Wanted: Green 'cross tyres

Does anyone know where i can get a new pair of those green cyclo-cross tyres michelin made?

I've tried googling, but can't remember the name of that particular tyre either.

cheers

roberto has them on his mtb, shot him an e-mail

I think they are the Mud 2 tyres but the green are discontinued so you might find a pair on americafleabay or a cx forum.

Chris

You could try giving Paul Milnes a call in Bradford (Paul Milnes Cycles, 729 Little Horton Lane, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD5 9EH, Tel. +44 (0) 1274 576197). He is possibly the best-known stockist of 'cross equipment in the North. Also, I don't think I've seen so many frames in one shop before, and not just 'cross frames.

stall on broadway mrkt sells green and pink tyres a bit like that. Worth checking out.

The MTB equivalents of these tyres were Michelin Wildgrippers in various forms and colours - whether they used the same name for the 'cross tyres I can't remember but you could try asking for Wildgrippers.

These were reputedly the best race tyres ever made. So when I was at a fair a couple of years ago with two mates who wanted some decent off-road tyres I told them to try the stall that was piled high with green Wildgrippers. I explained that Wildgrippers were front and rear specific as well as directional but that the racers only ever used the rears: the rear would be fitted correctly on the rear but on the front they would fit another rear but "reversed"; I could see they didn't believe this story. So they went over to the stall to buy rears but then came back empty-handed. "What's wrong?" I asked. "They're all bloody fronts!". QED.