BBpress + pinboard

So I’ve been at this for a couple days off and on. MY problem is that:

http://www.thefruitnation.com/forums/ shows up scrunched based on the current columns configuration. Changing the bbpress.php file around does no good with the way bbpress interacts with pinboard. I created another page http://www.thefruitnation.com/forum/ which is an actual ‘page’ and uses bbpress shortcode to display the same forum index. This works fine..but the problem is I need to still fix the /forums/ page and use that slug page ultimately because if anyone uses the slug to navigate they’ll end up at it confused. I found the following two pages in regards to this issue. Zachmatthews fixed this issue by using a multisite install. I’m trying to avoid that so that is why I’ve arrived here seeking assistance.

http://wordpress.org/support/topic/bbpress-forum-homepage-displaying-oddly

http://www.onedesigns.com/support/topic/pinboard-with-bbpress

I’m in the process now of trying Defkon1′s solution from the first url.. I’m just wondering if it has any implications as well.