much of your life you share (I like to do Facebook Live sessions from my bathroom), you can set the live track link so that it is either valid until the end of the day or valid forever. I’d suggest the former choice is the safest for most people.

You can also set up the app such that a tracking link is sent out automatically each time you start a ride, either to a select few email recipients or to everyone on your company intranet (ha I jest, I course mean everyone you have befriend-agramed on Twittered-In).

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The live tracking feature also allows you to see other Wahoo users whilst they’re out and about (presumably on their bike). The app screenshot above claims that a ‘Mark S’ is (was) conquering the lanes of South Derbyshire, whilst a foto taken of my BOLT device (at another time) had ‘Graham S’ (both members of the ‘S’ family?) riding through the D of Derby.

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(Whilst something of a novelty for me at the moment, perhaps if BOLT (or other Wahoo device) ownership proliferates, this ability to find other Wahoo users nearby will be helpful for coordinating group rides.)

Making The ELEMNT BOLT Do Smartphoney Things

So a couple of Sundays ago, I was on my way out of the door, attempting to get a ride in before a school friend, over from Canada, was dropping by to tell me he was giving up his hard-earned career in medicine in order to day trade (!).

And also just to catch up (mainly to catch up).

Anyhoo, as I walk outside, fully lycra’d up, iPhone in back pocket, the BOLT suddenly started to ring. Which was a surprise.

Even more of a surprise because I am one of those people that has their phone on silent all of the time (I think I still have a 1990s sense of mobile phones being slightly pretentious… also I am scared of talking to humans).

It turned out that my iPhone was RINGING THROUGH MY BOLT (a phrase I never thought I’d write). And I hadn’t told it to.

Even more millenial was the fact that my mate was calling using WhatsApp, so the call was being done via my wifi (hashtag wifiWIN) and NOT THE MOBILE PHONE NETWORK (crazy…).

(In case you’re wondering, I answered the phone and had a nice chat with my pal about arrangements for his visit later that afternoon).

It’s not just phone calls. My wife texted (from Tesco) whilst I was writing this very post. I had the BOLT powered up on the desk next to me. In addition to appearing on my phone screen, the wordage of the text appeared on the BOLT (along with a suitably ’80s revival synth-pop bleep). If I had been on the bike, I could rest easy (ride easy) knowing that my wife was going to pick some snacks up for the kids.

Conclusion

At 4,000 words plus, this post has turned into a bit of whopper. I’ll keep concluding thoughts to a minimum.

My experience with the ELEMNT BOLT has been great. It’s really easy to set up and then use on the bike. The route upload features works well and I have no problem following the directions as they appear during a ride.

In short, I think we might have a Garmin-beater, people.

(Indeed, you can click here to read my Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT vs Garmin Edge 530 post.)

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