[Trek CarBack Radar Rear Bike Light : Know what's coming] [image] Trek Enters the Radar Game With CarBack Bike Radar Treks new CarBack radar boasts a slew of features, some best in class, including spotting rear-approaching vehicles up to 240km away Est. reading tim…

[image] TheHunted: was expecting a little better on price (same as the Garmin Varia MRP) By “a little better” you mean how much less than the Garmin regular price? As of now, the regular price is a single £ more when the G is not on sale.

OK. But considering the marketing by Trek (which may all be bullocks from Shane’s initial look), they seem to be considering theirs superior to the Garmin and others. As such, at least in their mind having a “same” price while offering their “better” features seems the reason I would predict they …

You never seen a phone battery explode before? I had it happen to some AA battery’s I used to charge constantly for the kids toys. Literally went bang and blew the circuit in the house. They do have controllers but I doubt any manufacturer would recommend leaving anything in charge for 4 weeks stra…

[image] Jack_Russell_Racing: I’m totally confused. After every ride, I plug in my 830 and Varia. I leave them plugged in for however long it is until my next ride. 'in season ', that’s basically each day. In the winter, the devices could be plugged in for a few weeks before my next ride. Still, …

[image] Tommyk: They do have controllers but I doubt any manufacturer would recommend leaving anything in charge for 4 weeks straight. This probably only applies to certain types of battery, but I can say that Black and Decker’s recommendations for the batteries for cordless tools that I have…

[image] AJS914: I wonder if those with battery issues went in the app and set it to max brightness? I’m sure mine is set to the factory defaults. In my experience, the default or auto mode is good for about 5-6 hours max. The daylight flash seems to get the most battery life. I think mine has…

As someone who trains outside almost daily and is forced off the road (into the ditch) multiple times per week, I purchased one because I own the Flare lights and am pleased with them. The radar feature works like it says it does. The only thing I don’t like is that the sound alerts from my Garmin 5…

Not sure which Varia you are referring to, but the 715 has USB-C .

I have seen such videos. Curiously, they’re usually not plugged in and charging when they go kaboom. The batteries acquired damage or defects in some way prior. Some lithium battery chemistries are more prone to thermal runaway than others, but the risk is having such batteries around at all. On a c…

Driving standards seem particularly bad in your area, I’m glad youve got something to help you. The Varia ones are too loud! Whilst you cant alter the volume of the Varia you can go into its settings and alter the pattern of the beeps. For group rides I did have to switch mine to a single beep and…

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MrBirchling April 23, 2024, 3:12am 83

In my experience, the default or auto mode is good for about 5-6 hours max. The daylight flash seems to get the most battery life. I think mine has done 8 hours in that mode.

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