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Varia RearVue 820

Andrew Ross

03 Feb 2026 — 1 min read

Garmin are releasing a new Varia RearVue 820 radar. The Varia RearVue 820 features a more powerful bike radar with a wider field of view, giving more reliable alerts. The tail light offers up to 2 km (1.24 miles) of visibility and has a brake light that shows when you’re slowing or stopping.

Most impressive is the the option to see alerts for small, medium and large vehicles, and see when a vehicle changes lanes, along with its threat level!

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