o.k. I know the changes have been tough for some, and I am going to work on the list of forum items as soon as I get the gear guide and race directory setup. So, here's a peak at what the new gear guide/pages will look like:
http://www.trifuel.com/gear/Triathlon-Bikes

Upgrades over last guide:
- Better integration with user registration
- Improved column sorting
- Reviews in separate tab on product pages
- Comments on product pages
- Ability to add to list of Favorites (which will eventually display on your user page)
- Much easier for members to add products
- New feature "I Use This". In addition to being able to submit reviews, the products will be sorted by number of people that use the product. So this will give us 'most popular products'. You will be able to see who using the product and ask questions within the comments or private messages. Next step will be to display the list of products on a users page so you'll be able to go to someones profile and see what they ride, the nutrition they use, etc.
- I have a few more features that I'll add to the gear guide once I get the rest of the site updated.

Hope you like the changes and have a better understanding why I had to make the forum switch so that all these sections can come together. Expect to see similar upgrades to the race directory.