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Bike radar: which features and options should you choose?

Here we compare 21 options across 23 bike radars: model count, median rating and the highest-rated model for each, to help you make an informed choice.

By Romain Brunel, updated on

Bike radar: which features and options should you choose?

Features and options: 21 options compared

Option Models analysed Median score Median recorded price Top rated
Connectivity: ANT+ 16 8/10 $143 Sigma RECO 80 LINK
Connectivity: Bluetooth 5 7.8/10 $143 BBB Cycling Signal Radar BLS-251
Android compatible 7 7.7/10 $137 Sigma RECO 80 LINK
iOS compatible 2 8.1/10 n/a Wahoo TRACKR RADAR
Lighting modes: Steady light 20 8/10 $141 Sigma RECO 81 LINK
Lighting modes: Daytime flashing 4 8.5/10 n/a Sigma RECO 81 LINK
Peloton mode 3 8.5/10 n/a Sigma RECO 81 LINK
Features: Braking detection 8 8.6/10 $107 Sigma RECO 81 LINK
Features: Video recording 2 7.6/10 n/a Garmin Varia RCT715
Features: Automatic power on and off 1 8.5/10 n/a Magicshine SEEMEE R300
IPX7 protection 14 7.9/10 $147 Magene L508
IP67 protection 3 8.9/10 n/a Sigma RECO 81 LINK
IPX6 protection 1 8.5/10 n/a Magicshine SEEMEE R300
USB-C charging 9 8/10 $107 Sigma RECO 80 LINK
Power supply: Built-in rechargeable battery 6 7.8/10 $150 Lezyne Radar Drive Rear
Powered by an electric bike 1 8/10 n/a Garmin Varia eRTL616
Mounting location: On the seatpost 20 8/10 $137 Sigma RECO 81 LINK
Mounting location: On the luggage rack 1 8/10 n/a Garmin Varia eRTL616
For round seatposts 7 8.3/10 $137 Sigma RECO 81 LINK
For aerodynamic seatposts 2 7.7/10 n/a Lezyne Radar StVZO Rear
For D-shaped seatposts 2 7.4/10 n/a Garmin Varia RCT716

Prices collected from retailers are for guidance only: they may have changed since, the current price is the one shown by the retailer. No price is shown for models sold only on Amazon. Amounts converted from reference prices in euros using a dated exchange rate.

Features and options: option by option

Features and options: your questions

Bike radar: which features and options should you choose?

Among our 23 bike radars, the most common option is “Lighting modes: Steady light” (20 models). The table on this page compares 21 options: model count, median rating and the highest-rated model for each.

“Lighting modes: Steady light”: which model is highest rated among bike radars?

Sigma RECO 81 LINK, rated 9.2/10, is the highest-rated of the 20 models models with this option.

“Mounting location: On the seatpost”: which model is highest rated among bike radars?

Sigma RECO 81 LINK, rated 9.2/10, is the highest-rated of the 20 models models with this option.

“Connectivity: ANT+”: which model is highest rated among bike radars?

Sigma RECO 80 LINK, rated 8.9/10, is the highest-rated of the 16 models models with this option.

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