Timely review. I just saw this unit at my LBS and wanted to get an understanding of the differences. So happy to get this trusted review from GPLama! Thank you.

The screen not having a frame for mud/water to catch in looks good too!

The new 5-million dollar Melbourne CBD studio is looking awesome Shane.

you always answer questions I have that nobody else does. The mount questions awesome!!!

Solid review Shane for having it only 24 hours. I like the flat screen an convex buttons for not being places for water and dirt to collect. I'm a Bolt user and migrated after too many Garmin upload fails. The bolt has been solid for three years now!

Thanks Lama, thorough and clear as per usual. Nice work on the colour test too

Great review, Shane! I'm not upgrading though, I love my Bolt. Only thing that leaves a little to be desired is checking the map and now quite dated micro usb. I love the monochromatic screen because it's very easy to see under bright sunlight without any backlight.

Ordered mine yesterday. Been waiting for this upgrade to my original bolt since my nephew got the Roam to one up me. Love the smaller size of the bolt compared to the roam.

Great review. Love my 1 year old bolt. Rarely use maps. Colour would be nice, but 8 grams and $400, happy to keep my money ATM.

Great video Shane! The multi color traffic check is brilliant! You sir are a genius 👌

Yet another product overview/review that's actually better than anything the manufacturer could do.

Thanks for testing a few off route scenarios. It is clear it has the same issue as roam does. It hides the thick black original route until you reach the end of the blue return route which results in infuriated rider who doesn’t know where to go after he is back on the route and it takes up to 3-4 seconds for black original route to reappear

Excellent video. Clear and concise! I bought the new Bolt after the screen on my old Bolt went haywire after about 2 years of use. I look forward to turn-by-turn directions. The bread crumbs on the old unit were pretty frustrating.

Thanks, Shane, very helpful video. I have ordered it to update my current bolt.

Amazing, a tech company that actually ships a product when they introduce it. Ordered it yesterday, shipped same day and will be here on Friday!

Nice update but I'd like to see more features from the Bolt and app tbh. Setting a service interval for items would be nice.

Hey Shane! During your live stream yesterday, you asked me to share my feelings on the V2 after my ride big ride today. First the good, it works just like my Bolt V1, albeit with all the new features. The screen is so much better and easier to read and see. Routing was spectacular and also very easy to see and read. Honestly the screen is such a standout upgrade so far for me and I can't stop saying it. Also, although I didn't use the page, the colors for the HR and Power fields depending on your current zone are very cool and I'm loving those for future rides. The battery life seems way better than my OG Bolt. I was out for 4 hours 45 mins (3h30m moving time) and still had 70% battery when we finished the ride. Now for the bad (but not ugly). The only problem I had was getting my Vector 3 pedals set up correctly. The unit kept finding a device called "Vector 3" with what looked like an ANT+ ID when I would try to pair them. Problem is that it indicated the ANT+ ID of this unit was "unknown". So it would connect, but it wouldn't display any power data. I tried a couple times on the ride to fix it to no avail, assuming that I was just missing an update. I was missing an update, but that didn't fix it when I got home. After some more testing when I got home, I made the Bolt forget the "Vector 3" unit and tried to pair to the pedals again, this time instead of selecting "the Vector 3" option that always shows up as primary, I clicked the button for more on the pairing screen. This then showed me a unit called "Power", which shared the ANT+ ID of my pedals, as well as green bars for connectivity which were missing with the Vector 3 option. Voila! All fixed. So while that was a poor experience, I'm guessing that issue has more to do with the pedals than with the Bolt because of how the Garmin pedals connect to each other to connect to the head unit for dual power. Looking forward to many more rides with this beauty.

I was close to purchasing a ROAM earlier this year, but held out to see if a new unit would be announced and my patience paid off! Easy day one purchase for me after a lovely relationship with my OG bolt the past 2-3 years. Looking forward to all the upgrades I'll benefit from now.

I have the older unit and love it. Turn off the backlight if you want your battery to last a lot longer. There is no need for the backlight until you ride at night. I see everything clearly during the day. I prefer the smaller size and less weight on the old unit but the color screen on the new units looks preferable. Thanks for posting this video. I wondered about what changed and your video is excellent.

Love the original bolt, very simple and easy to use and setting it up with a cellphone is great. I don't use maps much so not sure if it's worth upgrading to the v2, but I do love the new colours and that it's a little bigger.

THANK YOU, Sir Shane: "Does the new one work on the old mounts" - SHANE got you covered (it does, not the other way around tho), crucial question I only found answered here.

Nice unit and price 530 and Hammerhead have had the game raised. Phone integration while not essential is getting more impressive, and Wahoo leading the pack here.

Thanks for your latest review! I had the original Bolt, then upgraded to the Roam. When I did this, the color screen was nice, and the larger size screen was a very slight improvement. That said, I never found much use for the side LED lights, and the larger screen was only a minor advantage. After seeing this new Bolt, with the integrated colors for HR and Power Zones, I have been thinking a lot about the idea of switching to the new lighter unit, but my Roam still worked well, so I wasn't in any hurry to change. As fate would have it, after a ride in a remote location, I managed to put my Roam on my car's hood, while mounting my bike to the car rack, and wouldn't you know it?... I forgot it, and my Roam is now probably in a parking lot far away from home! Today I expect to take delivery of the new Bolt! I'm still scratching my head wondering if losing my Roam was a subconsciously intentional act!

The comments at the 10 minute mark are spot on. So funny! Pretty sure no one in Marigold St will ever watch one of your reviews... unless they want to fence some property they've lifted... 😄

Great video! I'm very tempted to upgrade as my Wahoo bolt as the battery is a bit sad after 5 years of good use. Turn by turn maps would definitely help me find my way in Melbourne.

Upgrade ordered. Almost bought a Roam for the color so glad I didn’t. Much prefer the size and shape of the Bolt.

finally! I'm looking for USB-C cycling computer!!! 👏👏👏

Awesome. Thanks Shane. I’m moving to Wahoo so I was really stumped by this today. Roam or Bolt. Think I’m going with Roam as I really want it for nav so the bigger screen probably carries it.

You have the best reviews! Thanks Shane!

Used my Bolt v2 this past weekend. Loved all the the new features. Sadly, my Wahoo HR monitor and cadence sensor kept dropping out. Cadence was not too bad, but the HR was in and out every minute or so for the entire ride. I never had that happen on the original Bolt. I cleaned the sensors and popped a new battery in the HR monitor. Will try again this weekend.

Absolutely incredible to produce such a thorough, well-done review after having the new unit for so little time! 👏👏👏 P.S. Is the Roam likely to be getting a refresh relatively soon too. The Bolt's screen is a bit too small for this old man's eyes. Again, well done!!!!

Got into cycling last year and on Friday decided to fully commit and buy a bike computer. paid $350aud for a new elemnt bolt only to then see they've released a new model two days later. I am so devastated haha

Great review. Very well done!!

GREAT VIDEO! Its been awhile since I have watch your videos. Always a great job. Thanks. T Mo

I received the Wahoo Bolt V2 yesterday. There was immediately a software update that I have made. Since I had a Bolt V1, I know my way around and have set everything as I need it. I have installed all the maps of Germany and neighboring countries. Today I did a 2h test ride, using route planning and a TraingsPeak workout. What I noticed immediately that the maps are not displayed correctly although I had my iPhone with me, was in the display the whole trip "LADE". I did get the road I was riding on displayed, but nothing of the surrounding area. The training data and sensors (power crank & RPM (Stages) & heart rate Tickr) worked fine. Something I'm surprised about the power consumption, because after 2h was already 20% battery power gone. The also shrunk from 100 to 79%. So a maximum driving time of just under 10h would be possible. Tonight there was a new update to WA20-11596, maybe it helps. Greetings Rouven

I'll always watch your review first Shane.

Oh my goodness I can't believe it. Till today Wahoo is still using cable ties for the stem mount (Slap forehead). They should be using those rubber bands which is much neater and easier to remove.

Hi Shane, great review, thanks I'm sold on this. Sold the old bolt before there are a flood of second hand sales to get the new one. I think its due in country end of the month but I'm missing mine already. Wondering do you want to sell yours :-)

Still using original Elemnt. Been super reliable for 4 years, except for one bad firmware update that Wahoo quickly fixed.

I've been really happy with my Elemnt, but phew, that bezel

Very great review; Thanks Shane :)

GX AXS and bolt 2? This is shaping up to be a good year 😀 I can't wait to explain to my wife how much money im saving with these things🤣

Only got my bolt in the last 2 months 😪. Looks a good gps. Still small which I like for a gps unit

Having just bought the first gen bolt, the one thing I wish it had that the second gen has of the reroute feature.

Lost my Roam today after my ride, now I have a excuse to get this new Bolt.

Thanks for this first walk through and IRL routing test. What Action Cam are you using on your bike these days, still the Session5 ?

great review Shane...

USB-C is a nice upgrade, welcome to 2014. Seriously why are these not wireless charging by now. Failure of the connector is the mode of death of all my old head units (other than the one I closed in the car door (doh!)

Excellent review thanks!

Thanks for a great review! 👌🏼 any idea is the new aero mount available for order separately anywhere? Looking forward to hit the order button but would be nice to have maybe two mounts for both of my bikes, but after looking for a while I can’t see it available at all on Wahoo’s EU site.. 🤔 only the one for the previous Bolt model seems to be available

Props for incentivizing watching other channels :)

As an existing very happy Bolt user I’m tempted but as my eyesight isn’t the best can’t help thinking a Roam would be better. If Wahoo had something with the screen size of a Garmin 1030+ they could take my money.

Thanks for the great review. Do you know, if the V2 supports TrainingPeaks feature “Open-Ended Steps For Structured Workouts” ?

I rode in the rain yesterday and the buttons always fill up with water...fixed👍

Upgraded to V2, it’s much better, and worth the switch IMO. You only need a glance, instead of reading, because of the colors.

I really liked this review. considering choosing the Bolt 2 over the Garmin 530. Would I lose too much functionality if going for the Wahoo?

Greta review, one question. Can you input an address or use a crosshair of same kind directly on the device in order to navigate somewhere unexpectedly and in case your phone has died?

great review! Is it possible to view on the same screen the map and the the altitude profile as in the Roam? In the Bolt v1 is not possible... thank you 👍🏼👍🏼

My first ride - I jumped away as with Favero and now Rally Pedals - the AVG PWR for the workout is low - I know that to fix it in TP you can simply cut a few seconds - but while training the head unit displays a low number - the individual laps seem fine. During import - TR and Strava are always higher (I assume correctly) but the device and app will show that. Is the answer to just not display AVG power workout, the NP is correct(?) - do you know why, it is different - the 530 and SRM PC8 numbers aren't low and they also have the exact same delay from the pedals from a stop?

Looks a lovely computer but not that much different or improved over the original bolt for me to upgrade. I like the old mono display, can’t really say I’ve had any issues with it.

Thanks for the review - do you know how much storage is there on the current Roam and the current/old Bolt ??

Observation regarding the black-out: at 12:57 when you turn left the guide on top of the screen says you need to turn left in 146 meters, you turn "too soon" (you really don't) but the map says to turn when you did (so map and guide is not in sync). Just before it goes blank (13:05) it still states to turn left in 143 meters, after it comes back from the black screen it has reset the guide on the top of the screen to state turn right in 114 meters which I guess is correct. The fact that map and guide wan't synced might be the reason for the black-out

Any information about the new UI coming to the ROAM? The colored accents on the data-fields look very handy.

Pretty sure the "KICKR Control" works with any standard smart trainer. I swear I've done this with my Neo (obviously not with the Bolt v2, but I'm assuming nothing changed in that regard).

On my Roam, when I load routes from Ride With GPS that have points of interest markers with information, the text that pops up on the unit is super tiny. Wonder if the Bolt v2 changes that?

You'd think that being "V2" by now they'd get rid of massive bezels :D

Seems to me like it would be pretty safe to assume that a ROAM v2 is not too far off. I love my ROAM but am starting to question the battery life. I really don't think I'm getting the life I should anymore and have had it go flat a couple of times if I leave it off the charger. Update looks good and your videos are on point as always. Thanks @Shane Miller

Is there a TT 22mm mount for the v2 model? 3rd party, like K-Edge would be great, but their mount appears to eliminate the aero advantage. I’m no Lionel Sanders, so should I not be concerned?

My question is. Is it worth upgrading from a edge 520 to a bolt2?

Quite a different review on the other side of the world. Ray says the Bolt II is not ready for primetime in his more densely populated environment. If Wahoo gives Bolt I owners an incentive (read: price break), I'll probably jump. Otherwise the only real improvement is on unit re-routing. I suppose color is a plus, but not worth the upgrade to me. I am fairly shocked that Wahoo made mounts incompatible forwards and backwards. That's design 101 unless you are in the business of selling mounts. Question: how did you upload the modified Varia icons? Do I need access to the apk for that? Cheers, thanks as always for a concise review. I will be interested in the +90 day review.

@Shane Miller, the funniest thing I saw on a video for a long time: I live on the other side of this planet but I have exactly the same kitchen scale, like you use.

Temp. Readings seem unusually high for my bolt v2. About 5 - 10 F compared to my original bolt

Hmm, good little review. I'm so embedded in the Garmin eco-system (multiple Edge units, multiple Forerunner watches, Varia Radar and a tonne of various sensors) I think I'd find it hard to switch over to Wahoo. That being said, I have a KickR (latest version) and a TickR, so things are kind of moving that way, sort of by accident. Does Wahoo have something like Garmin Connect, if so, does it offer the same level of metrics and statistics and can you transfer historical data from one to another. Fed up with various Garmin products failing on me and then battling with customer services, and I like the look of this new Bolt unit, but don't want to use different ecosystems 🤔

Looks great, what happens when you went in a wrong direction with no re-route other than going back?

I’d upgrade my V1 for V2 just for the screen. Being short sighted, I can’t always see the screen. The glare doesn’t help either. Worth it I reckon. When is it available in OZ?

Quick question about battery Life? Hey Shane, Thank you for the detailed reviews. I own a Bolt V1 and I had for close to 3 years, my issue with it is the battery life can hardly last more than 8 hours with all the sensors (radar, heart rate, cadance and ...) this means on many longer rides I'm about to say my ride did not happen as the unit will die and I can't put the complete ride on strava. Long story short, Could you please share your opinion on Battery Comparison between the three Bolt1 ad bolt 2 and Roam, this will help me and many others on the upgrades. Thank you

Would you have an option to reject a reroute before the original route disappears? I.e during an event you might miss a turn and not want to reroute but instead follow the exact course specified for the event.

I don't own a computer yet so the fact that this has USB-C has moved it straight to the top of the list. Is it on sale yet here in Aus?

Hopefully fe sports get them in stock soon

Of course once I jump on a Karoo 2 this comes out! This seems to tick all the boxes for what I wanted, but I'm perfectly happy at the moment. Lots of flexibility and a nicer overall unit... but that price difference would've been nice savings!

When rerouting, does it take into account the type surface want to ride? Garmin and K2 can send you on trails when riding a road bike which is quite annoying sometimes.

Can you re-ride routes using an Elite Turbo Trainer, as my current Bolt doesn't handle the gradient changes at all.

I just cannot believe it's 2021 yet all these bike computers have almost 90's Texas calculator technology in their screen resolutions, colour palette, bit depths etc. There should also be the option on all these devices to swap out inbuilt batteries with new battery after original batteries charges have gone flat. All units should have multiple touch screen UI and also be much larger screen size for the money payed for them.

Just wandering does the front mount have a filler or o rings to fill the gap if there is any when I mount it on the handle bar please reply thanku

What about switching over from Garmin 520+? The only thing holding me back is Garmin ecosystem :(

Have you heard anything about Sigma replacing or updating their head unit? They continue to update the software, even though it's old and a bit out of date, so I can't imagine they plan to leave the segment. Also, there've been rumours about a new Polar unit for yonks now ... but nothing comes.

Great Video

G'day Shane, how do you hook the element bolt to the smart trainer and show it on a large PC screen like the one you got behind you?

Hi I it normal that Bolt is late 30-40 m with gps signal. We can see it at the end of the course and corners. It's the same with my Bolt v2.

Computers getting so hard to pick now as they're so close in developments. If i had to choose a new one it would be down to this, the hammerhead or the Bryton 750.

Is there a way to ride gps without a bike computer? Like with your phone or computer. Have newer kickr love Zwift but would love to ride old routes from Strava.

Am considering the Elemnt vs the Garmin Edge 830..... The likely deal breaker for the Wahoo... No Trailforks integration....

Any idea if they are planning to bring some of that more colorfull UI to the Roam as well in upcoming updates, even though it only has around 9 colors?

Hi, I purchased the V2 Bolt - this review really helped me make the jump from Garmin. So far I am really enjoying the new head unit but I have one major issue and wondered if anyone else is having the same problem. The notifications don't appear to work with any iPhone (I have tested 5 so far!). If you do get it working it wont last long before it stops. I have also paired the Bolt v2 to an Android phone and it worked fine. I have followed all the advice from Wahoo but nothing works and they claim they can not reproduce the issue. Any ideas please? Is this just a UK Apple iPhone issue? Thanks.

Thanks for this review, will this be a good choice for 5-6 h ride with heart rate power meter, di2...? still using a garmin 820 with max 3h30 battery life.:(

Slightly regretting getting the Karoo 2 just 2 weeks ago. Maybe I should have waited? :D No idea the Bolt 2 was coming

damn... I just bought a spare battery for my Garmin - locking myself even further into what I think is an inferior navigation solution

What’s wrong with Wendouree? I’m from Sydney, so I’ve never heard of the place, I just thought it was quite funny how you said that during the video lol.

Thinking of getting a new cycling computer I've never had a smart one. Honestly which is better Wahoo or garmin. Uncomplicated advice would be well appreciated by this pensioner.

13:00 Ah! Finally it happens to a reviewer! This happens to me on my element ALL THE TIME. Pisses me off. But you say the navigation is fine after but on the screen there is nothing? How do you know where to go? I guess you go by street names? In Japan there are none, I always need to ride aimlessly for a while till the route just comes back.