Need help replacing my stolen Hooligan

[huddybynature]

Hello all,
A few months ago my beloved Hooligan was stolen. I have been looking for another one, but I am having no luck finding one. If anyone has websites, LBS, or any information where I could find a "new" one, that would be amazing. Thank you.

 

[black lightning 1987]

Sorry to read this, been there. Hope you have the serial number. Besides eBay, keep a close eye on craigslist. Enable all the sites under "include other areas" - you have to go through the list and check each location, six at a time. Once done your searches should cover all of WI, much of IL, IA, MN, and MI. Search bikes and bike parts for Hooligan and Cannondale. I will try to keep an eye out for Hooligans.

 

[huddybynature]

Thank you for this. I appreciate all the help i can get.

 

[black lightning 1987]

I searched craigslist from STL area to Green Bay but didn't see a Hooligan. When was it stolen?

 

[huddybynature]

May 25th. I was in Chicago on business, so i brought it along to get around. I tried for while to find it, but it's gone.
Now I'm just trying to replace it.

 

[black lightning 1987]

My guess is that the thieves sit on them for a while before selling. Really organized crooks might move them to another city for resale. They don't seem to be very common, none currently listed on eBay, 5 sold in the USA in the past 3 months.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fr...lc=1&_salic=1&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=50&_fosrp=1

 

[huddybynature]

That’s some serious sleuthing. Looks like its just a waiting game until the next one comes up and Ebay.

 

[black lightning 1987]

That there don't seem to be many out there works for you in recovering your stolen bike (if you have serial number) but against you in finding another to replace it.

Are you at all interested in options other than another Hooligan? There are lots of inexpensive 26" and 700C wheeled bikes out there, not so much for 20" wheels.

 

[huddybynature]

I don’t have my serial number. Absent minded on my part, but won’t happen again.
I’m set on the Hooligan. I have other full sized bikes, and I loved/want it’s compactness and agility. There’s one on eBay right now that I’ll keep an eye on.

 

[Brian]

Hello,

Sorry for the loss. But it is good to keep a record. I feel your pain. In 2013 I lost a good amount of Cannondale I had due to a theft. After that I have a google doc that records all of my serial numbers.

 

[huddybynature]

It is something that I will document from now on. I am curious, is it just in case the police find it, or can anyone else check serial numbers to see if it's stolen?

 

[black lightning 1987]

Some municipalities register bikes by serial number. There are also web sites where you can list your stolen bike's serial number in case someone comes across it. Knowing the serial number mainly provides evidence that a recovered bike is actually yours. Taking pictures of your bike and its serial number in an identifiable place on your property should help facilitate establishing ownership of a recovered bike.

 

[Brian]

I learned the hard way. I did not write down any SN prior. I had 5 Cannondale stolen, a friends bikes and my sons bike. The funny part was they kept stepping over a set or Porsche rims worth more than the bikes. In the end I did get one of my bike back. My 1987 26x24 sm800. It was gone for 6 months, and it looked like it was gone for 10 years.. all different parts, no paint. completely trashed.

Bike theft is so common sadly. The best is to write down the SN, report it. Then move on...