A thank you from the gaffer :)

[classic33]

So, what was the first post/thread made/started?

 

[skudupnorth]

The biggest joy of the forum is meeting like minded people and going out for group rides in our quest for cake. I never thought I would enjoy riding in groups as much as I do with the forum and this site can claim all the credit for that addition to my cycling. Keep up the good work Shaun and the team,this is a good place for all cyclists

 

[Globalti]

Wow! I was there... this means that on a conservative estimate of half an hour a week I must have spent a week of my life on this forum. Thanks for the company and thanks Shaun for the forum and the time, given generously and without complaint!

I've spent almost as much time on Singletrack but advertising has spoiled that a little.

 

[ASC1951]

Wow! I was there... this means that on a conservative estimate of half an hour a week I must have spent a week of my life on this forum. ...

Half an hour a week? You lightweight!!

Oh, hang on, some people still have jobs ....

 

[Globalti]

Half an hour a week? You lightweight!!

Oh, hang on, some people still have jobs ....

That's a rough estimate trying to take account of the days when I don't come on at all. Some weeks I'm probably on for several hours.

 

[swee'pea99]

If I'd spent all the time I've spent on this site on two wheels instead I could probably give that young upstart Wiggins a run for his money so thanks a lot for screwing up my cycling career, boss!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

The original post is a shameless 'like' gathering exercise!

 

[swee'pea99]

Like whoring, an ugly phenomenon.

To paraphrase the old saying, "Don't tell my mother I run a cycling forum - she thinks I play piano in a whorehouse."

 

[Shaun]

So, what was the first post/thread made/started?

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/helmets-should-you-wear-one.2/

 

[potsy]

And I wouldn't have met @totallyfixed and DrPink !!!

Yes, but it's not all bad

As someone that had never used internet forums before and was a very newbie cyclist I can't begin to explain how nervous I was the first time I came along on a forum ride, the warm and friendly welcome meant I got more involved and have been on countless other rides since.

Made some good friends in my time here, even have one to thank for helping me find a job

 

[SteCenturion]

Cheers Ears.

CC Addict.

 

[Maverick Goose]

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/helmets-should-you-wear-one.2/

It just had to be helmets....

 

[MontyVeda]

I came looking for advice on camping equipment i think... and got stuck.

Thanks Shaun... I've wasted far too much time on here when i could have been out doing something else like

 

[tyred]

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/helmets-should-you-wear-one.2/

So many great characters like Steve Austin and Smokin Joe who have departed forum life.

Keith Oates was only beginning his exclamation mark habit then by only using 2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't believe I've been a member since 2008. Begs the question - just what did I do in work prior to 2008?

 

[Amanda P]

I see I was part of the Grand arrivee on July 5, attracted here from C+ by the posts there saying how much nicer CC was after C+ fouled their forum up.

You could argue that Shaun's forum just happened to be the one everyone stumbled across while looking for an alternative to C+. But they obviously saw things they liked, and, more importantly, stayed because it was well-run, and its owner (unlike certain other (and probably rather wealthier) internetty people, didn't change it beyond all recognition every five minutes.

It's been.... life-enhancing probably isn't too strong a phrase. Thanks, Shaun.

Shame we can't all buy you the pint we owe you... then again, perhaps it's just as well.