Garmin Varia™ RCT715, Bicycle Radar with Camera and Tail Light, Continuous Recording, Vehicle Detection $319.99

E.K

Jul 18, 2022 3:31 PM

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E.KJul 18, 2022 3:31 PM

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DCR's review wasn't too positive about this. Wonder if they have fixed any of those issues he called out. Personally I am going to hold out until there is a v2 with all concerns ironed out

Blove2345

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Jul 18, 2022 3:35 PM

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Blove2345

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Jul 18, 2022 3:35 PM

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Quote from E.K

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DCR's review wasn't too positive about this. Wonder if they have fixed any of those issues he called out. Personally I am going to hold out until there is a v2 with all concerns ironed out

I saw that review and it sounds like what it comes down is whether you use the camera for safety or for action. Ideally, it would be for both, but this one points to safety as a better use than action camera. Overall, agreed, sounds like it could be better with v2.

jms493

Jul 18, 2022 11:59 PM

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jms493Jul 18, 2022 11:59 PM

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Seems like mostly software issues as most of his complaints were about the app.

StevenC56

Jul 19, 2022 12:01 AM

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StevenC56Jul 19, 2022 12:01 AM

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Until they come out with a camera that displays on your Garmin Bike GPS, I'll stick with the taillight/radar unit.

Andreu22

Jul 19, 2022 2:20 PM

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Andreu22Jul 19, 2022 2:20 PM

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Quote from StevenC56

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Until they come out with a camera that displays on your Garmin Bike GPS, I'll stick with the taillight/radar unit.

That would kill your battery on both your head unit and your radar/camera. You may not see the car but it lets you know its there.

StevenC56

Jul 19, 2022 2:57 PM

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StevenC56Jul 19, 2022 2:57 PM

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Quote from Andreu22

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That would kill your battery on both your head unit and your radar/camera. You may not see the car but it lets you know its there.

I think they will have this at some point. Right now all the camera is going to do is capture an incident that you can view after it's too late to make a defensive move to avoid the incident.

Andreu22

Jul 19, 2022 3:09 PM

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Andreu22Jul 19, 2022 3:09 PM

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Quote from StevenC56

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I think they will have this at some point. Right now all the camera is going to do is capture an incident that you can view after it's too late to make a defensive move to avoid the incident.

Sadly, yes, that's all you can do. I'm still never going to ride with a mirror on attached to my helmet or my glasses. There are glasses with side mirrors built in called trieye which would be your best bet.

StevenC56

Jul 19, 2022 5:26 PM

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StevenC56Jul 19, 2022 5:26 PM

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Quote from Andreu22

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Sadly, yes, that's all you can do. I'm still never going to ride with a mirror on attached to my helmet or my glasses. There are glasses with side mirrors built in called trieye which would be your best bet.

I'd like to try those trieye glasses. If they work for me I could ditch the helmet mounted mirror I'm using, but I don't see them on Amazon which makes returns harder if they don't work for me.

Garmin Varia™ RCT715, Bicycle Radar with Camera and Tail Light, Continuous Recording, Vehicle Detection $319.99

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