I’ve got a Wahoo Bolt purchased Feb 2018. Battery life has started decreasing, and whereas originally I could accidentally leave the backlight on permanently (only did that once!) and ride a leisurely 100 miles for a full day and still have a significant charge left on the unit, it now struggles to manage 4 hours with no backlight at all.
I’ve tried to get a battery swap (and pay for it) via Wahoo, they just want me to smash it up and then offer a 20% voucher off a new unit. Planned obsolescence anyone? I paid over £230, in my eyes its reasonable to expect it to last more than three years but Wahoo dispute this. They won’t do a battery swap, exchange, refurb etc.
They also claim its sealed and I cannot find any DIY repair options online, only for the older Elemnt model…so I guess this confirms that. It appears the unit is glued together as there are no screw holes. Has anyone managed to repair theirs?
As a last resort…any other Garmin (and Wahoo) alternatives I should look at?