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Old 09-05-17 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnJ80
Yep. Other than that, they are pretty much identical in terms of performance.

I bought a Bolt for my daughter (Tri athlete - so locking down to bike is important in the transition areas). I used it for a while to compare to Elemnt. Display is a little different, a little lower contrast but not significantly. Sensor performance seemed identical to Elemnt.

My only complaint with both Wahoo units is that the grade measurement seems wonky. It isn't particularly responsive in shallow grades (<1%) and it seems to take a while to respond. At first, I was critical of that against Garmin's performance but to be truthful, I don't know which one is more accurate. Grade is a funny measurement - it requires you to ride some distance to get the rise and run relatively accurately. I came to the conclusion that Garmin's display of the grade data makes you feel like it's more accurate and more responsive, but I don't know if I'm just looking at garbage numbers either.

Other than that, I much prefer to the mono high contrast displays of the Wahoo units to the display on my Edge 1000. The Edge 1000 really suffers when the sun is at a lower angle (i.e. late afternoon). It seems to fool the light sensor on mine. Then again, I'm riding in Minnesota where the sun us always at a relatively low angle and that could exacerbate the problem.

On connectivity, the Wahoo kills the Edge 1000 less of a gap when it comes to the Edge 1000 replacement.

My thoughts exactly on the grade as well as the lack of colour.

I did a number of rides with both the 520 and the Bolt. The bolt always read the total ascent as less than the 520. Yet to do a known climb to see which is correct.

Yes, the grade takes time, and never reflects on lower gradients.
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