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Black widow: Robert Hunter's Phonak Hearing Systems BMC Roubaix special

By Cycling News

published 13 April 2006

The team from Phonak Hearing Systems spared no expense when it came to kitting out their riders for...

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Robert Hunter's BMC Streetfire SSX(Image credit: Anthony Tan)

A decent amount(Image credit: Anthony Tan)

American-made Speedplay pedals(Image credit: Anthony Tan)

32 hole hubs(Image credit: Anthony Tan)

Steffen Wesemann's T-Mobile Giant prototype(Image credit: Anthony Tan)

The longer wheelbase(Image credit: Anthony Tan)

Nothing fancy(Image credit: Anthony Tan)

Robert Hunter's BMC Streetfire SSX was virtually the same as the bike sold in your local bike shop, but slightly modified for Roubaix.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

A decent amount of tyre clearance.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

BMC's trademark seat tube cluster.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

The profile of the top tube.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

Looking down.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

American-made Speedplay pedals are a sponsor of Phonak and CSC(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

It won't be looking that sparkly clean after race day!(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

32 hole hubs were a common choice among the teams in Roubaix.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

Stefen Wesemann's T-Mobile Giant prototype - Wesemann was one of two riders in T-Mobile to be using custom made frames with a longer wheelbase in the cobbled classics.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

Geometry of the main triangle was no diffferent from Wesemann's normal road frame, with identical seat and head tube angles.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)

The longer wheelbase has sacrificed little stiffness says mechanic Dirk Tytech.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)