{"id":69233,"date":"2024-09-13T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/496a6767-d09b-4f8a-88ee-4f4c5b2cb84c"},"modified":"2024-09-13T13:25:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T11:25:30","slug":"wahoo-elemnt-bolt-vs-roam-wahoo-cycling-computers-compared","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/wahoo-elemnt-bolt-vs-roam-wahoo-cycling-computers-compared\/","title":{"rendered":"Wahoo Elemnt Bolt vs Roam | Wahoo cycling computers compared"},"content":{"rendered":"

All the features of the Wahoo Elemnt bike computers head-to-head <\/p>

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Published: Friday, 13 September 2024 at 11:00 AM<\/p>

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The Wahoo Elemnt Roam and Elemnt Bolt cycling computers offer much of the same functionality in different-sized packages. While the Wahoo Elemnt Roam can be classified as mid-sized, the Wahoo Elemnt Bolt is more compact.\u00a0<\/p>

Both are used extensively by pro cyclists, with sponsored teams<\/a> including EF Education, Lidl-Trek, UAE Team Emirates, Cofidis and DSM-Firmenich PostNL.<\/p>

Although, on the surface, the functionality offered by the Elemnt Roam and Elemnt Bolt is similar, look deeper and there are subtle differences.\u00a0<\/p>

Here, we\u2019ll highlight those differences; you can read more detailed impressions of both Wahoo cycling computers in our in-depth reviews of the Wahoo Elemnt Bolt<\/a> and Wahoo Elemnt Roam<\/a>.<\/p>

Wahoo Elemnt Bolt vs Roam: history<\/h2>
The Elemnt Roam’s 2022 update added more colour and dual-band GPS for a more accurate position. – Felix Smith \/ Our Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>

Both the Wahoo Elemnt Bolt and Wahoo Elemnt Roam have had major updates since their initial launches, in 2017 and 2019 respectively.<\/p>

V2 of the Wahoo Elemnt Bolt was introduced in 2021<\/a>, replacing the monochrome screen with a 64-colour one, adding full mapping instead of breadcrumbs and swapping to USB-C charging. There was a slight case-size increase and extra storage was added.<\/p>

The Wahoo Elemnt Roam V2 was introduced in 2022<\/a>, with updates including extra memory, a 64-colour display and dual-band GPS, although the unit remained the same size.<\/p>

Wahoo Elemnt Bolt vs Roam: key specs compared<\/h2>
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The Elemnt Bolt provides much the same functionality as the Elemnt Roam in a smaller package. – Our Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>

A lot is the same between the Bolt and Roam, but below are the key differences between the two Wahoo Elemnt bike computers.<\/p>

We\u2019ll assume you\u2019re not too fussed about the Roam being able to lock into SBAS and NavIC, as well as GPS, Glonass, Beidou Galileo and QZSS. You\u2019re not going to get lost for lack of a satellite constellation unless you ride into a cave or a deep lake.<\/p>

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Elemnt Bolt<\/th>Elemnt Roam<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Size<\/td>77x47x21mm<\/td>90.5×59.5×20.5mm<\/td> <\/tr>
Weight<\/td>68g<\/td>93.5g<\/td> <\/tr>
Screen size<\/td>2.2″<\/td>2.7″<\/td> <\/tr>
Display pixels<\/td>240×320<\/td>240×400<\/td> <\/tr>
LEDs<\/td>1 array<\/td>2 arrays<\/td> <\/tr>
Memory <\/td>16GB<\/td>32GB<\/td> <\/tr>
Battery life<\/td>15 hours<\/td>Up to 17 hours<\/td> <\/tr>
GPS <\/td>Single-band<\/td>Dual-band<\/td> <\/tr>
Barometric altimeter<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td> <\/tr>
Accelometer, gyroscope, compass<\/td>N<\/td>Y<\/td> <\/tr>
Price UK<\/td>\u00a3249.99<\/td>\u00a3349.99<\/td> <\/tr>
Price US<\/td>$279.99<\/td>$399.99 <\/td> <\/tr>
Price Euro<\/td>\u20ac279.99<\/td>\u20ac399.99<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>