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Garmin Varia Radar mounted behind Saddle

Mounting a Garmin Varia Behind the Saddle

ByStuart August 27, 2022August 27, 2022

If you’ve read my blog, you’ll know I’m a big fan of Garmin’s Varia range of radar and lights. Where I live, there’s a fairly low density of traffic – however, you still need to be aware of what’s behind you (particularly if it’s massive farm vehicles!) and the Varia does exactly this, especially in…

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Garmin Adds a Camera to its Varia Radar – the RCT715

ByStuart May 22, 2022June 5, 2022

At the end of my review of the Garmin Varia RTL515 Radar/Light unit, I lamented that Garmin didn’t combine a camera with the unit, given their expertise with VIRB action cameras. Now Garmin has released the Varia RCT715, which does exactly this. This is a quick review based on what I’ve gleaned from Garmin and other…

Bikes | Equipment

Review of Garmin’s New Varia RTL515 Radar/Light Combo

ByStuart November 19, 2020February 4, 2022

I’d been thinking about getting some daytime lights for my bikes for a while, so when I saw that Garmin had updated their Varia RTL515, I jumped at the chance to get one. The Garmin Varia RTL515 is an LED rear light with radar for detecting traffic approaching from behind. It links to a Garmin…

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