Yestarday when watching the TdF TTT, I noticed Ullrich has chosen his Walser over the Giant Time Trial bike. In an earlier discussion about his bike at the Tour de Suisse, he was clearly riding the Giant TT bike, but the top tube, down tube and especially the seatpost clearly indicate that he is riding a Walser again. Apparently, Giant’s theory of 4 sizes fits everyone good enough is not good enough for the Kaiser.
He apparently prefers Walser’s theory: two sizes fit all.
Size M L Seat Tube Length mm 518 518 Top Tube Length mm 545 575 Seat Tube Angle 74° 74° Head Tube Angle 72° 72°
The Walser appears to be the “right” size for Ullrich. I wasn’t making the contention that Walser TT bikes can fit anyone, but that Giant’s claim, unstated or not, "4 bikes can fit everyone is crap, because not everyone gets a good fit on it. I think Ullrich could ride whatever bike he wanted given the Walser’s are pricey and that he rides for the wealthiest Pro Team on the planet–even richer than the Posties.