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Varia radar saddle mount for ISM PS 1.0?

Can anyone recommend a Varia radar mount that will properly fit an ISM PS 1.0 saddle? I just bought a new Quintana Roo X-PR triathlon bike and would like to mount my Varia RTL510 on it for training rides. I think a saddle mount would be best in order to leave enough clearance for bike's the integrated storage box; if I mounted the radar on the seat post then that would block the storage box lid.

I found two Varia saddle mounts on Amazon but it's hard to tell if they would properly fit on my saddle rails.

Amazon.com: TAKEWELL Bicycle Saddle Seat-Post Mount for Garmin Varia Rear View Radar Light,Compatible for RTL500, RTL510, RTL515, RVR315,Fixed with Screws,Firm and not Shaking : Electronics

corki Varia Mount for Garmin， Varia Rtl510 Radar Mount， Varia Rear Seatpost and Saddle Mount. (amazon.com)

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ewarnerusa over 1 year ago +1 verified

Assuming there is nothing too quirky about that saddle's rails, seems like either would work. I use one identical to the bottom link corki model and it works great.

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+1 ewarnerusa over 1 year ago

Assuming there is nothing too quirky about that saddle's rails, seems like either would work. I use one identical to the bottom link corki model and it works great.

0 RobertMUC over 1 year ago

You could use the original garmin plastic part and mold a perfect rubber part using Sugru. Just wrap the seat post and plastic part with cling wrap for clean separation.

0 nradov over 1 year ago in reply to RobertMUC

As I wrote in the original post, I want to mount the radar on the saddle. If I mount it on the seat post then that won't leave enough clearance to open the storage box lid.

0 nradov over 1 year ago in reply to ewarnerusa

The corki mount does work. It causes the Varia radar to angle down slightly because the top touches the saddle rails but it still reliably detects cars.

0 ewarnerusa over 1 year ago in reply to nradov

You can flip the mount over and reinstall on the saddle rails and this would put the varia in a lower position relative to the saddle rails.

0 nradov over 1 year ago in reply to ewarnerusa

No, I tried that and it doesn't fit the other way.