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03-22-17 | 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by njkayaker

That was useful.

The Elmnt is $330 and the Bolt is $250. The Garmin 520 is $300 (the Garmin unit that mostly matches the Wahoo products). (If you are patient, you can get the 1000 for $1000.)

People should buy the unit that is best for them rather than worrying about a small difference in price.

People really interested in navigation should forgo the 520 (and the Wahoo units). The 520 only displays maps and has very limited room for them.

Better maps give you more options for navigation.

I agree with you on all those points, especially about those "really interested in navigation" forgoing the 520 and Wahoo units; I didn't realize the 520 has "essentially no working pan or zoom" as [MENTION=9607]redfooj[/MENTION] points out, which would limit it's appeal for, say, ride leaders building routes.

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