Galaxy R1 RWL VR rated (149MPH)

adrianp · Post by **adrianp** » Fri Oct 28, 16 6:59 pm

Hi,

I know from my ventures a little while ago finding decent RWL tyres can be a bit of a struggle. When I looked I think there was only one on the market which came as a 275/60r15. I was checking Northants Tyres today and saw that they are getting in some new Galaxy R1 RWL tyres that look like they cover a lot of the standard sizes (e.g. 215/60r15, 235/60r15 and 275/60r15) and they are V rated (150mph). No idea if they are any good quality wise but thought it was worth a mention to anyone in the market for new shoes.

adrian.

Captain Chaos · Post by **Captain Chaos** » Sat Oct 29, 16 10:00 am

I saw an ad for Cooper Cobras in Classic American this month,importing again maybe?

kma176 · Post by **kma176** » Fri Apr 28, 17 11:17 pm

Spoke to Northants Tyres - They reckon they have purchased the moulds to make the BF Goodrich T/A Radials themselves in certain sizes and they will be labelled as Galaxy ---They will have the same tread pattern but with better speed rating and better wet grip properties??
Because they are being made here they say they will be quite a bit cheaper!!
The sizes I want are going to be available early May 17??

Dave81 · Post by **Dave81** » Sun Apr 30, 17 8:41 pm

kma176 wrote:Spoke to Northants Tyres - They reckon they have purchased the moulds to make the BF Goodrich T/A Radials themselves in certain sizes and they will be labelled as Galaxy ---They will have the same tread pattern but with better speed rating and better wet grip properties??
Because they are being made here they say they will be quite a bit cheaper!!
The sizes I want are going to be available early May 17??

That's interesting to hear.......like to see what Northants think Cheaper means when they bring them to market?

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Tue May 02, 17 11:43 am

Me too. I need a pair of 235/60R15 BFGs, but NHants want Â£202 each, which seems a bit steep for an S rated tyre.

The Galaxy is half of that, but the tread pattern of the one I saw at Wheels Day was a bit too 'modern' for me.

I had Cooper Cobras before, but I found them a bit hard. Currently got Uniroyal Tiger Paws, which I love, but they don't import them any more.