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Garmin Varia RTL515 Radar With Tail Light

GarminVaria RTL515 Radar With Tail Light(Return to Product Page)

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Review by SWF Rider

Reviewed 9/4/2020
by SWF Rider
Cycling Enthusiast
SW Florida
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Sleek, functional, essential for riding

I Upgraded from the RTL 500. Very happy with this light. High visibility. The vertical profile does forced me to use a less bulky seat bag in order for the radar to clear the rear wheel, and not block the visibility of the lights to approaching cars.

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Review by exsoas

Reviewed 8/31/2020
by exsoas
pasadena
Overall Rating
Works as promised

its bright and I have yet to run through the battery

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Review by Expeidter

Reviewed 4/10/2023
by Expeidter
Cycling Enthusiast
South Texas
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Excellent Pairs easily

My Second Varia, pairs easily with the 1040 and 830.

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Review by MikeW

Reviewed 3/20/2023
by MikeW
Cycling Enthusiast
Apex NC
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Great for solo rides

It is like riding with a group that is calling out car back!

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Review by Gordo1

Reviewed 1/12/2023
by Gordo1
Competitive Racer
Florida
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Essenstial Safety Device

This is my second Varia. First unit's mounting 'ears' broke after several years of use. To me, the Varia has become as essential as wearing a helmet. It's worth every bit of the purchase price!

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 10/10/2022
by Anonymous
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Excellent

My only regret is not buying this sooner, really a great product and can detect cars that are not visible with my helmet mirror in foggy conditions.

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Review by Katy trail tim

Reviewed 8/16/2022
by Katy trail tim
Lee''s summit
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Will not ride on any road without it

It works great

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Review by Jose

Reviewed 8/8/2022
by Jose
Katy tx
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The best product from garmin

Great invention

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Review by NasserM

Reviewed 8/4/2022
by NasserM
Cycling Enthusiast
Burlingame, Ca
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What a wonderful way to watch your back!

I do a lot of back road riding and this allows me to see cars or bikes approaching from behind. I then become more cautious and stay to my right on narrow roads.

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Review by G

Reviewed 7/11/2022
by G
Yay Area
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Best piece of safety equipment I own

It's has your back. Period. I always recommend this piece of tech to every rider who asks. This one was for my wife.

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Review by Fran

Reviewed 7/8/2022
by Fran
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Quality

excellent quality. pretty good battery life

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Review by Ted

Reviewed 5/20/2022
by Ted
Portland, OR
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Life saver

I bought this from REI and it works great with my Wahoo Roam. This is one of my best safety devices - worth every penny.

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Review by jodieakins

Reviewed 1/28/2022
by jodieakins
Casual Cyclist
mississippi
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Nice extra measure of safety

It is great to have an extra set of eyes behind you providing that feeling of safety.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 1/28/2022
by Anonymous
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Prompt service, works great, setup required 12 minutes with Garmin CSR to properly pair.

This is a great product to help you more aware of your surroundings as you cycle. Ultimately, it provides you and those with you a safer riding environment.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 12/13/2021
by Anonymous
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Rtl515

Great gaget

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Review by M. Andrada

Reviewed 11/25/2021
by M. Andrada
San Francisco bay Area
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0 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Dont drop device on a hard surface.

Dont drop on a hard surface. It may nor power back on.

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Review by Gerrit

Reviewed 11/18/2021
by Gerrit
Palm Harbor, FL
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Excellent product

Very glad that I bought the Garmin Radar tail light. It's great knowing when a car comes up behind me.

Excellent

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Review by IMFletch

Reviewed 7/25/2021
by IMFletch
Cycling Enthusiast
gresham, Oregon
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Fantastic

This is one of my favorite pieces of cycling gear and its one that all cyclists should own. Easy to set up and operate, I don't ride on the road without it.

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Review by Swags

Reviewed 7/22/2021
by Swags
pennsylvania
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Safety

The added safety on the road is worth the money. I'm in the front of the pack calling out "car back!"

I now have the rear visibility to improve the safety of our club.

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Review by MikeT

Reviewed 5/23/2021
by MikeT
San Jose, Ca
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Would not ride roads without this !

This is a game changer - it is extremely helpful to know cars are approaching- absolutely do not want to ride without it now ! Get one ASAP

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