About the Garmin Varia Radar Tail Light

This rearview radar with tail light pairs with your Edge® bike computer or compatible smartphone to alert you of vehicles approaching from behind. Varia™ RTL515 rearview radar provides visual and audible alerts for vehicles approaching from behind up to 140 metres away. 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.

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

Key Features

• 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.
• Shine brighter. Daylight visibility lets approaching vehicles see you from up to a mile away.
• Get more life out of your radar with up to 16 hours of battery life in day flash mode.

About Garmin

Garmin GPS is the world’s leading mobile navigation technology company and a global manufacturer of in-car sat navs, portable navigation devices, handheld GPS units, and GPS products such asthe Garmin Forerunner & Garmin Edge. The Edge comes in a variety of forms, offering the perfect GPS unit for MTB or Road. From the basic Edge 530, to the advanced Edge 830 Performance Bundle. Garmin's watch range offers a variety of products for all types of athletes including GPS sport watches and fitness trackers. The Garmin Forerunner offers an easy and fun way to keep track of your activities, and work towards those goals. The Garmin Fenix is for athletes who demand more from their watch, including multisport GPS navigation, a wrist-based heart rate monitor and advanced training features.

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