Using Garmin Varia 515 Radar and Carradice bag?

[Justin Castillo]

All:

Just purchased a Garmin Varia 515 radar/light unit and am trying to figure out whether how to mount it while also using a Carradice saddlebag.

Advice on the interwebs has been spotty; there are some third party mounts out there, but I haven't seen any Carradice-related examples. 

Seems options are 1) mount the radar on the saddle rails and have the bag below (which requires a certain amount of clearance); 2) use a read rack and mount the radar to the back of the rack; or 3) learn to live without the Carradice altogether.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Justin

RUSA 4092

[Dave Thompson]

Mine is mounted on the seatstay. 

Dave. 

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[Mike Binnix]

I use option 2 with this light rack from VO.  Works well, the rack provides similar support under the bag to the rail mounted rig Carradice sells with only slightly more weight and I have the option to add a small pannier when errands or touring require more carrying capacity.

I did have to fabricate my own mount for the Varia and a light to attach to the rack.

https://velo-orange.com/products/vo-constructeur-rear-rack

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[Robert Sexton]

I've got mine on the seat stay - I use a Dinotte taillight mount together with a k-edge steerer cap garmin mount.

 

I tried some generic garmin steerer cap mounts, but none of them worked well.     The K-edge one is a bit more expensive, but works well.

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[Fred Chagnon]

If have a similar challenge with my RCT715. I found it was compatible with a Garmin helmet light mount that straps to my helmet (for night time mountain biking).

So with this strap mount, I can secure the strap to the trunk bag, which has a loop meant to attach a reflector, and the tail light mounts to that. 

Something like this might do for the rtl515. 

 https://a.co/d/fho3oYl

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