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Wahoo Elemnt
Postby Paul B » Tue May 30, 2017 2:23 pm
Picked it up yesterday and while I am yet to ride with it, I spent some time setting it up and familiarising myself with the various functions.
First impressions are that it's pretty good. Well... really good. The configuration of the various fields are done on your phone, or even better, iPad. It's super easy to customise each page simply by dragging & dropping each field into the desired position. As you do it, the Elemnt display is instantly adjusted to show the updated layout. Pairing with a device is accomplished by pointing the camera at a pattern on the display of the unit.. Easy as. Adding bike sensors is fast as well.
Strava live KOMs look to be more functional now also with the ability to overlap segments, plus it doesn't take over the entire screen during the process. The size of the unit is perfect. Bigger than the Garmin 520 but a bit smaller than the 800 series. Though B&W only, the display is super crisp.
At this point, I would say it is highly unlikely I would go back to a Garmin unit. They have been good but annoyingly buggy. Apparently the support for the Elemnt is first class also. Winner
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby biker jk » Tue May 30, 2017 4:06 pm
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby Harrys767 » Wed May 31, 2017 2:40 pm
There are a couple of things I would like to see improved (ability to set a known start elevation being one of them), but overall it's a great unit with massive battery life.
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby Paul B » Wed May 31, 2017 7:27 pm
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby Arbuckle23 » Sun Jun 10, 2018 5:59 pm
And seeing that we haven't got the tech forum happening, to put a new thread in, yet
My Element Bolt decided to lock up on me when I started it this morning.
Stressed me a bit because I was about to race and wanted to ride to power Nearly had to race with the phone in the back pocket as no Strava upload means it would not have happened
Figured there had to be a hard reset option there somewhere and pushed various button combinations and it eventually restarted with no more problems. Research when I got home told me that you hold the power buttons for 10 seconds for a hard reboot.
Hope that is it for any issues and performed with fault up to today!
Just thinking as I type, installed an update a couple of days back. I wonder [insert deep thought smiley here]
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby Paul B » Tue Jun 12, 2018 10:56 pm
Yea just a random computer glitch. They happen. Mine hasn’t missed a beat. Unlike the couple of Garmin units I owned which while very good, were nowhere near as reliable as the ELEMNT.Arbuckle23 wrote:
My Element Bolt decided to lock up on me when I started it this morning.
Stressed me a bit because I was about to race and wanted to ride to power
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby MichaelB » Wed Jun 13, 2018 8:51 am
Just finished setting up a Garmin 520+ for a BNA review, and I'd forgotton how much of a faff it is to set up the data screens using push buttons !!!
There are still some good things about it, but ....
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby tomee » Wed Jun 13, 2018 9:45 am
So i have to launch the wahoo app and make it connect with the device to upload the ride
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby Shred11 » Wed Jun 13, 2018 1:40 pm
One of the many irritations with my Garmin Edge 510 is that it only records the odometer, plus the distance for the current trip. The Garmin units seem to be optimised for racing and training, while I'm using my bikes for commuting and for occasional day trips that may involve multiple legs.
I very nearly ditched the Edge 510 late last year, when it frequently shut down during rides (losing all trip data each time) or appeared to function perfectly, but only recorded the final 200m of the ride. The Garmin forums have many posts from other users complaining about exactly the same bugs, but Garmin's firmware updates just shovel more (potentially bug-ridden) features in, without addressing these long standing problems. By trial and error, I found that leaving Bluetooth turned off during a ride was a work-around for the bugs, but then I have to faff around turning bluetooth back on to upload the ride when I get home. It's tolerable, but an irritation that I could do without and I'm keeping an eye open for a suitable replacement. The Lezyne Super GPS looks good, but I feel it may be a bit 'green'... and I'm "over" buggy bike computers.
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby RonK » Wed Jun 13, 2018 1:46 pm
No.Shred11 wrote:Does the Elemnt have multiple trip meters?
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby Jasonr002 » Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:50 am
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby RonK » Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:05 am
It's a common compliant that many lights interfere with cycle computers (and not just the Elemnt). I've heard wrapping the light in foil will shield it.Jasonr002 wrote:It appears that the Cycliq Fly 12 CE is somehow interfering with the 1.5 GHZ frequency that the GPS signal uses from the Wahoo Bolt. This makes the Wahoo Bolt unusable when used with the Fly 12CE. Does anyone have an answer?
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby biker jk » Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:47 am
Does the Bolt use a different GPS frequency than the Elemnt? I ran a Fly 12 (previous model) and Wahoo Elemnt without any problem.Jasonr002 wrote:It appears that the Cycliq Fly 12 CE is somehow interfering with the 1.5 GHZ frequency that the GPS signal uses from the Wahoo Bolt. This makes the Wahoo Bolt unusable when used with the Fly 12CE. Does anyone have an answer?
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby RonK » Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:16 am
Found the previous thread about this and it was the camera causing the interference. OP doesn't say if the issue was solved.RonK wrote:It's a common compliant that many lights interfere with cycle computers (and not just the Elemnt). I've heard wrapping the light in foil will shield it.Jasonr002 wrote:It appears that the Cycliq Fly 12 CE is somehow interfering with the 1.5 GHZ frequency that the GPS signal uses from the Wahoo Bolt. This makes the Wahoo Bolt unusable when used with the Fly 12CE. Does anyone have an answer?
I suppose it is possible that the smaller Elemnt Bolt has less internal shielding than the original Elemnt.
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby dampier » Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:25 pm
Does the Wahoo support the Di2 D-Fly? I am looking at a new computer and have come to rely on the gear displays particularly when I am in traffic.
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Re: Wahoo Elemnt
Postby RonK » Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:55 pm
It's all on the product page. https://au.wahoofitness.com/devices/bik ... ter-elemntdampier wrote:Hi,
Does the Wahoo support the Di2 D-Fly? I am looking at a new computer and have come to rely on the gear displays particularly when I am in traffic.
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