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 It's been replaced by the Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT V2, you may want to check out that review instead.
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If I don’t win this, I’m going to be buying one.
Transitioning to ride off-road and would love to upgrade my computer!
Hey Ray would enjoy much thanks please?
Live egments! <3
Yes please!
fingers crossed !! Thanks
Want this
Better chances than the lottery.. good luck everyone.
Top class device..let’s hope!
Wahoo…
uploading to Strava – this is what I need
This would be awesome!
Yes please
Thx for all the great reviews. Wahoo!!
I’m in!
For my Fuji bike :)
That would replace my non-existing bike computer. Many thanks in advance! :-)
Join the ranks of the cycling computer peeps!
Excellent!
wahoo!
OK
Bolt please :)
New computer for a new bike :-D yes please
Want one :)
Metrics!
Comment!
A bolt would cheer me up in rainy England!
Nice
Wahoo… This would look good on my bike!
Nice!
I’m in.
I was very disappointed in the service I received at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, I’d like to speak with a manager about improving future customers’ experiences.
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Pretty!
I love data, so this device would give me even more data than I can imagine. Plus it’s like right there on this nifty screen! Score!
Of course we needs the BOLT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cool
Please :)
Awesome!
Well that escalated quickly.
What a giveaway
Wahoo!!!!
Mmmmm, I’d love to be struck with this kind of bolt!
The code is not working in clecer training europe
Wahoo !!! :-)
Try and try again.
I’ll take the free hardware bolt too.
I’m in!! :)
When you send the bolt in the envelope first will a washer come with it?
I’ll be quick like Usain Bolt with a new bike computer.
Hi!
Was looking for one
Sure, I’ll take a BOLT.
I really need to replace the extremely old little yellow computer that I’m still using!
Come on Usain Bolt, be mine!
uh uh pick me!
Its mine
Quite Bolt, this giveaway! :D
Fingers crossed! :)
This one would be for my girl.
Great!
I would like to have this thing
For my runs in the Netherlands
Ooh, yes please!
wow I would love to have it!
Wahoo!
I’m so glad they changed the live tracking. My husband has the regular elemnt and I used to look at the tracking when he went out on a ride but I stayed home and I used to get so frustrated because it gave me no more information that what the iPhone Find My Friends app did (and I would swear that app updated more frequently than the wahoo did too!).
OH yeah.. time to wave bye bye to garmin…
Yes, Please!!
Yes please :-)
yes please
Yes please!
Please
This could be mine :D
Yay bikes
“Bolting” around picking up Pokemons? ;)
Yes Please!
My wife needs one :)
Pick me! Pick me!
Yes please
Let’s hope!
Here we go :)
Love wahoo!
Looks the goods!
Hey, this would be sleek on my cockpit.
Winner winner
Wahoo!
Anyone got a Nut?
bolt free stuff!!!!!
I love the bolt, almost as much as I love the Rainmaker.
Awesome
I could use this instead of my Garmin, or I could use it as well as my Garmin with two power meters.
Would love to drop my 520 for this.
commuting to work and back — this is my dream to have with me
that’s the gadget i really need for my new caadx. please, luck, be on my side ;-)
bolt it on
Could use this one. Cheers
Nice!
I wouldn’t mind for some Bolt! ?
Nice one!