Originally Posted by stapfam

A Mechanic is a mechanic.

But I am in the Motor trade- We Don't have mechanics- With "Wordese"- they are now technicians. No idea why because as motor vehicles have become more technical- All they have become is Fitters. You plug the vehicle into a computer and it tells you what is wrong with it. You then "Fit" the replacement part and your job is done. NOthing ever gets repaired nowadays.

But wrenching is a bike term. I often have wrenching to do out on the offroad rides. Wrenching the bars back into line- or nursing that muscle back home that has just been wrenched.