THIS Is The Best Wahoo Bike GPS Right Now

In this video I compare the new Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT V2 with the Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM. Find out which Wahoo bike GPS best suits your needs and which one I would recommend.
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[@Sportivecyclist]

Here are the links to buy either device... ELEMNT BOLT V2: wahoofitness.com/devices/bike-computers/gps-elemnt-bolt?rfsn=5245655.096dc36 ELEMNT ROAM: wahoofitness.com/devices/bike-computers/gps-elemnt-roam?rfsn=5245655.096dc36

[@PrasilDas]

I got to see the Garmin Explore 2. Whats you take on that? It seems to have great maps. But not sure what else is missing compared to Bolt v2.

[@iRisqwyd]

That's the link for the roam v2 not the roam v1

[@SirFartsAlot1]

I came from my very first ever bike computer, the bryton rider 15, to the bolt v2 and holy cow is it an amazing update! Great piece of kit.

[@adwinreijman7680]

The most sensible and informative video I’ve seen on the subject. Thank you

[@pgreenx]

Have never seen your channel before but like this video with the first minute. Excellent review and thanks!

[@BlueTigerCubUK]

I really loved the review - thank you! Very humorous but also incredibly helpful when making my decision

[@Sportivecyclist]

Glad you found it useful.

[@stanislavkindiakov6334]

Great review, so detailed and so hilarious, I enjoy it a lot! Thank you.

[@jayjayskampjes9354]

Amazing review. You show the real differences. Did not see so great comparison in any other video. Thanks mate! Will go for the Bolt V2 for the colors on the data fields - super helpful.

[@Sportivecyclist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tzaidi2349]

Already decided in the Element Bolt but cant stop rewatching!

[@PeerensClement]

Good in depth review, thanks! Perhaps you could do an update comparing the Bolt V2 vs the new Roam V2?

[@Technician070]

Good comparison, thanks man. And, nice shirt! 👀

[@inosocope8596]

After I attached to your unique style of video making I found that really, really funny :-D Thank you so much for that video, because it also really helped me make a decision on the Roam/Boltv2 question. It was therefore so hard, because at this moment at least at my country (Germany) Amazon sells the Roam vor 280 euro, but the Bolt vor 265. Now, after your video and a little bit of thinking, also reading some more on the internet, I just ordered my first bike pc: The Bolt v2

[@RamonBalthazar]

Thank you so much for this video!!

[@enriqueDFTL]

Great review. Helped me decide which one to buy.

[@TexasNightRider]

I am still using the original Elemnt and don't plan on replacing it until the next version of the Roam which I hope occurs in late 2022. If my Elemnt malfunctions then I will reluctantly have to purchase the current Roam. Enjoyed this review and found the presentation entertaining.

[@TheRst2001]

Trying to move away from 2 smartphone 3 power pack set up 😃, I just bought v2 bolt on your recommendation , now I'm on this vid day after to double check If the roam is better 🤪 i think I made a good decision , USB c , big buttons, good all day battery life and komoot friendly, now to get bike packing again 👍thanks good vids

[@MountainClear]

Great review. Made me smile. Thanks.

[@elPedro666]

Brilliant, thank you!

[@kj6834]

Immediately smashed the like and subscribe buttons after finishing the video. Hope that would please your missus. Honestly, really like your reviews and the way you deliver. Thank you.

[@Sportivecyclist]

Thanks KJ. It seems my 'humour' is irritating to some people, so nice to hear that I chime with some folk!

[@marklenarc]

You've convinced me - I ordered a Bolt V2 last night. Guess I'll use my Edge 130 Plus solely for mountain biking.

[@stevem3797]

very helpful, thank you

[@zenomolteni1253]

Good review. I have both the original bolt and the roam. I'm considering the bolt V2 for a couple of reasons: 1) the buttons. Yes, I'm one of those who hated the recessed buttons on the roam, i find them small and hard to press and on some of the aftermarket mounts made of composite (which can be quite flexy) it makes the whole thing bend like a noodle when you try to hit the page button and such (especially with gloves). 2) the USB-C charging port. I'm also one of those that back to back monster rides and sleeps on the side of the road sometimes, and the ability to charge faster is a welcomed upgrade. Plus micro USB feels much more fragile and when you often charge on the bike with all the vibration, the robustness of USB-C is appreciated. To reach their own, right!

[@Sportivecyclist]

I am in awe of your back to back monster rides. Also I fundamentally agree with your choice. The V2 is my current favourite Wahoo bike GPS.

[@rodcosta2345]

I enjoy your style sir! Cheers

[@Sportivecyclist]

Thank you kindly

[@ferdinandveenstra3154]

Very nice review @Sportive Cyclist, one of the few that really help you making decision. I know it is primary made for cycling, still I plan to use such on motorbike also (accepting limitations for this), can you judge if the larger Roam would be the better choice for that?

[@lonniemaddox7100]

While I prefer the Bolt 2, the most critical factor for my eyes is size - the Roam meets me needs there! Well done review, Monty!

[@dvarnav]

Size is the key (perfect display in small cage is the win way )

[@daniels.2720]

Thank you Monty.

[@debreczi2]

Good and informative. I just wished you went to the loo before filming. :)

[@algmusicuk]

really useful!

[@ddahstan6876]

Love your detailed and Punchy review! :-) You're really helping me picking out my first positive and reliable cycling GPS device, praying my experience will be the same.... Nonetheless, Wahoo certainly gets my *Bam. Root. Root.* with its USB- C charging. This frankly squashes some of the ubiquitous Garmin devices that came out recently. What year are we in now?

[@Sportivecyclist]

Great to hear!

[@alexforero2674]

Excelente video gracias

[@alexforero2674]

Excelente video 👏

[@davidparker8475]

Any headway with the elevation feature of the v2 version? "While every man prefers their version of chunky" You are kill'n me. Good review. Just picked up the Bolt v2.

[@linus.vanpelt9216]

The leds for power heart rate ecc, are more bright in the roam or in the bolt?

[@xmonastyrx]

Thx

[@RedWingsninetyone]

I love my bolt V1. The simplicity caused me to recommend it for my father-in-law who isn't very tech savvy. He got the V2 and likes it so far. The bright sunlight visibility is second to none.

[@JitinMisra]

it seems like the even though the font is smaller, it is still readable while riding ? I plan to place it in front of my handlebar

[@RedWingsninetyone]

@@JitinMisra I had no trouble reading it. He has much worse eyes than I do so he simply zoomed in to the point where only 4 data fields are showing and can read that. Keep in mind, he's the type of guy who has his phone don't set nearly all the way up.

[@Tamas_Torok]

Hi! It looks like the bolt always shows the next turn at least 20m closer than the roam (at once it shows almost 50m closer) . Isn't was an issue during the rides? I read comments that the bolt turn-by-turn notification always late. Did you expirience that?

[@Judge_Judy]

where do i get the wahoo parking sensor from ..amazon or ebay ?

[@LaughingSaint66]

u are def a Dr Who fanboy!!! 🤣

[@kevinchalifoux1772]

Thank you very much for the review. Thanks to you I now know to choose the Bolt over the Roam in the world of Wahoo. As a first time buyer of a cycling computer I’m still struggling with the whole Wahoo versus Garmin choice. Do I go with the Bolt or do I go with the 530/830? I really need help getting off this Wahoo/Garmin fence.

[@Sportivecyclist]

If you’re a first time bike computer buyer and you’re not already wedded to the Garmin ecosystem (and you have a smartphone!) I’d recommend the Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT. I like both devices but I ❤️ the BOLT. There is a blog post comparison on my website which I’ll soon release as a video if you want to check it out.

[@kevinchalifoux1772]

@@Sportivecyclist Decision made. Thank you very much for your help and for your channel. Happy New Year and happy cycling.

[@pbthefirst630]

@@Sportivecyclist which power meter do you recommend to go with the element bolt? I am a first time bike computer and power meter buyer. Do you recommend buying both simultaneously? Thanks in advance!

[@BarryJHoffman]

great video! are you around to ask you a couple of opinion questions please?

[@Sportivecyclist]

Sure, go for it.

[@BarryJHoffman]

@@Sportivecyclist First your humor is awesome. I don't care what people say. Quite witty. So I watched your video AFTER I returned the roam. I have a Garmin 1030 and bought the wahoo knowing it was more current and much better with the way it shows info, but was surprised when I saw some major differences and things it didn't have the same. Wanted to just be sure I was right. One thing I use with my Garmin is the Di2 buttons on the hoods and the Wahoo only scrolls in 1 direction. So now I have the right button scrolling pages right and left button left. cannot do this with Wahoo- reminds me of my old cell phone. that is a bit crazy to me. Also, with the Garmin I could assign the button to long hold and jump directly to a fav data screen (like the page with the elevation so I know hills coming up) with wahoo could not. I guess each company is different. Just a shame you get hooked on some features of 1 co and then get let down when not in the other. Am I missing anything? Thanks for all your time and effort in your vids.

[@JanDeBondt]

Is the bolt more stable after the latest updates?

[@Sveniboydeluxe]

Yihaaaw!

[@tranquill80]

Thanks for your review! Do you know how you get the strip of green color at the left of your display on the bolt and what it means?

[@Sportivecyclist]

Yes this is what shows up if you have it connected to a bike radar like the Garmin Varia.

[@danmitchell3758]

Just bought Roam. I do tours. I am about navigation I need a tutorial on building a route with Ride W/ GPS or Kamoot And then how to get that rourte on to my Roam

[@rogerpartington9413]

The software on my original Bolt has become messy around uploading rides to Strava. I suspect this is a conspiracy by Wahoo to get people to upgrade to the V2. I think i will. The colour display is a plus

[@thedailystoic8617]

You do have affiliate links and you did put a disclaimer in the beginning to say you’re a massive fan so I’m not sure why I was expecting an unbiased review. But it would’ve been good to hear you talk about some of the issues as well if the bolt v2 or go in depth about route navigation etc. because I’ve had some pretty terrible experiences using it, including ending up on a *very* busy junction and a dangerous situation thanks to a really crappy route navigation of the v2. App integration with the device is *not* flawless, please don’t be fooled!

[@nuttysquirrel8816]

_"I've been a big Wahoo Bike computer fan since the beginning of time, or maybe 2017..."_ 🤣😂😅

[@gunny6517]

Fantastic Review; HOWEVER, I’ll be sticking with my Garmin Edge 530 (since I’m knee deep in their eco system)…. 🇺🇸

[@KOL630]

What do you think of the screen? See my comment above. I also find the buttons a bit poo. Could be much better!!

[@gunny6517]

@@KOL630 Extremely happy with the screen.. When I ride, I don’t use any of the Edges buttons as I have the Garmin Edge Remote (Highly Recommend)…. 🇺🇸

[@Aragorn.Strider]

There's now also a Wahoo Roam version2 since 2022, some of the issues for the Roam mentioned here seem to be solved

[@catalan92]

hello ia gave no colors on roam how do you do ??? fir the colors ?????

[@Gledii]

Does anyone knows if its possible to connect any (aka Huawei GT2 Pro) smartwatch with heart monitor to the Bolt? thanks

[@guidojt]

I laughed out loud too many times not to subscribe! Good times.

[@overthetarget9401]

Same.

[@gptcayen4437]

Hi, stomped upon this video, looking for a specific detail about the alert sounds of Wahoo devices. I have an original ELEMNT(2016) that is dying on me. One issue I have is that the alert sound is very low; I compared it with my wife’s BOLTv1 which is way louder while comparing the 2 units. I could hear the sound made by the BOLTv2 and the ROAM in this video, but sometime mic placement can give the a false perception on the loudness. Have you ever compared the 4 units according to the loudness of each devices?

[@phoenixaroui8712]

The new bolt v2 is very loud i saw a reviewer who compared that on youtube

[@miradadedupont]

First of all, sorry that I don't know much about English. I currently have a Wahoo ELEMNT MINI, but it does not have GPS and I always have to go with the phone. I had thought about buying the Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT v2, because I like the way the Wahoo work, but I was hesitating with the Garmin. Garmin is not completely unknown to me, since I have a trekking GPS, the Oregon 700. The only thing that catches my attention about the Garmin is the ClimbPro function, although as you say, the route has to be previously loaded, otherwise It is, we couldn't see the slope of the road. Do you know if the Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT v2 has an option or function that tells us the slope of the road? Thank you.

[@Sportivecyclist]

Your English is fine 😀. The ELEMNT BOLT v2 (like the original BOLT) will show the elevation profile of your route, so you can see all the climbs. It doesn't show the same detail as the Garmin Climbpro feature, where the Garmin has a page for each climb that it identifies on your route and then uses colour to show how steep each section of a climb is. However, if you zoom in on the BOLT's Elevation screen, you can see approximately how steep it is at any point on the climb. I *do* like the ClimbPro feature on the Garmin - it would be great if Wahoo would do something similar - but I can manage without it on the BOLT.

[@miradadedupont]

Thank you very much for answering. I really like your videos.

[@KOL630]

Is the screen on the bolt v2 better than the garmin 530? I got a 530 today coming from a 130 (which is great) and I must say I’m a bit disappointed with the colour screen. It’s a bit fuzzy and poo.

[@Sportivecyclist]

Yes, the screen is better on the ELEMNT BOLT V2 (IMHO). Very crisp and clean. Excellent contrast.

[@stuartfreedman6854]

MORE COFFEE! MORE COFFEE!

[@Sportivecyclist]

On the horse tranquilliser this week Stuart!

[@KennethWuAU]

The USB-C charging port cannot communicate via the USB-PD protocol. You can't charge the thing with a USB-C to USB-C cable directly from a USB-PD compliant USB-C power bank or charger. You either have to add an adaptor to one end or use a USB-C to USB-A cable. So why add USB-C if you can't even charge natively via USB-C PD? Stupid.

[@smokie33]

You may still need to have the Roam if you don't wear cycling prescripton glasses or contact lenses, and need the bigger screen.

[@kamael1125]

I guess pricing has changed now since bolt 2 is more expensive than roam...everywhere. Bummer

[@fayleya3865]

I’m having trouble find if a field of data I’m interested in is available in any bike computer/gps. Hope you can help. I want “Distance to end” (meaning if I load a GPX route or track onto the device for navigation, how many km to travel along the loaded path until the destination is reached)

[@Sportivecyclist]

On Wahoos, if you’re following a route you can display as data fields both distance to go on the route and distance to the next cue point. Distance remaining and distance to turn data are both also shown on the cue sheet page.

[@fayleya3865]

@@Sportivecyclist that’s so helpful! Many thanks

[@edgaralves6904]

I've already sold my ELEMNT and the person who bought it was very satisfied with the features I showed... Now I've seen a lot of bike tech reviews and it's amazing that everyone comments the same as I do, the wahoo equipment and app are amazing and the only feature that is missing and everyone asks is the equivalent to climbre pro from garmin. I don't think it should go out until they launch the new roam, because does roam have the capacity for this application? It's the only explanation for why this happens. Wahoo make the best and most intuitive application and you can't find something that all brands managed to do for their best equipment? I think Roam must not have ROM memory capacity and as it is the brand's flagship, they cannot put an application on Bolt and not on Roam and I understand that. I loved the Wahoo experience, I only speak well of the brand but I think change brand that I may have a worse experience but they have a feature that will help me improve where I am worse.

[@PrasilDas]

I am still confused about choosing between Bolt V2 vs. Roam as the price for Roam has come down to 219£ and Bolt is around 250 - 264£. Can you help with your thoughts?

[@prasildasp6492]

Didn't get you

[@panchocaas6475]

530 vs elemnt bolt video!!

[@panchocaas6475]

Bolt v2 I mean

[@Sportivecyclist]

It's on the list 😀

[@onel810]

Wahoo Bolt v2 vs Bryton Rider 750?

[@Sportivecyclist]

Maybe...

[@mdayne1142]

Do either of these have a sim card slot?

[@chadwells7562]

No, there’s no cellular radio but it can connect to wifi

[@jordancohen474]

After my second Garmin Edge 520 died unexpectedly I decided to try something different - the Wahoo ELEMNT Bolt instead of the Garmin 530. Boy! I'm glad I did. kzbin.infoUgkxXZCtB-wGdHVTBSz8RswePK5vllHNi06N The display on the Wahoo Bolt is much easier to read. I like the configuration of the display more (up to 7 items visible on page 1 without scrolling and the first item chosen is larger characters than the next 3 rows that have pairs of items (still very readable). I also like the configurable item selections. The Bolt synced with my Garmin ANT+ Speed sensors on both bikes easily so no additional investment was required there. While the rated battery life is a couple hours less than the Garmin 520/530, I easily get a weeks worth of 1+ hour rides before recharging (and it's never really low on charge). At the end of a ride syncing to the Wahoo app, Strava, and Apple Health app is painless.

[@HarishChouhan]

My bolt 1 screen died so after watching this video just bought the bolt 2. Now realized can't use iPad usbc charger with it but an older charger works

[@philipmontgomery6626]

Font!

[@Sportivecyclist]

Sure

[@sarahtoustra7127]

Too bad the Bolt v2 doesn't actually work.

[@Sportivecyclist]

Massive, if true

[@jelle5003]

Garmin edge performance €400 Bryton s500T €350 WAHOO ELEMNT ROAM STEALTH GPS €400 What to do?

[@PlayGameToday]

You re not in Focus

[@numberonealcove]

Just talk to us naturally, my man. Your breathless delivery and studied newsreader-style slowing at the end of sentences makes me anxious you are about to tell me something awful has happened in Ukraine.

[@daniels.2720]

BTW...about Ukraine...

[@Ey_up]

Great review, just not very funny...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😍

[@Sportivecyclist]

You can’t please all the people all the time

[@petermay9727]

A really good and informative review. Sorry but I find the silly humour very irritating which somewhat spoils what really could be a VERY good watch.

[@Sportivecyclist]

You can't please all of the people all the time...

[@smokie33]

I feel the opposite.. :-)

[@dominicward3523]

Nice review. My challenge is eyesight! As I get older my eyesight is deteriorating by about 0.25 each eye test. I only need reading glasses. And don’t like the reduced fields view. So I may consider moving to roam from bolt.

[@Ey_up]

One of my eyes now belongs to the NHS, so I'm just going to wear my multi-factorial spectacles and buy the cheaper unit! 😁