Using Garmin Varia with seat bag
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Using Garmin Varia with seat bag
I have a good amount of exposed seatpost to work with, and want to mount a Varia to the seatpost while still using a small seat bag. Garmin support told me that any bag no matter how small could block the radar. I'm just wondering if anyone's gotten away with a tool roll or similarly-sized bag mounted to their saddle rails while mounting a Varia several inches below.
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This is my set up and it works great. As long as the RADAR antenna isn’t obstructed it will work without issue.
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Mine works fine with this set up.
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I have a good amount of exposed seatpost to work with, and want to mount a Varia to the seatpost while still using a small seat bag. Garmin support told me that any bag no matter how small could block the radar. I'm just wondering if anyone's gotten away with a tool roll or similarly-sized bag mounted to their saddle rails while mounting a Varia several inches below.
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Just don't let the bag rub on the unit. If yours is the model with the button on top then the bag rubbing on it might wear the button off exposing the internals like it did on mine.
Just put it on and see if you get decent results.
Sometimes practical experience can do more than theoretical talk
Just put it on and see if you get decent results.
Sometimes practical experience can do more than theoretical talk
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I have a good amount of exposed seatpost to work with, and want to mount a Varia to the seatpost while still using a small seat bag. Garmin support told me that any bag no matter how small could block the radar. I'm just wondering if anyone's gotten away with a tool roll or similarly-sized bag mounted to their saddle rails while mounting a Varia several inches below.
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I used a small tool bag with the RTL-510 but sometimes it would press on the button and turn the radar off. Switched to a tool roll. I did not have any issues with the radar with the bag or now with the tool roll.
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I use the Topeak saddle bags that clip onto a bracket and are easy to remove. On the ends I added Varia mounts that through bolt to the end of the bag and allow me to adjust the angle of the Varia for maximum range. The best mounts I have found on eBay after trying a couple sold on Amazon that were not nearly as well made. They sell for around $10 and the narrower ones with 2 mounting screws work better than the wider ones with 4 screws used.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/31307166409...0AAOSwU1tikHb1
https://www.ebay.com/itm/31307166409...0AAOSwU1tikHb1