Continental Grand Prix 4 Season

Advantages: Lightweight and fast, should be hard wearing...
Disadvantages: Expensive, but worth it !

...Just been for my first ride on my new Continental Grand Prix 4000 tyres, and thought I'd let you know about them. I know it's only a first use test, but will update this review when I've had them for a while. Also, I've assumed that if you're reading this, you have some interest and/or knowledge of bicycles. I hope that's OK... Continental have over 100 years experience in the development and production of road and mountain bike tyres, at the Continental Two-Wheel division's technology and development centre in Korbach in Germany. The Grand Prix 4000 road/race tyre is the sucessor to the excellent Grand Prix 3000 that I've had on my bike for 2 years or so. It's a "clincher" tyre (as opposed to a tubular tyre), so should fit most road/race wheels/rims. It was a bit of a narrow decision between these and the Continental Attack... Read review

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Advantages: Make an MTB better on road
Disadvantages: Can be hard to find. No good off road

...Continental have produced the Grand Prix tyre in mtb size. 26" x 1" It has the same tread pattern as the road tyre and is very light (c.200g) Foldable too - with a kevlar bead I rode them on my Specialised mtb over the summer on a commute (8 miles each way) and they are superb for use on the road. It is the closest to a road bike tyre that I have ever seen, is very responsive and feels fast! If you ride an mtb mostly on the road and can feel the energy sapping from your legs with big knobbly tyres, you could do far worse than get a pair of these! They seem very durable too and can be inflated to decent pressures too - I ran them at close to 100 psi They are quite rare in shops and I had to search through a few on line stores to find one that listed them and had them in stock.... Read review

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Advantages: Great graphics and sound and super realistic all round.
Disadvantages: Some niggling omissions and glitches.

...Grand Prix 4 by Infrogrames is the latest formula one inspired creation from the master of racing simulators Geoff Crammond. Since his first simulation which was released on the BBC Micro computer in the early eighties (Revs) Mr Crammond's titles have become the benchmark for all programmers to aspire to. The latest title has all the hallmarks of a classic, but as well as being a superb simulation, there are some features incorporated which will appeal more to the arcade racer. The game simulates the 2001 season with all 17 tracks being included and the relevant teams and drivers. This is slighty dissapointing as the game is already out of date despite having only been released for a few months. Maybe it would have been better to release the game a bit later, say in time for Christmas so the most recent season could have been... Read review

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