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Tech Specs: Garmin Varia RearVue 820
- Price: £259.99 / €299.99 / $299.99
- Weight: 86g/3oz, 123g/4.3oz with mounting hardware
- Light modes: 4 plus customisable modes
- Battery life: 30hr max claimed
- Lumens: 100 maximum
- Field of view: 60˚ radar, 220˚ light visibility
- Detection range: 175m claimed
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But that’s not to say it’s perfect. With this inflated performance comes an equally inflated price, making it the most expensive radar light on the market (without a camera, at least) by some margin. It also gate keeps certain features and limits them to specific Garmin devices over specific bluetooth connections. When paired with the right bike computer though, it is a mighty device and superb for enhancing awareness while riding out on the roads.
Design and specifications
The Garmin Varia RearVue 820 builds heavily on the footprint of the original Varia, which has been a common template for many other brand attempts at radar lights. The same quarter turn Garmin mount is present, and is the same depth as previously so will fit existing Varia mounting options. Design wise, it’s an inverse of the previous Varia, with the radar detection panel now being located at the top of the unit, while the main light is at the bottom. The charging port remains at the rear base of the unit but is now, finally, USB-C. The main control button also remains on the top of the unit. You can run…
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