The Rival is It's available in two colorways (Kona White and Stealth Gray) and at first glance looks much like your standard sports watch – a chunky circular case with five buttons on the sides. Despite nods to style, it's clearly not a ‘fashion’ watch – unlike some of the other smartwatches on the market.
The design of the Wahoo Elemnt Rival is very much designed around practicality for sportspeople.
It comes in $100 cheaper than the Garmin Forerunner 745, Garmin’s cheapest triathlon-friendly watch. It matches the price of Polar’s Grit X outdoor watch, which does also offer triathlon-friendly features. Priced at $379 / £281 / AU $510, it's on the expensive side for a sports watch, but if you’re keen on multi-sports tracking then it could be worth the investment.
