While both the bolt and the earlier elemnt did contain maps they weren t fully routable maps.
Elemnt bolt review dc rainmaker.
Elemnt bolt is a robust computer at a good price at a similar size and weight to the garmin edge 520 and 820 computers the elemnt bolt pulls ahead in price battery life smartphone.
But as i ll talk about in a moment the bolt also incorporates the last year s worth of changes that wahoo has made on the existing elemnt.
A 10 bike computer.
For example on which companies provide free maps and which don t or which services are or aren t supported.
Wahoo bolt elemnt depending on route source tier 1.
If you re not too deep into the garmin ecosystem then you should buy the wahoo.
Ok got all that.
But as i ll talk about in a moment the bolt also incorporates the last year s worth of changes that wahoo has made on the existing elemnt.
I picked up the lezyne super year 10 gps for 125 this past spring in large part due to dc rainmaker s positive review.
The new elemnt bolt packs in all the same software goodness as its larger brother but just does so in a much smaller package nearly identical in size to garmin s edge 520 and edge 820 units.
If you have a functional edge 520 or 820 there s not much point in buying a elemnt bolt.
Edge 130 tier 0.
My first cycling gps unit but it works as advertised with lots of functionality at a fraction of the cost for a garmin and for just a few dollars more than the new wahoo unit.
Now you can check out the dc rainmaker review.
The bolt is great value has very good battery life works well.
The new elemnt bolt packs in all the same software goodness as its larger brother but just does so in a much smaller package nearly identical in size to garmin s edge 520 and edge 820 units.
Anyone looking to upgrade from an older unit and is deciding between garmin and wahoo is faced with an interesting decision.
Overall the wahoo elemnt bolt is great little bike computer that is a viable alternative to a garmin that we can highly recommend.