AHA! I think that I've figured it out!
Why I'm so attracted to bikes that is.
I'm a man with an analog mind who is living in a digital era. Recently a bicycling friend who is an educator asked me out of the blue if I was a visual learner. I'd never thought of it in those terms before, but I am. Every good idea that I've ever had came to me as a picture in my head. I'm pretty good with things that have chains and sprockets but anything electronic might as well be magic. I'm dyslexic with numbers. It generally takes me around 6 months before I can remember a new telephone number.
Bicycles are the one thing in life that is still analog. I'm comfortable with bikes. They're like mama's meatloaf.