Michelin Wildgrippers on the bay.. but are WGs any good?

[chiswickcollectables]

I know they're reasonable popular but are they actually any good? I want to add a retro touch to my modern but only if they're not crap

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290616348987? ... 500wt_1202

 

[cce]

we all called them wildslippers back in the day

 

[sylus]

i'm guessing like most things rb..there is a mystique around owning some but rarely match up to the myth

on the right bike though..they look pretty

 

[chiswickcollectables]

we all called them wildslippers back in the day

Nuff sed.. somehow the slang term 'wildslippers' has put me off :shock:

 

[markwashington]

Wildslippers, fantastic I still remember my worst ever crash trying to turn a fairly innocent corner and then finding myself and my bike alternate sides of the trail, needless to say it was shod with wildslippers!

 

[Anthony]

I remember their slippery image as well, but I also remember seeing photos of the starts of World Cup races with the majority of the field sporting green Wildgripper Sprints.

Obviously the Sprints must have been very good for dry hardpack, but the knobbly version wasn't quite knobbly enough for mid-winter.