![]() Now you can move around the map with ease and even without mobile service, you can figure out which road is the one you are trying to take. The challenge was that with no street names, and no ability to see where a road went, it was little help if you needed to understand which road to take. You could always zoom in or out of the map. That's still true but now the Roam v2 picks up the pan+zoom feature first introduced on the Bolt v2. It helped when the first version of the Roam added dynamic routing with real GPS to route you back if you made a wrong turn. Really that just means the map doesn't have any street names and if you needed context you'd need to stop and pull out your phone. ![]() The app-first concept does have a way of colouring some of the other features that in the past have been annoying. None of this is any different than before and it's, mostly, very good. While riding you'll use the buttons on the right to decide how many data fields are visible on each screen, while the third button belneath the screen will cycle through the screens sequentially. Instead, you will dive into the menus and add data fields in ranked order with different options available for each type of screen. Although the latest version of the Wahoo software (available to all Elemnt computers still in operation) adds a backup feature, it won't pull your setup from a previous Roam. The first time you turn on the Roam v2 you will start by scanning a QR code which will add the new device to the Wahoo Elemnt app. USB-C charging is a necessary upgrade as we head into 2023 (Image credit: Josh Ross) Software updatesĪs always, Wahoo computers leverage the power of smartphones by putting most of the setup and settings features into the Elemt app. The update brings the same 64 colour display that the Bolt v2 uses. The old Roam was the first Wahoo product with colour but the colour was very limited. The onboard storage has jumped from 4GB to 32GB for more maps on board without a download and the final change is the screen. The GPS has switched from single-band to dual-band for better accuracy. Internally, there's another couple of small hardware changes. That's still 2 hours more than the Bolt v2. The battery itself remains unchanged and carries the same 17 hours of quoted battery time. There is still a rubberized flap protecting it but now it's a USB-C port. ![]() At the rear of the unit, placed in the perfect spot for mid-ride charging, is the power port. The last external change is another one that Wahoo Roam users will applaud. The power button is thicker and lower down the left-hand side while the right-hand function buttons are a bit bigger as well. Instead of a recessed design, the three bottom buttons now sit proud of the display and the side buttons have changed a bit as well. If you are familiar with the Wahoo Bolt v2, the buttons have made the move to the Roam. I said long-time users of Wahoo would recognize the differences and this is one of those details.
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