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There’s a very long discussion in the Varia thread full of those of us who swore Varia was useless until we bought one. Iirc - there was 1 person out of the whole thread who regretted their purchase. Mine made such a huge difference that I bought one for my wife after only using mine once. The vas…

Multi-detection is definitely nice so you can plan according to those actual vehicle numbers vs the simple take that “Sound = 1” per our ears.

I had this exact discussion with a guy in yesterday evenings group ride. You don’t think you need it until you get it, and then when you get it, you won’t ride without it.

Yeah, this is the thing. I really think people vastly overestimate their situational awareness.

[image] Pbase: there was 1 person out of the whole thread who regretted their purchase. I wonder why they would possibly regret it? I am one of those who hasn’t bought one because I just don’t see big use, but I think regret would be a stretch.

[IMG_4564] [IMG_4565] [image] Garmin Varia Bike Radar System In-Depth Review This past summer Garmin announced their foray into the cycling lights and cycling radar world. Yes, radar. They released their Varia cycling lights product line, which includes the Varia bike radar system …

The use case is fairly obvious and has been gone over numerous times here. I have yet to meet anyone who has not loved the unit and would recommend any sceptics borrow one at the very least.

I mean, I had the discussion in the thread and plenty agreed I don’t have a huge use case for it, but that is neither here nor there. I am in fact asking how could one regret it, as I don’t see any downside to owning one.

Reasons to not own a radar that come to mind: $200 USD (or similar) in the bank. Annoyance from excessive alerts in high traffic areas or situations that are generally known to have constant traffic. General demand / inconvenience of pairing, using & charging another device.

The only “downside” was my 2016 purchase of the original rtl500 - it required a separate rear light, so I bought a Flare RT. Still have the Flare RT. In 2022 I gave the RTL500 to someone on this forum’s pay it forward thread: [image] Official "Pay it forward" Equipment Thread Equi…

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WindWarrior April 24, 2024, 4:42pm 104

Thank you @dcrainmaker !!!

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