ELEMNT BOLT 3

ELEMNT BOLT 3 launched May 2025 at $329+. Brighter display, LED bar dropped

ELEMNT BOLT 3

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The take

The aero computer grows up: a noticeably brighter panel, saner buttons, and the LED bar finally gone. Everything that made the BOLT the racer's default is intact. Coming from a v2 the upgrade is real but not urgent.

The basics

Brand
Wahoo
Line
Cycling
Released
2025-05
Launch price
$329+
Previous family release
ELEMNT BOLT v2
Family
Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT
Official site
wahoofitness.com ↗

Brighter display, LED bar dropped

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Release history

  1. 2025-05ELEMNT BOLT 3
  2. 2021-04ELEMNT BOLT v2
  3. 2017-05ELEMNT BOLT

Video coverage

Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT 3: New Look, Same Ride?SMART Bike Trainers · Sat, 20 Sep 2025Wahoo Elemnt Bolt 3 ReviewClint Gibbs · Sat, 20 Sep 2025Wahoo Elemnt Bolt 3 vs Elemnt Bolt 2 Screen ComparisonSMART Bike Trainers · Thu, 09 Oct 2025Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT 3 - ROAM 3 - ACE Test & Comparison 2025GPS Radler · Sun, 12 Oct 2025

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ELEMNT generation comparison

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BOLT 3 / ROAM 32025-05ACE2024-12ROAM v22022-10BOLT v22021-04ROAM2019-05BOLT2017-05ELEMNT2016-10
Launch price$329$599$399$279$349$249$299
Weight84 / 109 g (BOLT / ROAM)208 g3.3 oz2.4 oz3.3 oz2.2 oz3.5 oz
Screen2.2″ / 2.8″ color touch3.8″ color touch2.7″ color, buttons2.2″ color, buttons2.7″ color, buttons2.2″ mono, buttons2.7″ color, buttons
Battery (GPS)up to 20 / 25 hup to 30 hup to 17 hup to 15 hup to 17 hup to 15 hup to 17 h
Dual-band GNSSYesYes—————
Preloaded mapsYesYesOn-device breadcrumbsOn-device breadcrumbsOn-device breadcrumbs——
Speaker—Yes—————
Storage32 / 64 GB64 GB32 GB16 GB———
USB-CYesYes—————
SignatureBrighter panels, LED bar goneWind sensor, first flagship screenFaster CPU, more storageColor screen + ambient lightNavigation-first big screenThe aero compactThe phone-configured pioneer

Battery figures are launch-day claims.

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