stolen unicycle in vancouver

[cirkids-mom]

Hi all,
my daughter (a cirkid as you can probably tell) just lost her unicycle
to a thief, who stole it from the trunk of my car last night.

We bought it last year as a group buy through Cirkids and I'm not sure
where...I can find that stuff out later on.

I'm not sure the brand though it has "Twenty" on the frame in a kind of
"tag" font (I didn't pay much attention since I never dreamed it would
get stolen). It wasn't that expensive, has a 20" wheel.

For now I was hoping there was some kind of network for stolen unis.
People who keep their eyes peeled etc.

this is a devastating blow to my 9-year-old, who has worked really hard
and has become really attached to her uni.

thanks.


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[ntappin]

That is a norco uni if it helps, I hope you find it.


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[bmemike]

Since most people don't steal unis because they plan on riding them, two
of the places to keep your eyes open are eBay (you can do
location-based searches) and Craigslist - there's one for Vancouver:
http://vancouver.craigslist.org/.

Good luck in tracking your uni down - I'd hate to have one of mine
ripped off - I'm sure it's only worse for your daughter!


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[cirkids-mom]

thanks guys. I did post an ad on craigslist and I'll watch eBay, fwiw.

Not holding out much hope so I'm gonna start shopping for a new one.
Having the brand is a good starting point.


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[trials_uni]

I sure hope you catch whoever stole it.


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[JamesH]

Hello cirkids mom!

I'm actually an ex-cirkid myself.

I will let some of the other local riders know and we'll keep a look
out. You can get a hold of the local Vancouver club via www.vanuni.com
.. If you or your daughter are intersted in any help or advice buying a
new uni, looking for some people to ride with, or any general unicycle
information just drop us a line.

Cheers,
- James

PS. If your daughter (or any other cirkids) would like to come out to
the event described here it that would be great:

http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49265


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[cirkids-mom]

Hi James,
thanks for the invite and the support!

I actually found out where the group purchase was done, and contacted
the store...turns out they have an identical uni in stock, and will
sell to me for only a few dollars more than my original. I'm almost
sure i'll just go buy it tonight, since I'm guessing the chances of
recovering ours are pretty slim.

It's great to know about local events...she's a beginning rider but
it's her favourite part of cirkids so I'm sure she'd be interested.

cheers!


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[unisteez]

what is cirkids?

circus kids?


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[trials_uni]

Thats my guess.


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[cirkids-mom]

unisteez wrote:
> what is cirkids?
>
> circus kids?



yup. It's a circus arts program for kids age 4-17 I think, and they run
adult classes too. check out http://www.cirkids.org


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[Klaas Bil]

On Fri, 12 May 2006 16:23:42 -0500, cirkids-mom wrote:

>I'm almost
>sure i'll just go buy it tonight, since I'm guessing the chances of
>recovering ours are pretty slim.

And just in case you do, you can always sell one of the two unis
though craigslist or ebay :-)

[slugbath]

If you reported the unicycle stolen to the Vancouver police, you might
give them a call in a bit, ask for the folks in charge of stolen bikes,
and see if you can wander through the lockup looking for your unicycle
(though in the case of the unicycle, you can probably just ask them if
they got one in).

In past years, the police database of serial numbers and contact
information was all messed up (poor data entry quality control), and
riders weren't being contacted when their bikes were recovered by
police. On a longshot, a friend in the bike industry who had three
custom bikes stolen in one go called the police a month later, wandered
through the lockup and recovered one bike, and pointed out to the
grateful officer two or three other high end custom bikes that belonged
to his friends. I should think that the VPD data entry system has
improved in the past couple of years, but it might be worth a go.

Hope that your daughter's uni shows up!


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[skianduniaddict]

watch ebay 20 pecent of stolen goods end up there


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