Originally Posted by stocksy

I know, it's almost as though this were some sort of 'forum' where people were permitted to post questions and have discussions about bicycles! Imagine that.

But no, you're quite right, in future if I have any kind of question about bicycles, I'll travel the 20 miles to my LBS. After all, it's not as though there were some sort of community of knowledgeable cyclists that I could ask without leaving the comfort of my own home.