GarminVaria Radar Seat Rail Mount

Have been using a much cheaper (about $15) rail mount made out of "reinforced nylon." Worked great for about 3 years until it didn't, and the mount broke off and I had to go back and retrieve my Varia from the ground. Road bike, so wouldn't think nearly the maximum stress the part would see.Just got this as a replacement. All metal part. Three times the price, but worth it to me (assumes it holds up as well as I expect it to). Fits my bike well, just able to install it and my saddle bag without any additional parts.

Great mount if you need flexibility to adjust the angle of your radar/taillight. Easy to install and remove when placing your light/radar on a seat bag or rear rack.

I always hated how the varia mount looked on my seatpost. I have tried all sorts of other cleaner 3D printed options but they never worked well. This one is rock solid and it looks very neat tucked up under my saddle! All the parts are very high quality and I haven’t had even a hint of slippage so far.I see another reviewer who returned this item because (in their defense) the description does say “for alloy rails” in the description. I have had no issues after a hundred or so miles on my carbon rails. Carbon is not as fragile as people make it out to be as long as you work within the limits of its material properties. I put some carbon grit paste on the clamping surfaces and have it torqued to ~4Nm and there is zero slippage. 4Nm is well under what my rails are rated for, my seat clamp is torqued almost twice as much, and those also bear my full body weight. I am not worried about an item as light as a varia clamped to such a low torque spec. Obviously proceed with whatever caution you wish, but I think these are fine for carbon rails!

This item is solidly built and functions as advertised. The camera mounts very securely. I still manage to get a bag under the seat when I go on long rides (see picture).

Much better position when using a rack with panniers. The video recording also captures more of the road behind instead of being partially blocked by the panniers.It also feels very sturdy

The Garmin Varia mount is way heavy (79 grams). that is very heavy to add to a road bike as just the mount. It is very well made and sturdy but weighs too much. The Varia clicked solidly and the positioning was great once I flipped the mount and adjusted it for 30 minutes. Would be nice if the rail that attached to the seat rails was longer but still a fine product just heavy!.

I was bummed that I didn't have enough clearance mounting it to the seat post of my bike with the mount the varia comes with. My bike has a dropper post and that's why I couldn't.This mount works perfect. Easy to install...a little on the more expensive side, but I know it's not going to break or come off mid ride

Great way to protect an expensive piece of cycling equipment. I went for years without this case and I am glad I have it now. The Varia never fell off, I did drop it a few times and the case would have helped. I like that I can put the Varia on my bicycle and then put the bike on my rack and not worry that the Varia would fall off while I am driving.