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Continental ContiRoadAttack 3 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Continental ContiRoadAttack 3 vs Avon Spirit ST — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 1 + 15 owner reviews. How we score

Spirit ST is ahead, 82–71

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Continental ContiRoadAttack 3
Tire AContinental

ContiRoadAttack 3

Summer

± 7Provisional

Tests 73 · 1 test Owners 70 · 1 review

Best test result: #1 of 6 in 2020 Motorcycle Sports Touring Tyre Test (dry braking)

Avon Spirit ST
Tire BAvon

Spirit ST

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 87 · 15 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 73

    Dry

    Spirit ST +9
    82
    Why this score
    SourceContiRoadAttack 3Spirit ST
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests73≈ 77 (est.)
    Reviews found online7289

    ContiRoadAttack 3: 60% × 73.2 + 40% × 71.7 = 73

    Spirit ST: 60% × 76.7 (est.) + 40% × 89.1 = 82

    No road tests of dry for Spirit ST. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 74

    Wet

    Spirit ST +13
    87
    Why this score
    SourceContiRoadAttack 3Spirit ST
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 73 (est.)≈ 83 (est.)
    Reviews found online7593

    ContiRoadAttack 3: 60% × 73.2 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 74

    Spirit ST: 60% × 82.9 (est.) + 40% × 93 = 87

    No road tests of wet for ContiRoadAttack 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for Spirit ST. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 67

    Comfort

    Spirit ST +11
    78
    Why this score
    SourceContiRoadAttack 3Spirit ST
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online6682

    ContiRoadAttack 3: 40% × 68.1 (est.) + 60% × 65.9 = 67

    Spirit ST: 40% × 71.3 (est.) + 60% × 81.9 = 78

    No road tests of comfort for ContiRoadAttack 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Spirit ST. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 65

    Treadwear

    Spirit ST +10
    75
    Why this score
    SourceContiRoadAttack 3Spirit ST
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online6480

    ContiRoadAttack 3: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 64.2 = 65

    Spirit ST: 60% × 71.5 (est.) + 40% × 80.4 = 75

    No road tests of treadwear for ContiRoadAttack 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Spirit ST. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  5. 71

    Handling (owners)

    Spirit ST +16
    87
    Why this score
    SourceContiRoadAttack 3Spirit ST
    Reviews found online7187
Scores at a glance
CategoryContinental ContiRoadAttack 3Avon Spirit ST
Relative Score 71 82
Dry 73 82
Wet 74 87
Comfort 67 78
Treadwear 65 75
Handling (owners) 71 87

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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ContiRoadAttack 3

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Spirit ST

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A ContiRoadAttack 3

Pros

  • Excellent grip and performance on paved surfaces
  • High level of rider confidence
  • Well-suited for sport-touring applications

Cons

  • Not suitable for off-road or gravel terrain
  • Susceptible to rapid tread damage when used on unpaved surfaces
All owner themes in the ContiRoadAttack 3 review

Tire B Spirit ST

Pros

  • Excellent grip in dry, cold and wet conditions, with confidence-inspiring braking and wet-weather performance, and capability extending to occasional track use
  • Stable, predictable handling at high speeds and under heavy loads (pillion and luggage), with a comfortable ride and low noise
  • Good tread life reported by several riders, who describe even wear, resistance to squaring off and mileage up to nearly double that of Michelin tyres

Cons

  • Wear complaints from a minority, including one rider who got only about 2,000 km
  • Reluctance to turn in fast direction changes and a lack of feedback from the tyres, according to one reviewer
  • Front tyre vibration and shaking over 60 mph on one BMW K1600GT, which persisted after rebalancing at two garages
All owner themes in the Spirit ST review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Continental ContiRoadAttack 3 B · Avon Spirit ST
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typeMotorcycleMotorcycle

Which one should you actually buy?

Continental ContiRoadAttack 3

Avon Spirit ST

Winner: Avon Spirit ST — better handling, wet and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Continental ContiRoadAttack 3 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 1 review), so read this result as provisional. Avon Spirit ST rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 15 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Avon Spirit ST scores 87 vs 71 on handling.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Avon Spirit ST scores 87 vs 74 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Avon Spirit ST scores 78 vs 67 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Avon Spirit ST scores 75 vs 65 on treadwear.

Tire A · Continental ContiRoadAttack 3
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Tire B · Avon Spirit ST
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ContiRoadAttack 3 or Spirit ST?

Which is better in the wet, ContiRoadAttack 3 or Spirit ST?

Avon Spirit ST, 87 vs 74 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ContiRoadAttack 3 or Spirit ST?

Avon Spirit ST, 82 vs 73 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, ContiRoadAttack 3 or Spirit ST?

Avon Spirit ST, 78 vs 67 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ContiRoadAttack 3 or Spirit ST?

Avon Spirit ST, 75 vs 65 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology