End of the Galaxy

[Dogtrousers]

"It’s with a heavy heart that the decision was made to discontinue the Galaxy range for 2021. Over the past few years sales have declined to a point where they were no longer feasible." Gary Conway, senior product manager at Dawes parent company The Tandem Group

https://road.cc/content/tech-news/dawes-ends-galaxy-touring-bike-line-after-49-years-278623

 

[fossyant]

 

[Vantage]

Better bikes for less money have come along.

 

[Drago]

Its aleays been over priced. Back in it's heydey it had little direct competition so the market would bear the unjustifiably imflated price, but now there are better spec'd, better riding bikes for less monoey all over the place.

They've milked the name for all it's worth while doing little to invest in the models future or move with the times as the market changes, so I actuslly have little sympathy.

 

[Cycleops]

 

[All uphill]

A very familiar story. Complacency and uncompetitive pricing over years and years and another great name disappears.

 

[craigwend]

My 1997 the actual weight of a small galaxy, much loved beast of bourdon (Bob) & now used mainly as my winter bike, gets the calf muscles toned with the weight, though with the low gears could get up anything... eventually... Even if I might not be able to

 

[IaninSheffield]

Wonder if 'cherished' examples will now realise even higher (unwarranted?) prices?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

You can still buy them and cheap enough to get everyday

 

[craigwend]

Back in the earlier days of the CC Forum, we did a East Yorks / York meet up ride and ended up I think in Pocklington, there's a lovely photo of '5 Galaxies' of varying ages and styles together. Even the legend that is @Shaun was on the ride and amused us all by turning the Forum on and off with his phone

 

[Cathryn]

Oh that's so sad. My husband has a Galaxy and we are very fond of it.

 

[AuroraSaab]

That's a shame. It's one of the few vintage bikes I'd heard of. OH has one in the garage from about 1983. Untouched for about 25 years. I was thinking of getting him the bits to refurb it as a surprise for his birthday. What wheel size are they? Any suggestions for tyres?

 

[Cymro74]

Must admit that the cost of a Galaxy made me choose my Spa Tourer instead. Even including the dynamo lighting it was cheaper. Spa also let me tailor things like the gearing, so the decision of which bike to go for was easy.

 

[raleighnut]

That's a shame. It's one of the few vintage bikes I'd heard of. OH has one in the garage from about 1983. Untouched for about 25 years. I was thinking of getting him the bits to refurb it as a surprise for his birthday. What wheel size are they? Any suggestions for tyres?

83 could be either 27" or 700c, that's roughly when the transition started although 'trad' tourists always preferred 27" as the new size was for 'racers'

 

[gavgav]

Wow, that’s a shock and sad. @Rickshaw Phil have you seen this