- Welcome to GCN unboxing, this week we have
an absolutely brand new product to show you.
It is the Wahoo ELEMNT Bolt a GPS bike computer.
And there is so much going on in here,
I'm going to have to be speedy.
So, it's a good job
that this is the most aerodynamic head unit on the market.
See what I did there?
No, okay.
Moving swiftly on, this being a GCN unboxing of course
we will be giving away, this very unit to one lucky winner
but not only that,
we also going to have three more winners as well
each receiving one of these bad boy ELEMNT Bolts,
that's right, I'll tell you how you can enter
at the end of the video.
But for now, why don't we spend a moment just savoring
this really rather lovely box.
Alright, that's enough.
Let's actually see the ELEMNT Bolt shall we.
(choir singing)
There it is in all its glory, look at that.
To really tell the story though
we need to attach it to its mount
because that completes the aero picture.
See Wahoo realized that in the age of aero
that we cyclists find ourselves in now,
where you could spend literally thousands
on saving a watt or two.
That actually having a generic box attached
in front of your handlebars perhaps isn't the smartest move.
So, they recruited the services of aerodynamics expert
Dimitris Katsanis, who is the brains behind much of
the GB team's track success.
And with his design they say they have saved
one and a half watts at just 21 miles an hour.
Now bearing in mind that most aero testing is done
at 25 or even 30 miles per hour
that is a pretty significant savings
and then leaving aside aero for a moment
just the aesthetics of having a mount
that completely integrates into a head unit
is quite a nice touch.
And should you wish, if you are riding
Paris Roubaix or something
you could literally make the mount and the head unit one
by bolting the mount to the Bolt
and then you won't be able to take it off.
Look just in there.
Okay, one feature down, plenty more to go.
Let's switch it on shall we?
As it warms itself up, I'm going to introduce you to this
my phone, and the reason I'm doing that is because the Bolt
and my phone are intrinsically linked because this
has a companion app that utilizes
the power of your smartphone to open up a whole new layer
of functions and should you wish, also give you alerts
on this as to what is going on
on your phone in the back pocket.
Hmm, you can turn those off if you like.
Should you wish, you can actually set up eight pages
of data to scroll though on the ELEMNT Bolt.
Each one displaying up to nine fields of information.
Now rather than spending hours clicking buttons
and scrolling through on your device, you can use that
companion app which makes actually scrolling through
the 170 plus options, really rather more straight forward.
Just remember though, that when you do ride your bike
you should spend at least some of the time
looking at the road rather than one of these 72 different
data fields, that you could potentially have selected.
Another clever bit though, are these two buttons
on the side of the device.
Cause they act as a zoom, meaning that you can zoom in
and zoom out on your data fields, which is particularly good
for those of us that like doing really hard high intensity
intervals based on power because
as you start to go cross-eyed through oxygen debt,
you can still focus on your power target, there we go.
There are also little LED lights that come into play
on top to help with that as well.
You can set them up to relate to your power zones
or your heart rate zones or your speed in relation to
your average speed for that ride.
And in use, it feels a little bit like a Rev-counter.
So, As you press on the pedals really hard
the lights go red, which corresponds to you
pretty much going into the red yourself.
And then the lights will also come into function
when you are using navigation which is another big feature
of this Wahoo ELEMNT Bolt.
Just let me scroll through to the map page, there we go.
The Wahoo ELEMNT and this the Wahoo ELEMNT Bolt,
both use open-source mapping, meaning that
this device comes with preloaded global maps.
And then as well as that, it will also give you
turn by turn instructions if you upload a route to it
from something like Ride with GPS or Komoot
and then it will also sync with Strava as well.
All you got to do, is authorize those apps using your
companion app here, then they will sync automatically
with this your phone and then upload on to a device
when you connect to WiFi.
Undoubtedly though, one of the ace cards of this paring
is the ability to take you anywhere.
So on your phone if you click for search for location
it gives you the ability to either drop a pin
or enter an address or indeed search for something
like coffee or beer and then when you click on it
it will automatically upload a route to this
and give you turn by turn instructions until you get there.
Now you may, as I was just scrolling thought it
I just caught a sight of the live track function there
and that gives you the ability to share your location
and route with anyone you choose.
But then you could also, using the mapping page
on the device, actually see where other Wahoo users are
at any point in time.
So if your mates have Wahoo devices well,
and if you happen to drop them then you can see
where they are as you wait for them in the coffee shop
or indeed if you get dropped, you can see where
which coffee shop they're waiting in.
I mentioned earlier
that you can sync your device with Strava for Strava Routes
but you can also get live segments as well.
So if you star a segment in Strava
it will then automatically sync it with your device
and then alert you as you are approaching said segment.
And then indeed will also keep you updated of your progress
in relation to either the KOM or your PB as you ride it.
Whoa! I told you we were going to need to work fast here.
Right, when you press stop on your device
having finished your ride it automatically uploads
all your data to the companion app on your phone
and from there onto Strava or TrainingPeaks
or something like that if you have already authorized them.
Then, what else can we tell you about,
Well it is waterproof to IPX7 standards
which means you can submerse it in up to five feet of water.
Which should guard against probably the worst puddle
you would ever expect to encounter on a ride.
And then, the battery life.
Perhaps one of the most important parts of all
despite weighing just 60 grams
the battery apparently lasts 15 hours.
Finally if you also have a Wahoo trainer
then you can control it using
this Wahoo ELEMNT Bolt head unit.
Okay, clearly that is not all the features of this
GPS computer, I mean we haven't even gone through
the box and talked about this and this
and well everything else in there, but
if you do need more information then
there is always the Wahoo website if you want to find out
a little bit more.
But right now I'm going to bet and say that what you
really want to know is how to enter the competition.
Alright, here it is, in the description below this video
there is a link, click on that link and you very simply
will be taken to the competition app where unfortunately
you will have to answer a fiendishly difficult question
so I hope that you have been paying attention
despite the fact there has been a lot of information
to tell you here.
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