Schumacher's Specialized TT Bike?

[Lusky]

Two wins out of two in the TDF time trials for Specialized and Stephan Schumacher, but what was he riding?  It certainly wasn't the new Transition, in fact it look more like the old design - any ideas?

[carlo_sg]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/tour08/index.php?id=/photos/2008/tour08/tour0820/bettiniphoto_0029609_1_full

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/tour08/index.php?id=/photos/2008/tour08/tour0820/bettiniphoto_0029606_1_full

[Lusky]

Thanks Carlo Sq. The pics just confirm that it is definately not a 2008 Transition.  The 1st clue is the rear brake position in it's traditional spot as opposed to the revised mount underneath the bike.  It also doesn't feature the curved downtube.

[linnega]

Oh boy.  Another thread about what Schumacher is on.

[Guest Big H]

Ferrari!!!!!!!???????

[Lusky]

Not interested in what he is/or isn't taking, just what he and the other Specialized teams were riding in the TT.

[David #7]

Its not what he is riding , its does he have Q Rings?

[Guest Big H]

A Ferrari with Q rings?????? will Bernie Ecclestone allow that!!!!!!!!!!

[Lusky]

If it is the old Transition, maybe he's gone completely retro and is running Shimano Bio-pace!!!

[Guest Big H]

Was any Ferrari's named Transition???????? with Biospace gearboxes..... cannot remember!!!!!!!!!!

[NotSoBigBen]

So Specialized beat these other latest model TT bikes with their old models? Doesn't surprise me

[Pornstar]

He is riding a walser, its a swedish bike, remember the black TT "Bianchi" that Ullrich rode in bianchi team colours that year, same bike...

[ASTANA]

Schumacher's looks weird with his TT helmet.... some strange dude. He came from nowhere and now he is a contender for a Olympic TT gold.

Its a bird its a ferrari, no its schumacher one  a bike!!!

[Pornstar]

I got the same helmet...super prototype..

 

[Little-Ben]

do tho's socks have dimples on to match tho's wat i think are zipps, i want some of those,

atleast you riding a decent bike, looks like no matter wat bike you ride you gotta be SPECIALIZED in some way tho hey.

[Willehond]

So the Specialized TT bike is NOT good enough for Schumacher?

 

Indeed looks like a rebadged Walser model 7 (Swiss not Swedish!!!)

 

http://www.walser-cycles.ch/bikes.htm

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos.php?id=/photos/2007/may07/bayern07/bayern074/_E2X6193a