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Three months ago, I acquired the Garmin Varia RTL510 bike radar and rear light - second-hand, for only $134 from AliExpress.

The reason why I am sitting down and writing this article on my blog today is that after almost daily active use for three months, the bike radar stopped working...

You can read about why it stopped working and how I was fortunate enough to fix it in the brief review below.

This review will be very short, as I only have superlatives to share about the wheels after about 3 months and 2000+ km of testing on both good and bad roads - including several brevets, one of which was the legendary Ruzhevo 400 with strong headwinds and crosswinds and heavy rain, as well as a few shorter 200 km brevets on relatively poor roads.

I asked the famous Artificial Intelligence ChatGPT the following very specific topic question related to the upcoming LRM 1200km brevets for the next 45 days after May 25th 2023.

Look what an answer I got!?!... I'M IMPRESSED!!!

How to quickly and easily create a high-quality and reliable GPS route?

One of the most important things in preparing for a long bike ride or a new permanent brevet on unfamiliar roads is creating a high-quality GPS track.

If the GPS track is not properly surveyed and created, it can pose many potential risks.

Detailed Weather Forecast for a brevet with RandoPlan.com.