Calling Wahoo Elemnt owners - re the Bolt
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Been using a Garmin 520 since it's launch but the last update to 11.0 has caused a few issues.
Following the launch of the Wahoo Elemnt Bolt yesterday i am now toying with the idea of switching from the 520 as i would like a less troublesome device. I understand that a new Garmin (530??) will be launched in the coming weeks but i full anticipate it will come with a host of bugs and issues....hence why i'm considering the Bolt.
I appreciate there are very limited reviews of the Bolt (seeing as it was only launched yesterday) but given that it is essentially a slimdown version of the Elemnt, i wondered what experiences of that device are like?
I am not over fussed with the mapping ability (i can't recall ever using it on my 520) but one thing i would want is live tracking. I have seen DCR criticise this feature on the Elemnt. Is it as poor as he suggests?
I have purchased two wahoo trainers in the last few months and both went back due to faults, so i am a bit wary of the build quality and reliability. How have people found this to be with the Elemnt?
Would appreciate any advice.
Ta
Following the launch of the Wahoo Elemnt Bolt yesterday i am now toying with the idea of switching from the 520 as i would like a less troublesome device. I understand that a new Garmin (530??) will be launched in the coming weeks but i full anticipate it will come with a host of bugs and issues....hence why i'm considering the Bolt.
I appreciate there are very limited reviews of the Bolt (seeing as it was only launched yesterday) but given that it is essentially a slimdown version of the Elemnt, i wondered what experiences of that device are like?
I am not over fussed with the mapping ability (i can't recall ever using it on my 520) but one thing i would want is live tracking. I have seen DCR criticise this feature on the Elemnt. Is it as poor as he suggests?
I have purchased two wahoo trainers in the last few months and both went back due to faults, so i am a bit wary of the build quality and reliability. How have people found this to be with the Elemnt?
Would appreciate any advice.
Ta
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https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/03/wah ... eview.html
Thanks, DCR is always my first port of call for reviews and i read this last night. Although i must admit, recently i have not shared the same experience on some of the products which he has reviewed - i do wonder if the sample product the likes of DCR and Shane Miller get to review is not the standard off the shelf one ...
Knocks the spots off the Garmin, I've had both the Edge 800 & 1000,so very much better. UI is well thought out, app is nice and easy to use.
I assume this is overlayed on a map?
The livetrack is the most important thing for me really as the vast majority of my training is solo on country lanes.
Cool, thanks
The more i read the more tempted i get. The 520 has been a good training aid but, as has become the norm with most of the Edge range, when Garmin release an update it breaks something else. It does seem that the Elemnt is a really popular device and similar update issues are not common.
I have an Edge 510 and the last time i had to be rescued roadside, I got my Google Nexus phone out, no signal, walked for 5 mins then sent my wife the co-ordinates of my location using Google Android's Hangout with the push of a single button. My wife uses an iphone and to my rescue she came................
The best bit is being able to set up the unit from my iPhone and not having to fiddle around with the buttons on the unit - so, so much easier and makes changing the function of the unit very simple.
I'd throughly recommend one.
Disappointed the new device was not called the BLT, what with their history of dropping vowels.
My Canyon has the integrated aero bars/stem and I've got a mount from Canyon that fixes to underneath the bars and mounts the Edge out front. Would like to keep this setup but perhaps swap to a Bolt from my 510.
The alternative is to use the mount that comes with the Bolt but not sure whether it will clap to the oval bars.
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The only disappointment i can see from the specs on the Bolt is the lack of compatibility with trainers apart from the kickrs. I understand why they have kept it all in house, but still, ability to control 3rd party turbo trainers from the device would be useful.
Has anyone found any UK stores selling the Bolt yet?
That's the one thing I hope... that this makes Garmin up its game. Their firmware and support is shocking bu there's been nowhere else to go until recently.
Getting routes from RidewithGPS can be fiddly but it's all done wirelessly and the turn by turn is fantastic
Good a reason as any!
ok so it seems to b e lacking the side LEDs and the screen is smaller ..... what about the battery, same one, or is this smaller as well .... I wonder what the battery life is on the bolt
wahoo are censored at selling stuff, its a real hastle with any of there products trying to find decent specs ..... that said I now own a Kickr snap, TickrX a cadence sensor and an elemnt ..... quite like them really !
DC Rainmaker is one of the few who is ethical and upfront about it - when he gets free kit to test (and it seems he usually sends it back too) most are not like that. Happens with other brands too and is just part of modern marketing but it puts me off buying.
When the bolt comes out i will be getting that as its smaller than the elemnt.
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