| Manufacturer | Wahoo Fitness |
| Type | GPS cycling computer |
| Series | ELEMNT |
| Released | May 2025 |
| Price at launch | £299.99 / $329.99 / €329.99 / AU$549.99 |
| Predecessor | ELEMNT BOLT 2 (May 2021) |
| Successor | — |
| Dimensions | 83 x 47 x 24mm |
| Weight | 84g |
Specifications and features as at launch.
Expert opinion | What’s new | Specifications | Battery life | Features | Further reading
Expert opinion
tfk rates Wahoo ELEMNT devices as more dependable and quicker to use day to day than Garmin Edge computers, and Bolt 3 never crashed during testing, though it twice failed to complete the boot-up procedure. It lacks a touchscreen, speaker and digital bell, and the map view is reduced to roughly a 33mm square once two data fields and an elevation profile are shown. Battery testing with the backlight disabled reached around 25 hours against Wahoo’s 20-hour claim.
What’s new versus BOLT 2
Hardware
- Entirely new hardware platform
- Dual-frequency, multi-constellation GNSS chipset added, including Galileo
- Display grows from 2.2in to 2.3in, with colours up from 64 to 16 million
- Battery life claim rises from 15 hours to 20 hours; tested results reached 25 hours with the backlight off
- Top status LEDs removed in favour of a persistent on-screen status bar
- Weight increases from 68g to 84g, and the mount base is now flat
Software
- Migrates from the ELEMNT app to the Wahoo app, backed by new cloud infrastructure
- Ready to Ride Dashboard confirms profile, route, workout and sensor status before each ride
- Custom sport and activity profiles added, for example a dedicated Gravel profile
- Selectable map layers for street names, SUMMIT segments, Strava Segments, POIs and custom waypoints
- Revamped sensor pairing screen and a redesigned three-page options menu
Specifications
| Display | |
|---|---|
| Size | 2.3in / 5.8cm diagonal |
| Resolution | 240 x 360px |
| Type | Transflective TFT, button interface, no touchscreen |
| Colours | 16 million |
| Physical | |
| Weight | 84g / 3.0oz |
| Dimensions | 83 x 47 x 24mm |
| Waterproofing | IPX7 |
| Charging | USB-C |
| Sensors and positioning | |
| GNSS | Dual-band, GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Barometric altimeter | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Compass | Yes |
| Integrated wind sensor | No. Exclusive to ACE within the ELEMNT range. |
| Connectivity and storage | |
| Wireless | WiFi, Bluetooth, ANT+, ANT+ FE-C |
| Storage | 32GB |
| RAM | 2GB |
| Sensor support | Power meter, heart rate, speed and cadence, radar, smart trainer control, electronic shifting (ANT+, Shimano Di2 Synchro Shift, SRAM AXS), GoPro control, muscle oxygen, core temperature |
Battery life
Wahoo claims up to 20 hours. Testing with the backlight disabled exceeded that claim; auto-backlight mode brought the figure down.
| Mode | Battery life |
|---|---|
| Backlight off | Around 25 hours in testing, against Wahoo’s claimed 20 |
| Auto-backlight, low brightness | 15 to 25 hours, depending on ambient light conditions during the ride |
Features
Bolt 3 runs on the Wahoo app rather than the older ELEMNT app. Full feature detail is covered on the Wahoo hub.
Navigation
- Dual-frequency GPS with on-device turn-by-turn navigation
- Back on Track, Route to Start and Retrace Route rerouting tools
- Saved locations and on-demand route generation to a searched address
- Komoot Live Sync, with mid-ride route updates pushed from the Komoot app
Route and ride management
- Automatic wireless route download and workout upload with Strava, Ride with GPS and Komoot
- SUMMIT climb information and a colour-coded elevation profile
- Strava Segments, disableable directly on the device
- Custom alerts and waypoints
Radar and lights
Bolt 3 displays approaching vehicles detected by a paired radar taillight, such as Wahoo’s TRACKR RADAR, as a sidebar of icons positioned by distance.
Further reading
Related
The nearest cross-brand alternative is the Garmin Edge 550.
