Garmin Varia RTL510 Radar Tail Light - 2024 report by Whydis
Garmin Varia RTL510 Radar Tail Light
There's nothing that's going to magically make all the vehicles on the road disappear, but at least you'll be able to visualize how fast they're approaching while simultaneously alerting them of your existence with the Garmin Varia RTL510 Radar Tail ...
As with all bicycle accessories, the most important part of the accessory is the mounting, and Garmin clearly has a ton more work to do
One would think that for a $200 device, including a few more rubber bands and pieces of plastic wouldn't kill Garmin, but I suppose shelling out $20 each is better than buying a whole new unit each
GREAT work GARMIN
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I have been riding with my Garmin Varia RTL510 for a few weeks now and it does a good job at being a radar and an excellent job at being a solid or blinking taillight
Cateye/PlanetBike have all done a great job there for their lights with a wide range of rack-mounts, etc., and I don't understand why Garmin which is vastly better funded can't do the same
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The radar works really well detecting cars that are sporadic on long rural roads
One thing to keep in mind - while it doesn’t miss a car on a straight road, it sometimes picks up a car late on a hard curve, with only 3-4 seconds notice
I have had no false negatives (cars or motorcycles that were not detected).
I had a crash a while back when I was startled by a fast approaching car from behind, which ended in a hip fracture.
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When a car is detected, the unit will give an audible beep, and a red bar will show up on the left and right side of the display with a small dot that represents a car, if the unit detects two cars, two dots will show and so on
If there's always someone behind you then this would actually become annoying (constant beeps) and irrelevant.
When it first detects a vehicle, it supplies an audible beep, which is good if you’re in the middle of a standing climb or not paying attention to the monitor.
I ride in Arizona, so lots of bright sun means it can be hard to see the display- the audible beep when a car first comes in range is a great help.
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There's nothing that's going to magically make all the vehicles on the road disappear, but at least you'll be able to visualize how fast they're approaching while simultaneously alerting them of your existence with the Garmin Varia RTL510 Radar Tail Light
This seatpost-mounted tail light is equipped with a radar unit that detects traffic from up to 153 yards behind you, so you'll never have to look over your shoulder, only to swerve to the side of the road as a vehicle speeds past you with reckless abandon
This tail light delivers 220-degrees of red illumination that's seen up to a mile away by rearward traffic, so you'll easily be spotted by traffic, regardless if you're riding in the city or countryside
It pairs with Garmin's separately available head units, watches, and eyeglass attachments to provide a visual indicator of just how close and fast rearward traffic is approaching
Among these compatible devices are the ever-popular Edge series of head units, Phoenix series of watches, and Varia Vision In-sight Display that neatly attaches to your glasses.
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