So after 44 miles (commute home and a segment hunting blast) these are my initial thoughts on my first Wahoo unit:
Things I like:
- Setting up was a doddle. Easy to use app, and there are so many options. Above you can see my Strava live segment, which shows the default fields, but I think I may change a few to include avg speed and power.
- The LEDs are quite a useful feature, and not just a gimmick. The side ones particularly, as you can program them to power zones. So now instead of looking down, seeing a number, and then remembering which zone you're in, you can quickly see from the lights (which change colour depending how many are lit). And of course you can see the lights on any page. So I can be on the map screen, and still see my zones.
- Nice big screen, despite the fact there is quite a large bezel around the edge. Fonts are super crisp and easy to read. I like the ability to zoom in as well. So you can have up to 11 fields on a page, but you can zoom in to prioritise the more important ones. I also like the fact that the top field is opposite, so white text on a black background (as opposed to the usual black and white), so again, it's really easy to see at a quick glance.
- Although I've not actually used the navigation yet (I'm sure it's really good too), routes I had already created on Strava and Komoot sync'd immediately and showed on the head unit.
- Lots more post ride info. Once you've completed a ride, on the unit itself you can see all your totals, averages, as well as power graphs, HR graphs etc.
- Once the lap button is pressed, a whole new page appears with the lap data. On Garmin units, I'm sure you have to set up dedicated lap fields to show this. So I might start experimenting with lap training, as it will be so easy to show all the relevant data.
Things I'm not so sure about:
- It rattles!! Seriously, how hard is it to make a mount that does not rattle!?! And this is the new mount that they replaced (as they had some issues with the original ones). Rattle is probably a bit more than it is, but on our crap roads, it does buzz noticeably. So I will have to play with some carefully placed tape to try and stop this. Odd really, as it does feel super snug once clipped in.
- The buttons (the front 3 really). I'm sure I'll get used to them, but you do have to press them in a weird way, and with a bit more force than I would like. I did have a few times where I pressed it but nothing happened, as I obviously didn't press it quite right. Might play with a demo one in a shop to feel if their buttons are the same.
- Not really Wahoo's fault, but the mount is a fair bit chunkier (in width) than my Garmin one, so the tiny bit of round bar I have on my aero bars struggle to fit it. Hence why the unit is slightly off to one side, and a bit wonky too.
So generally happy so far. I've got a Training Peaks workout planned for tomorrow morning, that's already sync'd to the device. So I'll be interested to see the workout screen, and how useful that is. From images of other units, it already looks like you get quite a bit more data than on the Garmin screen (520 at least).
