Morning all,

I recently was unfortunate enough to hit a pothole and burst a tyre. I luckily have a decent (I think) contact in the tyre indus try so popped the spare on and went round. He Instantly recommended a tyre called a Starfire RS-R 1.0. I had not heard of this before so questioned it. The guy was insistent on their ability in the wet and dry and I lamented and had them fitted as he did them for a reasonable price.

I have found some info that they are made by Cooper tyres which are a reputable brand, but they seem to be very rarely used in the U.K.

The last week or so i have been testing them out and I have to say they seem to be very good in both wet and dry and are far superior to the dunlops i had on before. However i still have the niggle that unheard of tyre = bad news.

I now need 2 new rears, and don't know whether to get 2 more RS-R 1.0's or to go for something more proven such as Falken Ziex's or Toyos.

Can you guy let me know any info you might have? As i say they seem to be very capable. PLEASE dont bother to post if you are a 'brand monkey' and are insanely biased towards a tyre make, that will do this discussion no good.

Many thanks in advance.

Check out this link for some info on the RS-R 1.0:

http://www.starfiretires.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14:starfire-tires-rs-r-10-sports-performance&catid=1&Itemid=5

Luke

By personal opinion, i like to fit all tyre equal, but i always stick to tyres that are found anywhere, but all manufacturer make low end and hi end products(not only tyres but all), buying a low end toyo because of hi end toyo performance or buying michellin because you hear a lot about them its not a good idea IMHO

salespersons will be asked to push a perticular product, maybe they got a good deal and are trying to push it and that´s why they recomended those tyres

i´m saying this because i used to be a computer salesperson and found myself pushing a specific brand or a specific model per request of managment.

bottom line, you always get what you pay for. (so pay for what you have research and need, nothing more, nothing less)

i re instate, this si all personal opinion from my point of view as an ex-salesperson.

now as far as rubber goes, thech is what give you grip, the compound they use, if diferent brands use the same compound, they´ll grip the same (as far as i know) so you cant expect better grip in the same price range as the other your replacing.

1: You have tested them, and they are OK

2: To be on sale, they must have passed TUV approval

So the only unknown is how hard wearing they are.