Rear Radar on eCargo Bike

[laney]

I'm looking for info about running a rear radar on a cargo bike and hoping someone here can help.

Currently, my bike has a Bosch Performance Line Sport motor and a Purion remote. I would like to run a radar, such as the Garmin Varia. (I like the Varia since it has an ebike model that can be wired in to the Bosch battery system)

My issue is what head unit to connect it to. Is there a Bosch head unit that would support radar info? If at all possible I'd like to avoid having a separate computer on my handlebars. The less little items I have to charge, the easier it is to get out and ride.

Has anyone else been down this rabbit hole? What radar or camera are you running on your bike?

 

[Bike Shop Girl]

Hey Laney! I've gone down the rabbit hole pretty far...

I installed a Varia eRTL615 with Bosch plug. I used it with a garmin and/or my phone. I haven't seen anyway to sync garmin products with bosch beyond the heart rate. straps.

I removed it for now because in dense areas where I spend most of my time, the radar was going off nonstop, and I ultimately preferred having a camera to document any near misses (or terrible infrastructure).

if you think it is worth it, I can reinstall it and document the process!

 

[laney]

I installed a Varia eRTL615 with Bosch plug. I used it with a garmin and/or my phone. I haven't seen anyway to sync garmin products with bosch beyond the heart rate. straps.

I removed it for now because in dense areas where I spend most of my time, the radar was going off nonstop, and I ultimately preferred having a camera to document any near misses (or terrible infrastructure).

That's great info to know...I'm also in mostly dense areas so it may not be a good option for me either. I already run a camera (Insta x3) and a mirror and will probably stick with that set up unless integration with Bosch becomes a feature.

Thanks!

 

[Bike Shop Girl]

Have you seen https://www.roadio.com/?

 

[laney]

Looks interesting, I had not seen that before.
Not compatible with Android yet, but I will keep it in mind.

 

[Barb Schwendtner]

I'm looking for info about running a rear radar on a cargo bike and hoping someone here can help.

Currently, my bike has a Bosch Performance Line Sport motor and a Purion remote. I would like to run a radar, such as the Garmin Varia. (I like the Varia since it has an ebike model that can be wired in to the Bosch battery system)

My issue is what head unit to connect it to. Is there a Bosch head unit that would support radar info? If at all possible I'd like to avoid having a separate computer on my handlebars. The less little items I have to charge, the easier it is to get out and ride.

Has anyone else been down this rabbit hole? What radar or camera are you running on your bike?

I love my Garmin varia, I started with the radar and upgraded to the radar-camera combo. But I can't help you on the wiring. I already had a compatible Garmin computer so I stuck with that. I put it on the energy saving mode, and the radar still "wakes up" to beep and show cars behind you on the screen but the battery lasts way longer.