Wahoo has been progressively chipping away at Garmin’s dominance of the GPS head unit market with its range of computers. While it lacks the bells and whistles of some of its rivals, Wahoo’s Elemnt portfolio still comprises some of the best cycling computers on the market.
It’s in the reliability stakes where Wahoo has excelled. Pairing is painless and the firmware is stable and gremlin-free. The new Roam edges in above the original Elemnt and pint-sized Elemnt Bolt in terms of features, but does it maintain the flawless user experience?
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Now available in colour
Arguably the biggest news surrounding the Roam is its colour screen. It’s not full-colour but rather ROYGBIV, which draws attention to specific attributes such as interval graphs and mapping elements.
The screen itself is constructed from Gorilla Glass and is almost Kindle-like in appearance and function but it works. The Roam also sees a new ambient light sensor which automatically turns on the backlight when you’re passing through a tunnel or low-lit area.
Wahoo has again opted to forgo using a touch screen, choosing to employ the same button layout as its previous computers instead. Compared to the Bolt or the original Elemnt, the buttons require a deliberate push to activate but may wear in over time.
The Roam borrows some of the aero design cues from the Bolt including the seamless out-front mount; early batches of these mounts were faulty but after a change of supplier, the problem has been resolved. If you have a third-party mount like those from K-Edge or Cycliq, you’re good, provided it has the Wahoo mounting plate.
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