As a 48 year old woman I know exactly how you felt when you put that chain back on by yourself! We are on the cusp of the femenist movement, and as such were still raised to be pretty dependent on others (men) to solve our problems. Now, I am independent by nature, so every time I prove to myself again that I CAN take care of myself, regardless of what the culture of 1967 told me to believe, I feel empowered.

Yay you for riding; yay you for riding on trails where there are snakes and cayotes and bunnies (Okay, the bunnies aren't scary unless you are in a Monty Python movie); yay you for being able to rescue yourself!

Barbara