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Wre ContiSport Attqck Tire h--- -raIrr!r --1t''--- T r I I t I I I t ffi GheaI l'flili"lilirffillilof , POBT-TIBE OFFEBING -I--tt-- I I have financial security? That's why we work as hard as do. BLlt because cost is an issue for the maioriry of us, sometimes we need to make the best with what we have. And for dlo6e of tE who are motorc/cle addicts Cycle News - some of wear items for our beloved bikes One of the rnost imPor_ . Ent bein8 tires - which indudes dle sd here d those necessities indude b6ic IN At****,;;;*,ffii -f".d *.t a"y." -a r*ng in SiaN houses with $800'000 | Dools, Okay, weltd least lwould be , --- I '--nbo au. it y",'." the flashy carllook-atne tyPe' .. m;;',1;; * row-rev- 'vrro wouldn t like to I I L No one wans to cut corneE when itcomestothe I rubber we shod our trusty steed whh, especially L when it comes to sDonbikes. We all want to have the I stickiest buns on our bikes so we can be the local L haaoo on our favorite canvon roads or at our local I track, or if for norhing else, io be as safe as possible. F L cortinue to soar. (What do you think poners the I machlnee us€d to make tires?) L Don't fret. because Continental has come !o the I rescue. For all you price conscious canyon carvers L and track-dav riders. Continental has the answer I .fney catt it their Contispon Attack. Conlinenlal, I you mi8ht ask?.Yes, you are correct - and these I thrngs are no,oke- I Continental invited the motorc,,cle.sporting press I to sou$ Spain to get a feel for their latest high-per- I fo.--.. ' .,.""Vi.ack day tire. and we all left I impressed. We spent two days causing havoc on the I back roads suroundirg Barcelona, followed by a day L at the Calafat racetrack on everFhing from (he latest I 6o0cc pocket rockets, !o big-bore lirer-class ! **p"n., to full-bagged sport touring bikes. There I was no doubt that we had plenry of options to get a I feel for Continenal s latest stickv rLrbber donuB. And I dr" foling rr", " good on". We pay a premium to have this luxury High-per- formance street/track day tires are expensive, with the basic offering from the m4or manufactureG start- in8 well over $300 pe...t. And tires prices aren't going to be decreasing in the near future as oil prices The street ride was absolutely beautiful, with the m4orit, of our time sp€nt tvvisting our way through the Spanish countryside, on perfectly paved roads that led up and down hills - ary of which could ha/e beeo the backdrop for a post.ard. Not only wa5 h gorEeous scenery the roads ranged from fast, |oo-mph-plus sweepers down the Spanish coast, to tight, first-gear hairpins between the rock w.alls ot a Spa ish hillside, gving us ample opportunity to put the Contisport through its paces. Over the course of the day and a half of street rid- ing and a full day on the racetracL we must hrve put well over 300 miles on the Sport Attack. Where I war really impressed was on the street. While they showed some weakness when pushed really hard on t I I \ LI rl ,) l \ ./) I -4 r rl I a I 'i\ i \ { qr ,,1 IT t4 E ,-! / I Z Z 'I L ,/ t 1 t/ r , / LI ,l Vt r- tl. L/ / I r \ / a BY SrEvE ArtAs Proros CourrrsY or Coxllttwrll E MAy24,2006. CYQIA v r I I ll .!