A great partner to a great gadget
This app sits in my back pocket and alerts me to the presence of vehicles through my headphones. Varia and this app are a winning combination
Okay app, very basic
Very basic functionality. Be great if it didn’t rotate 180’ when I lift my bike up by the handlebars.
game changer
For those that have trouble hearing!
Outstanding!
As a lifelong cyclist, racing, commuting & leisure, this is the best accessory I have ever bought. I now feel more relaxed as I cycle along country roads and lanes without having to listen for oncoming traffic or peering over my shoulder all the time. It works reliably and the App enables my iPhone to provide notice of oncoming individual vehicles, even when they are in close succession. Highly recommended, I love it!
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Great for the most part
I love the Varia and would not ride without it. But the app is causing screen burn in on my iPhone 12 mini. The white lines remain visible on my screen even with the brightness turned down for the ride. Maybe a gray color would help alleviate the problem.
Won't ride without it
My hearing is poor and trying to monitor oncoming traffic is hit or miss. I've found that the radar picks up vehicles before I would have seen them because you can't ride staring at your mirror. I use the Varia w the phone app and with Trekz bone conduction headphones.
With my poor hearing I might not pick up on the phone signal otherwise. The Trekz 'phones do not block my ear canal. Yes I sometimes listen to media while riding, but the audio ring overrides and there on my Wahoo head unit is a graphic showing the relative position(s) of oncoming vehicles. Seeing that there is more than one car approaching is huge.
With my poor hearing I might not pick up on the phone signal otherwise. The Trekz 'phones do not block my ear canal. Yes I sometimes listen to media while riding, but the audio ring overrides and there on my Wahoo head unit is a graphic showing the relative position(s) of oncoming vehicles. Seeing that there is more than one car approaching is huge.
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Removes a lot of pressure.
I was unsure about buying one of these with the cost of lights, Garmin 1030 plus other items the costs were getting out of hand but the first time out on a 30mile ride I was so glad I made the decision to invest in this safety device.
It is so quick, so accurate and I have no idea how it picks up vehicles from such a distance.
Couldn’t be without it now.
It is so quick, so accurate and I have no idea how it picks up vehicles from such a distance.
Couldn’t be without it now.
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Works well
My only issue is it hasn’t charged properly on two occasions. This has been frustrating as I subsequently went on linnet rides and it died. If this was consistent I would have no issues.
Screen Burn in on iPhone XS Max !!
First of all, I must say I love the Varia Radar. I was skeptical at first, but I not use my bike without it now, and I recommend its use to everyone. Five stars for that. The app, however…yesterday I was on the bike all day, and had the app open all the time. After I got home, I noticed there are now two vertical lines across the screen and a rectangle at the top, burned in on my iPhone’s display (they are of course caused by the two white vertical lines (the “road”) and the rectangle at the top (the one that goes orange/red/green)). I am hoping they fade away with time, but I am not sure they will. As it is, my iphone screen is ruined. This is a serious issue and needs to be fixed. I personally do not need the white “road” on my screen at all times (you could just show the cars as dots. They move so they would not cause burn in) and the rectangle at the top could be the whole screen instead (show the full screen orange, red or green. It would also be much easier to see). I understand other people would have no issue with the current way the app works, so you could make this a preference. I hope you guys offer a solution to this problem as soon as possible. I have come to depend on the radar, but burn in in my iPhone’s screen is completely unacceptable. Another suggestion: Please make the volume of the alerts configurable. I listen to podcasts/music and sometimes the alerts are hard to hear. Thanks
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Car Back!
I ride alone on back country roads with no shoulders. Love this app and the Garmin Varia 515. With phone in back pocket and phone volume at loud I hear all the cars approaching from behind and have sufficient time to find my path along the white line. I don’t have any visual setup and the way app calls out car back sound, all clear sound, and high speed car approaching sound. I just wish I could train drivers to slow down when passing, swing wide around me, don’t pass me when oncoming cars are approaching from other direction. But alas, some people are just centered idiots!
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