Garmin Varia RTL515 Review Radar with Tail Light Garmin

SEE AND BE SEEN

This rearview radar with tail light pairs with your Edge® bike computer or compatible smartphone to alert you of vehicles approaching from behind.

• Reliable rearview radar lets you ride like you know what’s coming.
• One radar. Multiple display options. Pair it with your compatible Garmin device, your phone or both.
• The Varia™ app has you covered if you’re using your phone as a primary or backup display.
• Shine brighter. Daylight visibility lets approaching vehicles see you from up to a mile away.
• It’s small, it’s easy to mount, and it works with just about any bike.
• Get more life out of your radar with up to 16 hours of battery life in day flash mode.

MAXIMUM AWARENESS
Varia RTL515 rearview radar provides visual and audible alerts for vehicles approaching from behind up to 140 metres away.

MULTIPLE PAIRING OPTIONS
This radar works seamlessly with your Edge bike computer or compatible smartphone as well as select Garmin wearables or the optional radar display unit.

WORKS WITH THE VARIA APP
This smartphone app helps you increase your awareness by providing graphics — plus tone and vibration alerts — that indicate the position and speed of approaching cars.

THIRD-PARTY APP COMPATIBLE
When used with a compatible smartphone, Varia radar integrates with your favourite apps, such as Ride with GPS to overlay your maps with rearview radar alerts.

SUPERIOR VISIBILITY
Alert motorists to your presence as soon as possible with daylight visibility up to 1 mile.

COMPACT DESIGN
Easily mount this sleek, compact device on the seatpost of almost any road-use bicycle. The vertical design allows for better leg clearance and a perfectly comfortable ride.

PELOTON MODE
Varia RTL515 features multiple modes, including peloton mode, which provides a low-intensity flash that is kind to other cyclists’ eyes when riding in a group.

BATTERY LIFE
Time spent charging is not as good as time spent riding. Get up to 16 hours of battery life in day flash mode and up to 6 hours in solid mode..

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions: 98.6 x 19.7 x 39.6 mm
• Weight: 71.0 g
• Modes: solid, peloton, night flash, day flash
• Lumens: 20 solid, 8 peloton, 29 night flash, 65 day flash
• Battery life: 6 hours solid, 8 hours peloton, 6 hours night flash, 16 hours day flash
• ANT+®: Yes
• BLE: Yes
• Water rating: IPX7
• Viewing angle: 220 degrees

In the Box 

• Varia RTL515
• Mounting kit
• Cables
• Documentation