# Who bought a Wahoo Rival - Experience sharing! **URL:** \ **Category:** Equipment\ **Created:** [November 27, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/who-bought-a-wahoo-rival-experience-sharing/47577 "2020-11-27T21:12:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![winoria](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/winoria/32/54951_2.png) [@winoria](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/winoria)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/who-bought-a-wahoo-rival-experience-sharing/47577/1 "2020-11-27T21:12:56Z")
I guess the topic says it all. Share your experience. What do you like? What do you dislike? How is the activity tracking? 24/7 HR tracking useful? How do you like it for running/trail running/other sports? ---
**Author:** ![Cory.Rood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/cory.rood/32/77597_2.png) [@Cory.Rood](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/Cory.Rood)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/who-bought-a-wahoo-rival-experience-sharing/47577/2 "2020-11-28T00:37:30Z")
> **[Wahoo RIVAL Multisport GPS Watch In-Depth Review](https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/wahoo-rival-multisport-gps-watch-review.html)** > > It’s here. Finally. After years of rumors, leaks, and even a high crimes story I’ve got for another day, Wahoo’s first watch has landed – the aptly named Wahoo RIVAL, a $379 entrant in a field full of competitive options. I don’t have one, and it’s feature list has almost nothing that I want in a watch. If by ‘Activity Tracking’ you mean ‘steps, stairs, etc.’ it doesn’t do that. It also doesn’t do 24/7 HR tracking ---
**Author:** ![OreoCookie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/oreocookie/32/8298_2.png) [@OreoCookie](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/OreoCookie)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 9:01am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/who-bought-a-wahoo-rival-experience-sharing/47577/3 "2024-01-27T09:01:57Z")
I’m late to the party and I am aware that the Rival is EOL as a platform. But Wahoo had a clearance sale over Christmas and New Year where they offered the Rival for 99 €. I knew what I was getting into: Wahoo had axed its sports watch efforts and I should not expect any further updates. Still, I went ahead, because we are saving up for another move and I didn’t want to spend €€€ for an Apple Watch. I bought the Rival for sleep tracking and workout tracking in the gym. Here are my impressions after about a month with it: - @dcrainmaker nailed it when he said that the Rival feels as if a bike computer and a Casio G-Shock had a baby, the watch screen has tacked onto cycling computer. - The button layout really reminds me of those 1990s digital watches. Despite having worked out quite a few times with the Rival, I often still hit the Lap Button instead of ending a workout. - When I move my wrist to check the time, the backlight doesn’t automatically turn on. During the day, I can still read the time, but when it is dark, no dice. Maybe Apple has plenty of patents here, but I would really like that functionality. - Apart from that, it offers enough functionality for a sports watch. Would I want apps? Yes. But then I’d have to go for an Apple Watch. - I learned I vastly prefer wearing a watch over wearing a heart rate strap. - Integration with Wahoo head units is _really_ nice, this way I always record heart rate data when commuting. And even if I forget my Wahoo Elemnt Bolt, I can still record my rides. - The heart rate monitor sometimes produces weird readings. I had two, three nights where my claimed heart rate was 17-19 bpm. I’m quite sure that if that were accurate, I’d be two-feet-under. Sometimes it cannot read my heart rate any longer, especially during strength workouts. Not great, but good enough for my purposes. - I really miss a weather widget on the watch screen. I’d use that daily: should I pack my rain coat today? How cold is it? - Sleep tracking works quite well, although it falls down a bit when I stay awake in bed. - Battery life is quite good. It easily lasts a week to a week-and-a-half. I usually charge my Rival every week and charge hasn’t dropped much below 20 %. Overall, for 99 € I feel this was a steal. But the original 379 € was certainly not an appropriate price point. I reckon it will tide me over until I can afford an Apple Watch.