There's a newer model of this product. It's been replaced by the Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT V2, you may want to check out that review instead.
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Not to be confused with Usain Bolt!
Thank you for doing this giveaway!!!
I love it !!
3rd time lucky
Will never win as random.org is rigged ?
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I would love it :-)
Bolt this baby on and I’d never get lost
WOOOOHAA!
Wahoooooo!!!
Better come with a nut as well
Wahooooooo!
wow, that is a cool gadget :-)
one hardware store bolt and an envelope?!? Sing me up!
Yabba Dabba Doo! Wahoo!
Definitely want this please
Would be better than my cycle computer for 10 bucks :P
Yes please :-)
Would be great
Love that it has Strava segments
Excellent bit of kit to pair with a Kickr
Hi. Pick me please.
Hey DC
Yes please!
Y E S P L E A S E ! !
I’ve been lookinh out to buy a new biking gps to replace my Mio Cyclo 315
I’m in!
An M3 bolt please…
Bolt. Usain, Bolt.
All the bolts! Make sure its a grade 8 bolt.
Comment. Now seriously, this looks fantastic, and being on a budget and cycling a lot would be a huge help!
I would probably just laugh at a hardware bolt in an envelope!
Me me !!!
Oh Yes, In need of this!
I would like to BOLT this to my bike!
This is amazing giveaway. As a cyclist, I will definitely find it useful.
I would love this!
Love the bolt!!!
Up!
Oh, that would fit the bill on my bike bars?
Fingers crossed
Must have this!
I would love to have a new cycling computer
Wahoo FTW
My bike is crying out for this. Fingers crossed!
Wahoo yes please
I’d be happy with some titanium bolts, actually.
Gwan the premier.
I’ll take the bolt (and tracking number) option please!
Yep – this one.
Usain bolt!
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Yes, please!
Love one!
Is this the year?
Very cool!
Bring it on!
Woohoo! Yes please!
Wahoooooo!
Need to win this…cant find my way :-)
Cool little computer
Great option to bring my bike to the UCI min weight
bolt me
Go on then
it’s time to change my bike computer
My garmin is on the fritz!
That would be funny. I would TOTALLY appreciate the joke, and the bike computer
Wahooooooo rulezzzzz
Good luck to all of you!
I want this for sure (might have typed that before..)
Help me ditch my clunky iPhone pleeeeeze
to the races !
Wahoo
Sorry for all the other contenders, but this one is for me ;)
Insane Bolt!
I like data
Sign me up, the computer may be my last piece of kit I haven’t already swapped to their logo.
*praying emoji*
Thanks!
Like it. Want it!
I want it!!!
Can’t wait to bolt it on
Niiiice! Want :)
Maybe this time
oh nice.
Bolt it !
Student price haha
being fast like Bolt with this device..
Would be nice
Does it come with a wrench? :)
now this would be perfect for me
Interesting!
Cool
Love the bolt
Yes, please and thank you
Give it to me. Pls. :)
I’d like to see how it compares to my Garmin Edge 520 :)
Okay, here we go again!
Yes please!
Please.
Would love one!