I constructed a variant on Dave's cooking letter. Please feel free to edit if you have a better way of wording this, and I'll post to BikeForums, Crazyguy, and Cyclingforums later today. (Please don't do too much in the way of formatting, I'll have to translate this into BBcode to post.) 

My goal here is to show how this site complements traditional discussion boards, and complements them. 

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I'd like to introduce the members of this board to a new website tentatively titled [Bicycling](http://bicycles.stackexchange.com/). This site is a free Q & A site, and we're aiming to cover cycling in all forms. It's free to ask questions, free to answer questions, and free to read. 

The site is run by us, the community. It is collaboratively built and maintained by fellow cooking enthusiasts. Once the system learns to trust you, you'll be able to edit anything, much like Wikipedia.

This isn't a site to discuss things, this is a site where you can ask questions that have (ideally) a single answer, or at least a single best answer. 

Our goal is to become the go-to internet location for expert answers to objective questions. This requirement that questions be objective helps maintain the quality and expert appeal of our site. You won't ever have to dig through tons of questions like "what bike should I get ..." that are better suited for the discussion format of boards like this. 

Here are a few examples of the questions that have been asked and answered on our site:

- What considerations are important when purchasing a new chain?
- Are there any recumbent tricycles that can be transported with a normal car?
- What can I do to keep my rear derailler in good condition when commuting in the snow?
- How do I prevent disk brakes from squeaking in the rain?

At the moment, we have several questions about commuting and touring, but several questions about recumbents have been asked, and we want the community to expand. 

Please stop by and check us out. It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or an experienced cyclist, you are most certainly welcome. We need people to ask and answer the most basic of questions as well as the most advanced, esoteric questions. 

I look forward to seeing new faces!