My friend and fellow frame builder Michael Knepp passed away from cancer two weeks ago. I have been given the job of selling two of his personal bikes. Mike's passing is very sad as he was a very creative person to say the least. He was an avid painter who sold his works in galleries in the bay area and elsewhere- he was building flamenco guitars in a centuries old style at the time of his death- and in the last couple of decades he built some very nice lugged bicycle frames.
This bike pictured is his personal CX bike, constructed with double oversize tubes and lugs. It really is a very clean and solidly built frame and fork. The seat tube is 59 c/t/c and the top tube is 57 c/t/c. This bike would be good for a 6'-6' 1" rider. It has Sram rival along with King hubs, BB and head set. The bar,stem and post are polished silver Ritchey design. The bike comes with Crank Brother's candy pedals and a specialized saddle. Asking price is $ 4,000 but offers are open.
The bike below is a 29er I built for Mike in late 2016. It has a 17 1/2" seat tube c/t/c and an effective top tube of 24". It can take 29x2.25 tires and has thru-axles F&R. the head angle is 68 1/2 degrees, making this a pretty current edition of what I build in a steel 29er. Like the bike above, it has been meticulously maintained . The bike has Sram XO drive train with King hubs, headset and BB. The bars and stem are Thomson- the post is an external Thomson dropper. Mike didn't like the Sram brakes so he replaced them with Shimano XT after about a year. This bike has very low miles as Mike got sick about a year after he received the bike. Asking price is $ 4,000 but offers will be considered. Feel free to email me at paul@rocklobstercycles.com or call me at the shop at 831-429-8010 to find out more about these bikes. They are very clean and ready to ride. Mike is leaving all the proceeds to his next of kin. I know that Mike would be really happy to see these bikes being used again.
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