Smartly adjusts to lighting outside.
Pair the Varia UT800 Smart Headlight with a Garmin Edge head unit for automatic adjustments to the ambient lighting outside, projecting the brightest beam on the darkest of nights and lowering its beam to save battery life at brighter dawn and dusk hours. Not only does it adjust its beam intensity to the lighting outside, but it also matches the light beam to your current speed and ride profile to save battery life at lower speeds with a lower beam and project more light when it's needed at higher velocities.
Five different lighting modes give you a wide array of beams for numerous ride types, meaning the Varia UT800 is great for daily commutes, long-distance road rides, and fast-paced trail rides after dark. Two different packages give you a bar/stem mount for road rides or a helmet-based mount for trail riding after dark. The rechargeable battery delivers approximately 1.5 hours of power at full blast of 800 lumens, lasting six hours on its lower setting for better battery life.
Details
- 800-lumen headlight smartly adjusts to ambient lighting
- Adjusts to lighting outside with Garmin Edge computers
- Cree LED projects a beam with 270 degrees of visibility
- Five settings: high, medium, low, day flash, night flash
- Trail package mounts to helmet for mountain biking
- Road package mounts to bar and stem for road cycling
- Meets IPX-7 waterproofing standards (fully submersible)
- Rechargeable battery lasts 1.5 hours on highest setting
- Item #GRM008Y
- Bulbs
- Cree LED
- Power Source
- rechargeable battery
- Batteries Included
- yes, rechargeable battery
- Modes
- high, medium, low, day flash, night flash
- Lumens
- [highest setting] 800 lumens
- Burn Time
- [high] 1.5 hours, [medium] 3 hours, [low] 6 hours, [day flash] 25 hours, [night flash] 6 hours
- Mount
- [Urban Edition] handlebars and stem, [Trail Edition] helmet
- Waterproof
- yes, meets IPX-7 standards (fully submersible)
- Includes
- [Urban Edition] Varia UT800 Smart Headlight, charging cable, quarter turn to friction mount, [Trail Edition] Varia UT800 Smart Headlight, charging cable, helmet mount
- Dimensions
- [L x W x H] 3.8 x 1.3 x 1.2in
- Claimed Weight
- 4.6oz (130g)
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 year
Reviews
Q&A
Overall Rating
4 based on 8 ratings
Review Summary
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Selecting an option will reload the available reviews on the pageJune 13, 2024
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
May 22, 2024
August 7, 2023
Working As Advertised
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
So far this is the best headlight I’ve used on my road bike, The night flash mode is especially helpful, as I ride mostly in the early pre-dawn. In combination with my Varia taillight and Garmin 1030, this light is a keeper.
September 1, 2021
Great function. Limited life.
- Familiarity:
- I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Smart features and function with Garmin devices works great. Easy to setup and managed through my 530 Edge, and I light the integrated mount feature. However, this isn't the light for you if you're planning to put in extended hours on the bike in the early morning or late evening. The light has died on the two ~30 mile morning rides I've used it, leaving me with little to no visibility. Unfortunately returning for a non-Garmin integrated light.
Originally reviewed on Backcountry.com
April 16, 2021
Awesome LED light
Been using over a month now and no issues. battery life is great. I have it on the auto setting and it works like a champ. recommend it for sure!!!
January 30, 2021
Great Light for My Needs
- Familiarity:
- I've put it through the wringer
My weekday training rides are done pre-dawn most days, so I need a good light. I've used Nite-Rider and Light & Motion over the years happily. Then I bought a Cannondale SystemSix, with bespoke aero bars. There is no place to mount a light except the bottom of the computer bracket. So I ordered the UT800. It twists on and off in just a second, never shifts or slips, and can easily be moved to our tandem. It provides plenty of light to see and be seen. Running it one step below full power I get 2-3 hours of steady use or in blink mode during the day I get more. So why not 5 stars? I tried it in paired mode with my 520 twice, then unpaired it. At 15 mph it switches to full brightness, which gobbles up battery life. Then the second day I had it paired it decided it only wanted to blink. It didn't care what I wanted. So I unpaired it and went back to manual mode, which works great. The only problem is that there is no way to know how much battery life is left, so I just charge it after every couple of rides and don't worry about it.
December 10, 2020
Garmin Varia UT 800 first impression
- Familiarity:
- I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Even though I read the reviews I decided to buy this light. Mostly for winter riding or riding in places like the Blue Ridge Parkway that have tunnels that have no lighting. Well the reviews that state "Short Battery Life" are true. I used it 22 miles on a Saturday...and then on the next ride... at 15 miles... I received a Low Battery warning. ALREADY! I was running it connected to my 520 plus so it could do it`s thing. It`s lighting capabilities are impressive... But if it is only good for maybe a 50 mile ride... this light is worthless....!
November 5, 2020
Perfect Light
- Familiarity:
- I've used it several times
I own a garmin computer and this light syncs with it so it knows how fast I'm going and light brightness changes with the speed. If I stop it also stops working until I move again. I like the safety aspect of having 800 lumens let drivers know I'm coming specially during the day. Since I bought the first light I have purchased 3 more for family members. Very pleased with it.
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October 25, 2021
Can more than one Garmin Varia UT800 light be paired and controlled by an Edge 1030+? As in, using one on the handlebars and one on the helmet at the same time...
October 1, 2020
I have a Canyon Ultimate CFX with a CP10 aero cockpit (combined bar and stem). Does the package for this product include a mount that will work with aero shaped bars or do I need to order a separate attachment?
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