The Continental RoadAttack series are sport-touring tires that strike a balance between performance and longevity. They?re ideal for sport-tourers, standards, street-biased adventure bikes, and moderately powered sportbikes.

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The Evolution of Continental RoadAttack Tires

With each generation from Continental, the carcass, compound, profile, and tread design have evolved. When the first RoadAttack debuted in 2005, it introduced Continental?s ZeroDegree belt, a continuous steel wire that runs radially around the tire carcass in the same direction as travel, which enhances stability.

In 2010, the RoadAttack 2 introduced TractionSkin, Continental?s proprietary ?pre-scrubbed? tread surface that doesn?t require slippery mold-release agents and all but eliminates a break-in period for the tires. The RoadAttack 2 also featured MultiGrip, whereby a single compound is heat-cured in a progressive fashion to provide better wear in the center of the tire and more flex and better grip on the shoulders. MultiGrip provides a smooth transition between zones rather than the abrupt transition that can occur with multi-compound tires.
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In 2013, the RoadAttack 2 Evo featured RainGrip, a high-silica compound designed to deliver optimal performance in wet conditions. Four years later, the new RoadAttack 3 came with EasyHandling, a specialized alignment between the contours of the front and rear tires said to result in...