Getting old sucks, might as well have a nice bike
I recently had a problem with my Garmin Varia that I just didn’t want to stop and have a look at (snow storm incoming). Turns out, radar and mud don’t mix :).…
I absolutely love my Garmin Varia radar tail lamp. While nice-to-have, it adds an element of safety that I don’t want to do without. Just like a rear-view mirror in the car, knowing what is behind you is incredibility helpful in all sorts of scenarios. With that out of the way, looks like BikeTiresDirect.com is selling it for $130, which is the lowest price I’ve seen for new, and just above what…
The battery life on my Garmin Varia RTL 510 has never been great. Recently it’s gotten much worse, so I decided it was worth doing a warranty exchange with Garmin to find out it the problem was my unit or something broader.…
When Wahoo said “by end of year” when asked about support for ANT+ Radar (Varia), I assumed that meant the firmware would drop on December 31st (or thereabouts). But, fortunately for Wahoo users who want the added safety and assurance that a radar device provides, they can actually use the feature today. No official firmware notes have been released, so it’s not clear what else was added (light control doesn’t appear to…
The Garmin Varia RTL510 Bicycle Radar & Light is a bit of bicycling magic. Yes, at $200 SRP (~$170 street), it is expensive, but the value it provides both as a smart light, and most importantly, a rear facing radar device far outweighs the cost and not awesome battery performance. I have no complaints with the packaging. But it is criminal that for a $200 device, Garmin only provides one, flimsy mount.…