Thanks for the detailed overview. I just ordered mine two days ago, super excited about getting it.

I just receive my Elemnt Bolt and I love it. Incredibly easy setup w/ the app - screen immediately reconfigures based on your choices. Great visibility, strong alerts - sound and lights. Have yet to take it on a real ride, but love it so far.

@VegeReggae

6 жыл бұрын

Are you able to charge the battery during the ride? Does it reboot when you try to charge it when it's on(like garmin 500 edge)?

@krystiangurba715

6 жыл бұрын

VegeReggae hej jestem po jednej jeździe na WAHOO po 4 latach z garminami różnymi i powiem Ci szczerze że w końcu jest miło i przyjemnie ledy poezja baterie zżarło o ponad połowę mniej na tej samej trasie co w Edge 820!!! Zobaczymy co będzie dalej

@donp2474

2 жыл бұрын

I have an Element Bolt. Do you know how to display the temperature? If so, please advise. Thanks

Thank you very much for this in depth review on the Wahoo Element!.

I've had elemnt for a few mths and love it, no regrets. Garmin is buggy

How would those maps work for MTB and off road? I have an idea of what it would look like just zoomed out it would show white where the forest is, surrounded by roads I am guessing. Anyone use it for MTB than can give some insight? Thanks.

Dear DC Rainmaker, Thanks so much for taking the time to make this vid. Very comprehensive review/tutorial. Please keep the videos coming. 👍

Nice review, Ray, as always. I wish Garmin one day make such iPhone software for their Edge.

Very instructive video, thank you very much !

Hey there! - thank you very much for the video - it was super informative and I think it may have just convinced me to go for the bolt! - You did fool us with that Pinarello though! they don't rent those where I am. Thanks again!!!!!!

Love the scenery. I love my Wahoo.

i was going to get an 820 but after this review it's going to be a Bolt now. thank you for the review

With the major upgrades to their GPS related products, I have to think WAHOO must be eying a wrist based fitness / running watch soon. Any word on that? As a running specialty retailer, we would love to see that.

Hey Jan Ullrich, thanks for the video

@ickeausberlin36

6 жыл бұрын

Hhaha, you're right!

Great info as usual but need advice on weather to go with the Elemnt or Elemnt bolt... torn between the two. Thnx and keep up the great vids

When doing a live segment, can you have a screen showing your watts whilst still showing time behind KOM?

With the live Strava segment racing, can you manually download your favorites if you don't gave Strava Premium? Fantastic review!!!

Rainmaker that is a lovely road Cap de Formentor. Our cycling club was there a few days ago. Thanks for the review.

I like that new computer !

Great in-depth insight to this devices features. Many thanks for your time and efforts. Convinced me to seriously consider the Bolt !

Been using Garmin but thinking of switching. How does it effect your phone battery life?

Looking at getting the Power2max NGeco power meter. What cycle computer would you suggest for this pairing. Looking at the Lezyne super GPS, Polar M460 and Wahoo bolt. Thank you keep up the great reviews.

Do you need to carry your phone with you when you cycle with wahoo element bolt or do you need to take it with you

Is the hardware (other than the size difference) of the Bolt the same as the original Elemnt?

Hey Ray. Good stuff. How was the bike? Was it really the upgrade that it is made it to be? Thanks

Excellent review, as usual. Just one question Ray.....do you need to keep the companion app linked to the device when navigating?

@henderthing

6 жыл бұрын

You do not need your phone at all when you go on a ride, unless you want to receive notifications (text, email, etc), or change your page layout or setup. You do not need to run the companion app while riding to get notifications. Forgot one other reason to have phone with app running-- and that is if you want to use the tracking feature.

@pureeschaap

6 жыл бұрын

OR if you want to reroute, as the Bolt Elemnt doesn't reroute automatically, but just "beeps" when going in the wrong direction. Those beeps mean "Human, you're stupid, go back to the correct route :)". But I mean: you are going on a route, there are traffic works, and, no rerouting... Then you have to use the app to reroute.

@sloth6765

5 жыл бұрын

@@pureeschaap hey... In the map on the phone where you can select a point to navigate to... If you're not happy with the route it picked, can you click and drag it onto the roads you want to take? Can you build a plan with multiple stops from within the app? (Or the Strava app)? What about transferring a route from Google maps app? Does the map have good bicycle route functionality?

What if you load a route, but you are not starting on the route? Will it guide you to the closest point on the route or will it flip out? Do you have to get onto the route first before activating the route?

Can you have the ambient Temperature on the main screen next to the cadence, speed, etc. And how accurate real time is the Live tracking. Any delay or is spot on? Thanks.

The main reason I upgraded from cateye to garmin 2 years ago was the backlight of the cateye computer is so useless that I couldnt see a damn number even after I turned the green backlight on in the dark. Does this unit suffer from the same issue? This matters a lot to me cos I mainly ride at night.

@Dcrainmaker

7 жыл бұрын

It's incredibly bright on the backlight.

Nice video walk through Ray! Might I recommend you include a link to the site in the description? Drive more traffic to the site, or links to Clever Training etc.

@Dcrainmaker

7 жыл бұрын

Donezo!

FTP Testing. The Garmin 520 does FTP testing, does this? And how does it work with the Quarq DZero?

Very good review. I'm blown away by the phone app. I'm still laughing at how fast you were able to walk through all the functions on the app. It was mentioned that you could upload maps but I'm wondering if the unit can upload an outside map such as OSM (cycle) map, particularly one that displays off road trails that are listed on OSM cycle.(?) If it can work with OSM that would be great but I'm wondering if it would display street names. If it could that would be great. I'm thinking of buying one but I'd like to use OSM.

Can I use the optical HR-Sensor of a Polar M430 with the Wahoo? There is an option to let the HR be visibile to other devices on the M430. Thanks for your reply!

Can i view my different times in heart rate zones? Like how many minutes i trained zone 1,2,3,4,5?

Hi DC Rainmaker, Have you thought about doing a comparison of Wahoo Element Bolt Vs New Garmin Edge 530 ? They are comparable in price and make it tough to decide.

@jdr4307

5 жыл бұрын

Even old Wahoo is better than sh*t. Garmin can't last any longer than an old Wahoo elemnt. Rather by wahoo elmnt roam. Colour navigation, 18 hour battery life

Wahoo really seems to listen to what the customers want and makes it happen lightyears faster as their competitor, when garmin doesn't step up their game they get run over by the wahoo train.

@GuyRWood

7 жыл бұрын

I agree, I seriously think Wahoo could mark the end for Garmin's cycling computers. You read about their crap reliability and poor support all over the internet.

@robertj606

7 жыл бұрын

Marcel P I agree, bought edge 820 after dc rainmaker review and it was a nightmare, touch screen was rubbish during ride, impossible to make any changes and elevation didn't automatically calibrate so some of my rides were under the sea level, but most importantly original garmins rubber case made unit to switch off mid ride. total rubbish, switched to bolt and happy since

@renovatiovr

6 жыл бұрын

Marcel P Except both are needless trash. Put a SIMless phone on your bike instead and all problems are solved. Full colorful worldwide navigation with voice guidance. And if you are too lazy to keep track on the data that is important to you, you can always use additional apps to do everything that these pieces of junk do so inaccurately and require a mobile phone anyways.

@ajacobs100

6 жыл бұрын

i hope they run in Garmin into the ground for good.

@williamdeely7836

5 жыл бұрын

what about using power meters, hrms etc

At the end for map routing, is it mapped specifically for bike? Or will this sometimes, hoping not... direct you to a highway? Seems like an awesome feature and useful for unknown territory...can someone let me know? Thanks!

Hi, how is the Wahoo Bolt holding up 3 years after this video? Are there cosmetic defects such as buttons that fall off etc?

love the review. you show your fenix 5 OHR as a sensor on the BOLT, can this also be done with fenix 3? I can't figure out how to transmit the OHR from the watch to the BOLT. Thanks

@michaelsmith222

5 жыл бұрын

Go into the sensors setting on your Fenix. Select HR and turn on the broadcast settings. Well, that's what I do on my Vivoactive HR YMMV.

Can the out front mount be mounted coming inside towards the rider? I ride trails as part of my XC routes and don't really want it sticking out the front?

So if there is a sportive and the organizers link to the route on Ride with GPS, can I get that onto my device for route guidance?

Thank you for a nice video

Nice video....how do I change the click to 12 hour or 24 hour?

Can you sync multiple Wahoo Bolts (on different bikes) to one mobile app account?

DC. My new bolt isn’t showing how far up or down I am in a live segment I have starred. Ideas on how to fix?

Hey DC, have a garmin edge 1000 and because of failing eyesight I am down to only 2 fields of data on the screen, in your opinion is the bolt easier to read than the 1000 ie are the numbers larger then the 1000 when only 2-3 metrics are shown on the bolt? Hope my question makes sense. Cheers

Hi DC Rainmaker,I have a question regarding these two devices, the Elemnt and the Elemnt Bolt. I'm torn as to which one to get. The bundle for the Bolt is $80 cheaper than the original Elemnt, however, I keep hearing about the aerodynamic design of the Bolt so it's more geared to racing and competitive riding. In my case i'm the total opposite. I ride mainly for the fitness aspect and riding along with friends on paved trails. I do like the way the Bolt looks though, as far as being smaller and more sleek looking than the existing Elemnt but should I pay $80 more for the bigger clunky screen since I won't be doing any competitive riding or racing? I guess what i'm asking is if I go with the Bolt, will it meet my needs for what I'll be utilizing it for since it has the aero design build? Thanks!

Any help from the experts here would be great - trying to choose between the Bolt and the larger Elemnt. I understand there is a consensus that the buttons on the Bolt are better and that fewer LEDs don't make difference. I'm trying to assess whether I will miss the size when following maps. I can get the Bolt bundle with the sensors for basically the same price as the larger unit alone, so there's that.

Glad I went went with the Wahoo elemnt bolt! It’s a lot of computer for a descent price !

@GrayFox-xd9ww

4 жыл бұрын

Same here I was thinking about roam but half those features I would never use. I only invested in wahoo after strava crashed 120 miles in my ride smh all that work man it would’ve been 130 miles total

@rustylozanolpc4227

4 жыл бұрын

Oh that would suck big time! Those are a ton of teeth mashin, grit, miles !!

For live segments you need to be a premium Strava?

Can you still have live Strava segment alert if you uploaded a route from RideWithGPS to your element bolt (if you have played for Strava) ??

😂 Cycling in Antarctica... good luck with that! Easiest Strava KOM's ever!

Does this actually ship immediately? The website through the link still says ships late march.

Can you tell if the LEDs are used while navigating? The "big" Elemnt used the LEDs to indicate the direction you have to go and how far away you are from the next Cue.

@colinmilne162

7 жыл бұрын

The LEDs show your HR zone until you approach a turn when they switch to showing the upcoming turn direction. This situation remains until you go off course in which case the LEDs flash red.

Is it compatible with the _Assioma_ power meter?

the only thing i like better about this than my garmin 1000 is the segment and PR, i like my garmin color screen and it's size

Wahoo Elemnt BOLT can work with H10 polar heart rate sensor?

Great review, I'm between this and the Lezyne Super GPS. Having read both your reviews on them, both seem be great computers, however, is there one that you find better than the other?

I hate to ask a dumb question, but is this unit autonomous? or does it have to have a phone to operate? great video nicely done

could you use it just as a map even if a route wasnt created and maybe record the route to recreate it later?

Does the Element display and store the Garmin Vector pedal metrics? e.g., left and right power balance, efficiency,....etc. Thanks!

@Dcrainmaker

7 жыл бұрын

Yes for left/right and efficiency...but no for Garmin Cycling Dynamics data.

Do you think it works with apple iwatch as a heartrate meter? Thx

Does this take you non main roads or does it go on bike friendly routes/

can I jam this thing into my Enve out front/stem mount? I hate the look of having the big ring clamp off to the side of the stem. If so, I'm sold.

@audioMeth

7 жыл бұрын

if you have the v2 you can rotate the insert by removing the center allen screw (2mm i believe). this should work based on what i have read but i have not yet tested it with a wahoo elemnt on my enve v2 stem mount.

DC I have changed from howto Android how on earth do I get my bolt to sink over my data. I'm having to wait until I get home from work where the bolt sinks automatically via wifi very frustrating

How accurate is the gradient % reference on the Wahoo Element Bolt? I feel it is not accurate at all.. is there a reason this?

Any idea about the battery and it's capacity? Does it really hold 15 hours or more?

@Dcrainmaker

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I did just shy of an 8hr ride, and had 49% remaining. I started at about 95%.

@gilese2345

7 жыл бұрын

Is that with or without the backlight on?

@mindciller

7 жыл бұрын

Shane Miller you tube just did a battery comparo on 5 units. The wahoo did about one more hour than advertised

@krystiangurba715

6 жыл бұрын

Giles Endicott with backlight

@pureeschaap

6 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed!

Good day! At 8:55, overcoming a segment is shown. If you need to turn what the computer does? Leads the route at this time? thank

@vadimko5100

5 жыл бұрын

and how in the garmin 530

Can you exclude the MPH speed on the wahoo screen?

I have big problems pairing my Assioma DUO in the Wahoo Bolt. I can only pair a pedal, if I only paddle with my left leg nothing will be displayed on the Wahoo Bolt. (No watts values) Can someone help me here? The Suunto Spartan Ultra has the same problem - only one pedal is detected. Well, maybe one of you has a tip for me. Or can that be the Garmin 520 without problems then I buy it

Thanks for all the information. There's one thing I'm still wondering about: does the Bolt do audible turn-by-turn directions with a voice telling you which way to turn? On some group rides I've seen/heard other riders with bike computers that do this. It's not an absolute requirement for me, but it would be a really nice feature to have.

Hey DC ! Just a quick question, when you are using the Bolt without any route selected it does not display which street is ahead of you (like with the edge 1000?) That's a big feature for me and can't find the info anywhere even if it looks like it's not possible.

@Dcrainmaker

6 жыл бұрын

It'll show/list which streets to turn on (i.e. 'Turn Left on Maple Street'), but it won't show the names of the streets on the map itself. That's basically only Garmin.

@6Shine6down6

6 жыл бұрын

DC Rainmaker Thanks a lot for your quick answer ☺️ ! And nice video as always !

@pureeschaap

6 жыл бұрын

Not correct. If you use Komoot, it will display the street names.

Can you set the backlight to stay on all the time if you want for night riding ?

@UltimateTuner10

6 жыл бұрын

Yes you can

just ordered me one of theses guys since I don't use nav colored screens are a draw back for me Garmin's edge 520 could be hard to see in shady areas or when my shadow casted on to the screen. plus I was plaged by stages pm drop on it so I decided to sell it on eBay

does this need strava to be running on your phone? or can you upload your stats to strava at the end (i dont want strava to be running on my phone at the same time)

@Dcrainmaker

5 жыл бұрын

It’ll do it post-ride. No need for it to run during rideZ

I recently bought an elemnt bolt and I am having connection issues with my vector 3. The bolt doesn’t connecting with both pedals, only with left most of the times. Any suggestions?

@chinitopower

4 жыл бұрын

maybe use the garmin vector updater and pair them together again.

I dont think the strava gpx's provide turn by turn. The ridewithgps does however.

Will this unit pair with my Fenix 3HR heart rate sensor without having to wear a chest HRM?

Perhaps a dumb question, but when I start using the Bolt, will I no longer have any need for the Strava and Ride With GPS apps on my phone?

@JCL-nu4ge

7 жыл бұрын

harrylook you should still keep your strava account. what this device does is pretty much log everything for you within the computer and their application. i believe if you set up strava and link it with device, it will automatically show all your results from the ride you do.

Would you recommend this for long all day cycling? I love my Edge 1000 and it does all that I need it but I join some 100 mile events with 7,000 to 10,000 feet of climbing. It takes me forever to finish those. The last one of those rides I did last year had an elapsed time of 9 hours and the Edge 1000 died at around 8 hours. Luckily, I had the Fenix 3 going as well. I do have 2 Edge 1000 that I can switch during the event, but I'd rather only just carry one if at all possible. And yes, I was too lazy to pull over and switch the Edge units, especially since I only noticed that it already died during a descent and I figured I was already close enough to the finish and didn't really care to see the stats at that point in the ride anyways.

@stijndeveylder5749

7 жыл бұрын

The battery can last 15 hours, so I would answer yes on your question!

@pureeschaap

6 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

how do i have the directions at the bottom of the same page as my 9 data sections please?

Hi, with regard to live segments. I have a Garmin 520, and during the stared live segment you are piped against your best strava connection. I can't find a way in the 520 to pip you against your own PB. Does the Element Bolt allow this function?

@colinmilne162

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Element Bolt pits you against your own PB.

@Demon09-_-

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew McClintock I had a 520 for quite some time and to change your starava segments to go on your PR instead of the kom I believe you have to go to your Strava live segments settings and change it a segment at a time. if I remember correctly it's been awhile since I had Strava premium

How do keep track of odo for two bikes on wahoo?

Does it support the Di2 data coming from the D-Fly sensor?

@patrickkatzmair

7 жыл бұрын

Same here, would be very interesting to know!

@MidgenTwentyOne

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Element (both models) support DI2 data screens that show you what gear you are in - it shows battery life in the Sensors menu - It doesn't summarize your shifting data at the end of the ride like Garmin does though

@jsprhrmsn

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, but how do you mean sumarize? Via Garmin Connect? I'm still waiting to have the gear information displayed via Garmin Vird edit in my videos.

@patrickkatzmair

7 жыл бұрын

Can you swap pages on the bolt like on the garmin edge by using the upper buttons from the dura ace hoods?

@MidgenTwentyOne

7 жыл бұрын

yes! You can do this on both Elemnt computers.

i get it. you have a very light bike. 😊

If you use the bolt without speed sensor Will the speed be accurate??

(I know I’m late) does the bolt come with a computer holder in the box?

@nickpink25

4 жыл бұрын

Yep comes with two out front & basic one

@r-series8705

4 жыл бұрын

nickpink25 ok thanks!

Thanks for the vid, but did kind of feel like it was playing at 2x speed :p

@ooldmka

4 жыл бұрын

just run it @0.8x velocity

Hi, one question. When it comes to calibrate the power sensor where do you detail the length of the cranck? As it is very important for a perfect watts data. Thanks!

while riding a route, I never look at the map page, instead, on my Edge 820, a banner would pop up on the metrics page I stay on while riding alerting me of an upcoming turn. Does it also do this on the Elemnt Bolt? Every video or article I've seen shows people looking at the map page as if they don't care about speed, cadence, HR, power, etc. Another question, are people riding with the backlight on the entire ride? I found it isn't necessary on the Edge.

@GlenFerguson

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, it alerts to upcoming turns with a banner showing street name, direction of turn and distance to turn. The lights on the top do a chase effect to also show the direction of the turn. Immediately after the turn, you're briefly shown another banner with the distance and name of the next turn. Really nice for cue sheet rides. I have the Elemnt and added a field to my main page for "distance to next cue". Also, downloading a route from Ride With GPS doesn't require a premium account, the free one works just fine. And no, I only have the backlight on during nighttime rides.

DC, I asked Wahoo about "ascent / descent resolution" of this device. Never got answer. Maybe you can help me? I'm more MTB rider, and like to have correct information how many meters I'm actually climbed. Here is my question to Wahoo: "Usually, other manufacturer of similar devices, in they technical specification give information about "Ascent / descent resolution". I can say that Sigma Sport bike computer have resolution of 1 m (~3 ft), and Polar RS800CX have 5 m (~15 ft). I presume that Garmin devices also have 5 m. When I'm on some mountain trail course with constant and small altitude change, because of higher resolution, Polar is showing at the end of ride 5-15% less elevation gain than Sigma Sport, which is able to collect small altitude changes, because of 1 m resolution (the same is with Garmin Fenix 3!). Both have barometric sensor. I can't find information about this resolution for Elemnt Bolt. I presume that is 5 m, but I'm not sure. Can you help me? "

Which is the LAP button? How do you set a new Lap? I 've not found any info about this haha

@UltimateTuner10

6 жыл бұрын

Go to the climbing page and its there

@AdriFerrariF1

6 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, I bought it two months ago, just a few days after writing the comment haha

is strava premium necesary for all the functions?

@thewanderingalbatross1061

7 жыл бұрын

No.

Is there a lap function?

Can i set up all time distances or not?

Does anyone know if they have a aero mount? I have a single piece bar stem for my bike and the bars are completely aero. Therefore I cannot use the standard mount. If anyone know that would be terrific.

@pureeschaap

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can buy an aero mount. Just look it up on Google. So, it's not the original one in the box, but a separate one.

The aerodynamic marketing hype is bloody hilarious. They'll sell because it's smaller and better looking ;)

@Demon09-_-

7 жыл бұрын

snarkyboojum lol I bought it over the bugger element because it was cheaper and not a fan of a huge screen. not really in the believeing side that once someone was on the bike there is any aero benifit since they test the aero gains when no one is in the saddle

How quick is GPS lock time?

Anyone have problems pairing the bolt? My new OnePlus 6 cannot pair as the QR code does nothing. My old phone pairs fine

Anyone knows is Bolt supports Glonass satellites for improved accuracy, like Garmin does ?!?

is it easy to read in bright sun?