Wahoo ELEMNT Bolt GPS Cycling/Bike Computer,Black

Good cycling computer for entry level. I use it on my daily workouts. The battery life per charge is very good, I charge every 14 - 15 rides depending on the ride length. For organized rides I can load in the route and have turn by turn gps. Easy integration with Strava. If you don’t need the latest-greatest, this will be good for you.

Replaced my old Bolt even though it was still functioning quite well. Battery was dying after 11 years. Good price. Better screen than v1. Buttons are easier to use. Good battery life.

I have been using the version 1 and have been very happy with it but the version 2 is even better! The buttons are much easier to use and give a better feel. The extra color on the screen is very nice and being able to highlight a data field is great. Still a great product for a reasonable price.

I'm very happy with the Bolt V2, which is an upgrade from my Garmin Edge 500. I know that is old tech, but it doesn't change how delighted I am by how well the Bolt just works. It picked up my Garmin sensors, it was easy to sync to Ride with GPS, the buttons are easy to use on the fly and with gloves and the screens, while not as customizable, just work. There was clearly a lot of design thought behind the UI and for my use, they nailed it. I was amazed how it adjusted to a loaded route on the fly without the need to acknowledge the change or mess around with my phone. I am so glad to be able to relegate my phone to my jersey pocket and just ride.

I've had this one for several years and works great. Wahoo is the go to brand for our bike club. It's easy to download maps from Ride with GPS. I can see phone numbers and text messages on the screen while I ride. Solid product.

For the purposes of full disclosure I've always used Garmin and been satisfied with them. There are definitely some flaws and quirks but their products have been well made, last and do what they're supposed to. With that out of the way I recently began using Wahoo's fitness program, WahooX for their workout plans. They've been great so at least Wahoo got that right. I wish I could say the same for their tech. When Amazon prime had a deal on the latest Elemnt Bolt I bought it because of the alleged ease at which you could download their programs to the computer and take their program workouts outside off the trainer. Turns out this is not the case. The Bolt itself is OK. Nothing spectacular about its build. Its rather thick and chunky but also light. It also does not feel as well built as garmin counterparts but so far no glaring defects. Battery life isn't spectacular but is acceptable. The screen is definitely not as good as my older garmin edge 830. Now back to the reason I purchased it in the first place. Wahoo has an app for their workout plans called wahooX. It has a calendar with scheduled workouts and you may add to it as well. A few years ago Wahoo began adding a corresponding outdoor version of all their workouts. This was a great idea and effort. When using a Wahoo unit (either the Bolt or Roam), you pair it with your phone that has the app on it and synch the unit. The scheduled workout is supposed to appear in your "planned workouts" on the head unit. It doesn't work. At least not on my unit. I've tried everything I can in trouble shooting, install and uninstall the app, reset the head unit, etc. Nothing works. So the ONLY reason I purchased it for doesn't work. Perhaps this is a fluke but I don't think so. Either way I'm tired of these companies releasing mediocre products with software problems, and tech problems that make you jump through hoops to get them to work. Edit: updated my review and my rating. After uninstalling and reinstalling the companion app I did a factory reset of the wahoo bolt itself. Removed it from the phone's log. Went through set up from the very beginning including the QR code that shows up on first start up on the Wahoo unit. This time I was given more prompts about my demographics and my preferred units of measurements(ie miles vs km, Fahrenheit vs C) which did not occur the first time I set it up. I also was prompted to perform a software update on the wahoo bolt. After this update the wireless from Wshoo system X synch with the Wahoo head unit and the dudes can be taken outside. I've also gotten to rude with it outside. I'm pretty pleased. Really liked how it used its programs maps to know there was a climb ahead, calculate its grade, and show the distance to the summit. Battery did well as well and for some reason performed better than indoors but thar may be a result of the software update. So overall I'm pleased and septic definitely tell others to give the Wahoo units some thought if in the market for a new one. There are definitely things I prefer with garmin but also areas where I prefer Wahoo. Still only giving it a 4 because of the problems at start up. The inconvenience of having to re-pair all the sensors is only that... an inconvenience. However the fact that I didn't get a software update initially is disturbing. Makes me wonder about the quality of the overall product

Simple to use, long battery life, competitive price.

My last Bolt stopped working all of a sudden, think something happened when tried to charge it, however it was a no brainer I needed to replace it with a like unit. The app makes setting up your Home Screen easy to do. You can now control your music from the unit. Sensors are easy to pair. I also have the rival watch and the Roam. I use this unit for MTB due to slimmer profile and the roam for road. Only downfall is sometimes takes awhile for the rival to connect for pulse rate. Works great with SRAM Eagle AXS gears to show battery as well as which gear in. Can connect to multiple sports-tracking apps as well.

Great device! Works amazingly

Works great. Bouns, it has a lovely oldschool sounds.

Wonderful screen. Like a Kindle - just so visible in all lights. Perfect. Found my sensors instantly - e-bike , cadence, AXS gears and HR. Found them paired them done. As many screens as you want entirely chosen by you. You then zoom in and they get bigger, losing the bottom fields. So you choose the priority of them with most important at the top. V clever. Buttons easy to press and mounts v solid. Has temperature which is nice. Nav is fine and screen, volume and leds all make it much easier than a garmin watch or Apple Watch ultra sized device. Log in and export to Strava was the work of moments. It imports my routes straight away and exports workouts to Strava and then syncs with apple health. Simples. Device easy to navigate but companion app is obviously much easier and the changes are reflected in the device instantly. You can literally set up the info pages in app while watching them change on device. I’ve very chuffed after first few rides. And don’t worry about small screen. Any bigger will just get smashed and the visibility of it is absolutely outstanding.

みやすいし使いやすいです！ おすすめします！

Vorab: Ich habe meinen defekten Sigma Rox 10.0 (Defekt) durch den Wahoo abgelöst. *Montage* Der Bolt kommt mit allem benötigten Zubehör. Positiv überrascht war ich, dass sogar für links- und rechtsseitige Montage eine Haltearm dabei war - das ist top Service! 👍 Montage ist einfach und selbsterklärend. Anbringung an eher dicken MTB-Lenker kein Problem. Das Einrasten in die Halterung ist leicht, der Bolt hält aber bombenfest. (Hier hatte der Rox echt eine Schwäche, hielt zwar bombenfest, das Einrasten war aber ein Kampf, da enorm straff und schwergängig.) *Inbetriebnahme* Die Einrichtung war einfach. Wie heutzutage normal gehört ein wenig Kompetenz im Umgang mit Technik und Apps dazu - wer den Luxus der Digitalisierung genießen will, muss sich halt auch damit beschäftigen. Man kann fast alles auch ohne Kopplung mit Handy und App einstellen, aber empfehlenswert ist für die initiale Konfiguration die Einstellung über die ELEMNT-App. (Ein Vergleich mit dem Rox 10.0 wäre unfair, weil hier mehr als 5 Jahre Digitalisierungsentwicklung liegen.) *Software/Apps* Will man die eigentliche Funktion mit Routing (was nunmal das Kaufmerkmal des Bolt sein sollte, sonst könnte man auch billiger kaufen) nutzen, kommt man um die Kopplung nicht drumherum. Das Zusammenspiel stellt sich (bei mir) wie folgt dar: Bolt <—> ELEMNT-App <—> Drittanbieter-App (Komoot, Strava, Health, …) D. h. der Bolt redet nicht direkt mit zB Komoot. Die Strecken- und Trainingssynchronisation erfolgt automatisch und völlig unkompliziert, wenn alles richtig eingerichtet wurde. Strecke in Komoot erstellen, ELEMNT holt sich die Strecke von Komoot und Bolt holt sich dann die Strecke von ELEMNT. Beim Hochladen einer Aufzeichnung ist der Weg der gleiche in umgekehrter Reihenfolge. (Ein Vergleich mit dem Rox 10.0 wäre auch hier unfair.) *Bolt selbst* Für Kartenmaterial ist wirklich ausreichend Speicherplatz. Die Bedienung über die Tasten ist intuitiv, mit haptisch guten Druckpunkt und auch während der (langsamen) Fahrt möglich. (Hier kann der Sigma Rox um Längen nicht mithalten.) Das Display ist im Hellen gut lesbar, leider fehlt ein Automatikmodus bzw. wenn vorhanden, dann reagiert er zu langsam, für zB Unterführungen (hell-dunkel-Wechsel). Die Displaygröße ist ebenfalls passend und ausreichend groß für eine gute Lesbarkeit. Die Anzeige kann auch vergrößert werden. (Der Rox hatte ein kleineres Display und deswegen weniger gute Lesbarkeit.) Die Akkulaufzeit ist mE auch gut. Beispielsweise 4h Laufzeit, davon 2h aktives Routing und Aufzeichnen, inkl. gekoppelten HF-Sensor und Geschwindigkeitssensor bringen den Bolt am Ende auf ca. 70-60% Akkustand. (Mein Rox ist sehr wahrscheinlich aufgrund Tiefentladung defekt, was heutzutage eigentlich ein No-Go ist.) Kopplung mit weiteren Sensoren erfolgte bei mir problemlos (Sigma ANT+ Geschwindigkeit und Bluetooth-HF). Auch die automatische Verbindung nach dem Wiedereinschaltung erfolgt ohne Probleme. *Fazit* Man könnte sicherlich noch deutlich mehr ausführen. Alles in allem hat sich der Kauf gelohnt, da + Bedienung von Bolt und App sowie Einfachheit top + Funktionsumfang top + Montagemöglichkeiten und Halterung top + Akkuleistung top