Hello,
I've been looking at your albums and the work you did with the installation of the front suspension on the Hooligans, and I think you did a great job!!
I love small commuter bikes, but the main issue is the lack of front suspension. I'm not sure why Cannondale hasn't offered a suspension fork on the Hooligan,
at least as an option. Maybe they will for some future model years, but
I'm afraid that's just wishful thinking.
Anyhow, I would like to ask is it possible to install a newer Lefty on the Hooligan, such as the 2.0 or even the Oliver?! And furthermore, would that make any sense?
Thanks in advance, I will continue to follow your work with great interest!
T.
Hooligan with Suspension from Cannondale?
That will never happen! The Hooligan is in the lower price segment of the Cannondale lineup. At times it was selling for CHF 999.- To add even the cheapest Lefty, you would more then double the Hooligans price tag! Also the head tube is especially long and no off the shelf unit fits the Hooli. So the answer is never! At this point we are happy that the Hooligan is still made at all. The 2019 model is still in doubt by the way!
When the original Hooligan 1 with the Alfine 8 hydraulic brakes arrived back in 2008, the Price tag was almost at CHF 1700.- and the price and component quality has declined steadily ever since (With a big up tick in models for the year 2010/2011 where we had like 7 different models! these days we are down to one frame style and one model!)
The Oliver is utterly useless for our purpose as it's limited to 30mm travel and can't be modded, also you have 3 distinguished models based on the frame size for the Slate.
The 2.0 Carbon is a contender as well as the SuperMax, but in comparison with the older Hybrid Lefty, there are no off the shelf Bridge brackets available and additional to the Steerer tube that I already have, I would need to scratch build a lower Bridge... which I am in the process as I am adapting a SuperMax for my Fully Hooli project!
Hope that helps!
Erwin
FYI: The easiest and cheapest way to add suspension to the Hooli would be a conventional suspension fork... btw.
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I've been looking at your albums and the work you did with the installation of the front suspension on the Hooligans, and I think you did a great job!!
I love small commuter bikes, but the main issue is the lack of front suspension. I'm not sure why Cannondale hasn't offered a suspension fork on the Hooligan,
at least as an option. Maybe they will for some future model years, but
I'm afraid that's just wishful thinking.
Anyhow, I would like to ask is it possible to install a newer Lefty on the Hooligan, such as the 2.0 or even the Oliver?! And furthermore, would that make any sense?
Thanks in advance, I will continue to follow your work with great interest!
T.
Thank you!
Hooligan with Suspension from Cannondale?
That will never happen! The Hooligan is in the lower price segment of the Cannondale lineup. At times it was selling for CHF 999.- To add even the cheapest Lefty, you would more then double the Hooligans price tag! Also the head tube is especially long and no off the shelf unit fits the Hooli. So the answer is never! At this point we are happy that the Hooligan is still made at all. The 2019 model is still in doubt by the way!
When the original Hooligan 1 with the Alfine 8 hydraulic brakes arrived back in 2008, the Price tag was almost at CHF 1700.- and the price and component quality has declined steadily ever since (With a big up tick in models for the year 2010/2011 where we had like 7 different models! these days we are down to one frame style and one model!)
I did a write up about the lefties that would fit the current Hooligan and why (check it out here):
https://fotos.mtb-news.de/p/2109013?in=set
The Oliver is utterly useless for our purpose as it's limited to 30mm travel and can't be modded, also you have 3 distinguished models based on the frame size for the Slate.
The 2.0 Carbon is a contender as well as the SuperMax, but in comparison with the older Hybrid Lefty, there are no off the shelf Bridge brackets available and additional to the Steerer tube that I already have, I would need to scratch build a lower Bridge... which I am in the process as I am adapting a SuperMax for my Fully Hooli project!
Hope that helps!
Erwin
FYI: The easiest and cheapest way to add suspension to the Hooli would be a conventional suspension fork... btw.