When Garmin first released the Varia radar tail light in 2015, it was something of an oddity. While its Edge cycling computers were well on their way to becoming ubiquitous, the safety tech was in its infancy, with the US brand having acquired the relative know-how and patents from a South African startup.
For years, the Radar had little competition; Wahoo offered Varia support for its Elemnt computers from 2015 but didn’t launch its own radar tail light until last year, while Bryton entered the game in 2022. By this poin,t the Varia was into its third generation, a clear leader in the market thanks to its head start. And now it’s looking to gain yet more ground with the release of the Varia RearVue 820.
