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There's been demand for it for ages. Back before Christmas I decided I would do this, but study has been swamping me down.
When the new design comes along this forum is going to be back where it should be, at the very height of awesomeness.
It seemed wrong to downplay the rest of the UK when so many of us travel around it so frequently and the subcultures have spilled out of London and now cover so many cities. And so much stuff like the mechanics, training, touring, and general advice is generic... so why duplicate on 50 forums? All that's really needed is the ability for people to create forums for their cities on the cheap, and the ability and willingness later to let them branch off and create strong independent communities when they're ready to.
All of it benefits the wider cycling community, and strong local communities are just a really good idea. London has benefited so much and other cities should too.
The right thing to do is for LFGSS to help others do whatever they want so long as it ultimately is good for the wider cycling community/ies.