Originally Posted by
wrk101
Sad that this is so uncommon that it is worthy of an article in the NYT.
It is a positive sign... women are the indicator species when it comes to cycling and when you see more of them riding and wrenching things are going well.
We have a very nice group of female mechanics at our co-op although there are few employed in the city's shops and one of my partners in the new shop is one of the best mechanics I know and she has worked very hard over the past 5-6 years to really expand her knowledge and skill base.
She runs another community shop on a part time basis as well.