Originally Posted by
PromptCritical
I have both a Wahoo Bolt and Roam (we ride a tandem, and I use the Roam and my better half uses the Bolt).
The reliability of the Bolt is fine, but the Roam has been unacceptable. It frequently doesn't pick up, present and/or record signals. I've been through Wahoo's troubleshooting procedure with very mixed success.
It could be that your experience with the Roam is not typical (maybe the one you have is defective). If the Wahoos weren't generally "reliable", no one would be buying them (they seem fairly popular).
Originally Posted by
PromptCritical
I asked the Perplexity AI and it told me folks find Garmin and Wahoo buggy.
This seems like a great way to ignore the likely many, many more people who don't find them buggy.
That is, LLMs (It's not "AI") are likely only going to find text from people with problems to regurgitate to you.
Originally Posted by
PromptCritical
Anyone have any recommendations for a simple (I don't need color, maps or routes) and most importantly reliable cycling computer?
I guess you want to able to record rides? For recording rides, all of the Garmins I've used have been reliable. The Garmins overall don't have a problem with this. Given that GPS is a weak radio signal, there can be issues with it being accurate but even that's getting better. I'd expect the Wahoo devices to be as reliable generally too.
Probably, most of the people here are using Garmins (or Wahoos) and find them "reliable".
Originally Posted by
PromptCritical
I would use the Strava app exclusively if it connected to a power meter.
12 days later we find out you want to use a power meter.