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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)
A longer rake fork extends the bike's wheelbase by four centimetres.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
Deda's oversize Newton stem.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
Plenty of beef in the seat stays.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
The T-Mobile team are running on 25mm Continental Competition tubulars both front and rear for Roubaix.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
Nothing fancy - FiR's standard box-section rim.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
Simple, strong wheels for the cobbled classics.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
A meaty downtube.(Image credit: Anthony Tan/Cyclingnews.com)
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