The new Wahoo Elemnt Roam is here, read and watch all the new features here...cycling
The Roam is the largest and most expensive cycle computer in the Wahoo range with a particular focus on mapping and navigation. The form factor is extremely familiar but the screen has gained more colours and contrast, there's more internal storage and Wahoo promises more positional accuracy. We've had a chance to have a pre-launch play with the updated second-generation computer and here are our initial thoughts...
I'm a big fan of the additional colour, I've found during use that it's easier to see heart rate and power zones at a glance as these now appear in coloured boxes which does sort of mean that the coloured LEDs now have limited use...The new climbing feature also makes use of the colours but more on that in a minute...We've already mentioned that the form factor is almost identical to the outgoing Roam but many of us were hoping for a larger screen.
One of these features that will be available from release is a restore from backup function. This will enable users to back up a previous Wahoo device and then restore their new device with saved training pages. This has the potential to save time and hassle when setting up a new device and we'll be trying this out asap.
A feature expected within the first few weeks of launch is route sharing. This uses the Element app and Bluetooth to broadcast a route to nearby devices.