Elemnt Roam gets visual boost

Wahoo overhauls flagship bike computer

- Simon Smythe

Wahoo has launched the second generation of its flagship GPS bike computer, the Elemnt Roam. The US brand has boosted the Roam’s performance with a suite of new features including dual-band GPS, enhanced navigation, integration with Wahoo X training software, a higher-contrast screen, and upgraded memory capacity.

The new version is priced at £349.99, an increase of £50 over the original 2019 model – this seems fair given the extra power the new unit packs, not to mention roaring inflation.

At a glance new and old Roam look virtually the same, the only visible difference being in the buttons. The new Roam has convex buttons that bulge outwards rather than concave ones that curve inwards. The criticism of the old ones was that the concave buttons collected water and weren’t very easy to push.

The casing is slightly different to accommodate those different-shaped buttons, but the overall shape and weight of the new computer is exactly the same – with the new Roam at 99 grams weighing two more grams than the old one on our scales, and the screen size staying at 2.7in.

Externally, the other difference is the move to USB-C for charging – in line with the Bolt v2 and most modern devices.