I had a close look at this bike the other day, and it was quite surprising. I am sorry that I don’t have any close up pictures to back up my statements.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2005/sep05/ausnats05/?id=ausnats055/DSC_0528
What I found interesting with this walser was how different it looks to almost all of the standard carbon TT/Tri frames out there. Most frames I see are very polished looking (smooth curves, deep finishes etc.). They are aethetically pleasing, and market pleasing as well.
This walser looked totally different. Up close it looks seriously hand made. Edges are hard and unbuffed. The finish is nothing remarkable. If I didn’t know it was a walser I wouldn’t know what to think. It really just looks as if it is meant to go fast rather than look fast, if you take my meaning. It seems totally built for purpose rather than for sale. In many ways it is radically different in philosophy from anything else I have ever looked at. Like a fast tractor.
It got me thinking that a guy like Andy Walser, who sells everything he makes for whatever price he wants to charge - which is plenty - operates on a totally different plane to large manufacturers. He makes his bikes to go fast, and due to the fact that he makes them all himself and doesn’t make many, I can deduce that he isn’t interested taking much market share. Strange bike.