| Manufacturer | Wahoo Fitness |
| Type | GPS cycling computer |
| Series | ELEMNT |
| Released | May 2025 |
| Price at launch | £399.99 / $449.99 / €449.99 / AU$749.95 |
| Predecessor | ELEMNT ROAM 2 (October 2022) |
| Successor | — |
| Dimensions | 96 x 53 x 24mm |
| Weight | 109g |
Specifications and features as at launch.
Expert opinion | What’s new | Specifications | Battery life | Features | Further reading
Expert opinion
tfk prefers Roam 3’s display to Garmin’s, while noting others may not agree. The touchscreen works reliably dry but frequently fails to respond when wet, whether on bare skin or with gloves. The digital bell cannot be assigned to a Di2 shifter button, an omission he calls significant given the hand movement otherwise needed to ring it mid-ride. Wahoo’s marketing claim of a 58% larger screen compares Roam 3 to ROAM 1 rather than the immediate ROAM 2 predecessor; the real increase is from 2.7in to 2.8in.
What’s new versus ROAM 2
Hardware
- Entirely new hardware platform
- Touchscreen added; ROAM 2 was button-only
- Display grows from 2.7in to 2.8in, with colours up from 64 to 16 million
- Battery life claim rises from 17 hours to 25 hours
- Storage doubles from 32GB to 64GB
- Audio speaker and digital bell added, with spoken turn-by-turn directions replacing the old beep alerts
- Weight increases from around 95g to 109g
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
- Selectable map layers for street names, SUMMIT segments, Strava Segments and POIs
- New sensor pairing screen, managed on-device or via the Wahoo app rather than the ELEMNT app
Specifications
| Display | |
|---|---|
| Size | 2.8in / 7.1cm diagonal |
| Resolution | 320 x 480px |
| Type | Transflective TFT, touchscreen |
| Colours | 16 million |
| Physical | |
| Weight | 109g / 3.8oz |
| Dimensions | 96 x 53 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 | 64GB |
| 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 25 hours. Recorded battery data in the FIT file is frequently misreported, so figures below are testing-derived.
| Mode | Battery life |
|---|---|
| Auto-backlight, typical riding | 15 to 20 hours in testing |
| Stationary, GPS recording, features disabled | Up to 49 hours in a non-riding test, showing the ceiling once backlight and connected features are stripped out |
Features
Roam 3 runs on the Wahoo app rather than the older ELEMNT app. Full feature detail is covered on the Wahoo hub.
Navigation
- Dual-band GPS with on-device turn-by-turn navigation and spoken voice prompts
- 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, shown as a dedicated screen or as colour-coded chevrons on the map
- Strava Segments, toggleable as a ride screen or a map layer
- Custom alerts and waypoints
Audio and bell
A digital bell sounds on double-tap when the outdoor activity screen is showing, and the ELEMNT status bar flashes colour for radar alerts. The bell cannot be assigned to a Di2 shifter button.
Further reading
Related
The nearest cross-brand alternative is the Garmin Edge 850.
