Ok, so people are always dumping on the search function here, and I've never had a problem with it, but you have to know how to use it. So, without getting into a dscussion of when to search and what to do with the results, here is my guide to searching on bikeforums.

First

• The most important thing is that the default search at the top of the window does indeed suck. If you just type in the box and hit the magnifying glass icon, you will get crappy results. Select "Advanced Search" instead.

Next

• But just clicking "Advanced Search" isn't enough, you have to select "Single Content Type". The default search for "Multiple Content Types" doesn't work the same, even if you only select Posts.
• Type the search phrase in "keyword(s)" and make sure that "Search Entire Posts" is selected, otherwise it only looks at titles.
• Select a specific forum or multiple forums to search in if desired, OR just leave it as all open forums.
• Change the "Sort Results by" to "Last Posting Date" rather than "Title" because recent results are more likely to be more relevant.

Finally

• Change "Show Results as" to "Posts" rather than "Threads" so that it shows the posts that actually had the search keywords rather than just the top thread link. Note that if you do actually want to search titles instead of posts, then leave this as threads.