Opinions on Garmin Varia

[Mike_P]

Also, switch it on and stand back from it and then walk towards it.

You will see how it reacts to your approach, its pretty cool.

Mine goes off wheeling the bike through the side gate. I am to the side and there is nothing approaching so always completely foxed as to what is detecting.

 

[Slick]

Mine goes off wheeling the bike through the side gate. I am to the side and there is nothing approaching so always completely foxed as to what is detecting.

Yeah, strange that.

I noticed mine by accident as I parked up and went out the garage to do something without switching everything off. As I approached the bike, it went into a frenzy and I realised exactly why I was getting more wide passes when using it.

 

[Sea of vapours]

Mine goes off wheeling the bike through the side gate. I am to the side and there is nothing approaching so always completely foxed as to what is detecting.

Perhaps, as you open your gate, the bike goes backwards slightly. The Varia only needs a slight movement to detect relative movment so it would 'see' a static object behind you as 'approaching'.

 

[Mike_P]

Perhaps, as you open your gate, the bike goes backwards slightly. The Varia only needs a slight movement to detect relative movment so it would 'see' a static object behind you as 'approaching'.

Gate is opened before wheeling the bike.

 

[Mike_P]

Didn't happen going out this afternoon so occured to be it might be detecting the movement of a shrub when the wind is stronger but tehn when I got back it did it and the only thing behind it was my parked car