Along with Lezyne, Wahoo has made a significant push into the cycling GPS computer landscape dominated by Garmin. Now, the American company has two limited edition models of its Elemnt Bolt computer, with red or yellow highlights, available until all 5,000 sell out.
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Wahoo Elemnt Bolt Limited Edition highlights
- £199 / $249
- 5,000 units total available beginning 12 June
- Same functionality as regular Elemnt Bolt (smartphone configuration, LED indicators, map and data zoom in and out)
Elemnt Bolt vs Garmin Edge 520
The Elemnt Bolt is similar in form and function to Garmin's Edge 520. Both have customizable data fields for all the standard metrics of time, distance, elevation, speed, power, heart rate, etc. Both will pair with your ANT+ peripherals and your smartphone.
Both provide incoming text/call notification, Strava Live Segments and navigation too.
Neither has a touchscreen, which isn't a bad thing.
Using color and a deep history in GPS, Garmin's navigation is richer. But unlike the 520, the Bolt comes with maps for most of the world, and many find the simplified maps easy to follow. The Bolt has better life when using navigation than the 520.
When the Bolt was released, it was substantially cheaper than the 520. Recently, though, Garmin dropped the 520 price to £239 / $199 / AU$399 from £279 / $299 / AU$449, putting it basically in line with the Bolt.
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