Why *this* forum and not another?

The people first and foremost, I've met and become friends with so many good people here who share the love of cycling, of being bereft if a bike isn't part of their lives. The drinks, the rides, the long rides, the jokes, the banter.

When I dip into other forums they all seem so bland and over moderated in comparison.

The cheap bike bits, the wealth of knowledge both bike and other, the generosity of spirit here despite the infighting and bitching, the camaraderie, the Bright Times massive, and the feeling that we as an amorphous group of cyclists are making a difference in making cycling accepted in wider society, that we are the sharp point of the cycling spear, active and visible to all and sundry, all day er'day, all year round. This forum and the activities, rides, polo tournaments, polo playing, that we organise and represent make cycling and the joy it brings so much more visible to the general populace that it can only be a good thing

^ All of this.