Reviews [image] Garmin Varia RTL515 and RVR315 Cycling Radar In-Depth Review Like clock-work, two years after releasing the last version of the Garmin Varia radar, the company has released its now third generation version. While this new version looks identical from the outside, it’s not…

[image] Aplcr0331: You missed half that conversation. The guy saying he can’t turn off the light has a Wahoo. right after Ray’s comment about using the button: [image] and [image] ironic that Wahoo is using Android as the OS, but Elemnt/Bolt/Roam are closed bike computer (no apps).

[image] Aplcr0331: You missed half that conversation. I saw that. Didn’t want to copy whole thread. Hence why I said: [image] Rizzi: This seems to make a lot of confusion, especially for those without a Garmin device. It seems that you have to use a Garmin device to additionally pair the…

FWIW – I use the German 511 rather than the normal 510 because I don’t like the blink-on-approach on the 510. The 7lm is plenty bright. The 20lm is getting into Eye of Sauron territory if you’re doing AM group rides in the dark.

Main purpose for me would be just radar with light off and occasionally turning a lower light mode on if necessary. Would prefer 515 for more options or outside of Germany. So 515 or 516 would be ok. If only anyone could solidly confirm on the “no light just radar” mode and its battery life (is it …

In Ray’s review the gen2 RTL510, the comment section has reports that light-off / radar-on is working just search for #144, #147, #149, #151, and with enough evidence I stopped looking at that point. It would be odd if gen3 515 didn’t support light-off / radar-on via Light Network menu (or Connect …

[image] Rizzi: Guess I’m more demanding :man_shrugging::wink:…was hoping for > 20 hours. Im betting you will get 20+ with light off radar on. Day blinking is close to 15-16. And the radar does stay on with 510, 515, 516. You can see this with a small blue light on the side. 510, 515, and 516 …

[image] bbarrera: In Ray’s review the gen2 RTL510, the comment section has reports that light-off / radar-on is working just search for #144, #147, #149, #151, and with enough evidence I stopped looking at that point. And I tested that it works earlier and posted that result somewhere in this…

[image] Rizzi: If only anyone could solidly confirm on the “no light just radar” mode and its battery life (is it substantially increased? how long?). I solidly confirmed in post #4. I just don’t have concrete data on battery life. But with light off, it has to be more than 15hrs because the …

Yep, thanks for your answer. And yes it seems logical to have substantial longer battery life in no light mode - but in that case shouldn’t the no light 315 version have a much longer battery life than 7 hours also? So nevertheless I still would like to hear concrete experiences on the no light bat…

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Rizzi May 13, 2020, 9:36pm 27

Yep thanks. That’s what I assume also. Now it’s just especially the battery life without light that’s interesting.

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