I guess new users can’t reply more than 3 times so I created a new topic
My wahoo computer pushed an update a few weeks ago. It led to a number of issues for which I had to factory reset the unit and the battery drain issue which has never left.
according to the website there was a firmware update (WH49-302141) on April 15 2026. Customer service is only giving me the runaround and won’t address the root issue. I think I’m done with it and will purchase a different computer
My plans to upgrade the Roam V1 with V3 are seriously under review. I found myself here after some poor reviews (on YouTube) regarding screen brightness on dull days hoping to find a solution. Having now read about this battery issue as well and Wahoo’s complete lack of support I can’t see myself buying one now and will probably go back to Garmin with the 1040 or the Hammerhead Karoo.
Come on Wahoo this isn’t good enough; you’re losing customers!
To be fair I think they fixed the issue. And they took a while but tried to work with me. Was just too slow for my liking and I switched to Garmin. The screen brightness is better but the computer is way more expensive.
I found screen works better if viewing angle around 30 deg from perpendicular to eye, i.e not flat but slightly angled upwards.
Auto is best compromise for readability versus power drain.
I’m averaging 4 to 5% per hour battery drain, so should last over 20h. This is my extrapolated estimate of operation as my rides are never more than 8h.
Same here. Have been considering upgrading as there seems to be a good price in V3 these days, but it is far from tempting to go from the very low battery drain I experience with V1 to something with poorer battery performance and readability/brightness issues.
Currently conversion to Garmin or others is not on the agenda, for the time being I just see myself continued use of V1. Do have som issues with auto-push of rides to Strava, Health, TP etc., but that relates more to the app than to the computer I suppose.
@Carl_P I have had the Roam 3 for over a year and haven’t seen either issue and I do a lot of long rides in summer sun and winter snow with distances of 100k to 200k, races and also rode in the Alps last year. If you have any issues their customer service gets very good reviews.
Regarding the screen and for what my opinion is worth: in my experience it looks maybe less fancy than current Garmins (which shoot up backlighting to contrast ambient lighting, but are very reflective still) but readability is always excellent. As we don’t watch videos on it but have to glance to metrics/maps, I endorse Wahoo’s approach over Garmin’s.
I have delamination on the bottom edge of my V1 now plus leaking pixels which will probably heal itself as it has done it before. It works fine though, just looks a bit scruffy.
I still read about numerous issues with Garmins and I don’t like the reflective screens. Karoo looks very good but just seems way too complex for my needs. I do love the simplicity of the Roam V1 and I’m not seeing nothing to put me off ease of use of the V3 either and the introduction of their so called ‘workout profiles’ was exactly what I was looking for.