Trisk, I am one who gladly lets my husband do ALL of the mechanical work. I can barely tie my shoes and it's a miracle that I even ride and understand the gearing and can somewhat converse on an intelligent level about the mechanical aspects of cycling. I consider myself a feminist, but I just suck at anything that is mechanical, requires eye hand coordination, or even remembering the steps of how to do something that involves a machine or technology. I would be quite happy with no computers, IPods, cell phones, etc. In fact, I often tell my husband, who is a gadget guru, that I feel like I can't use half the stuff in our house. He always volunteers to show me, but I just get too frustrated, mainly because I think it's not necessary in the first place and I zone out. And believe me, it wasn't that I was brought up to be a shrinking violet. In my family, my mom could do anything mechanical and my dad is worse than me when it comes to this stuff. I know I have a visual perception issue, but I have solved this problem by totally avoiding things that require this ability. I still don't like to ride alone because I live in fear of a mechanical, but I do. I've been to tons of workshops, had other women show me stuff, and it just goes in one ear and out the other. I know that this sounds whiny, but some people, men included, really are bad at this stuff, or just don't like it.