Two weeks

It has been almost 2 weeks since I've gone cycling and my legs feel like shit right now.

A cycle consists of many parts and one of them is made to fail on purpose. It's a relatively small part called a Derailleur Hanger and the derailleur is the rear gear.

The reason why the Hanger is meant to fail is that when the cycle gets involved in a crash or if there's an impact on the derailleur, The Hanger breaks on purpose so that there's no damage to the derailleur.

The Hanger is the weakest point in the cycle yet it maintains its title of being the most crucial part because it isolates the derailleur from the actual frame which prevents the frame from getting damaged if it got involved in a crash provided the derailleur was attached directly to the frame. It is also the most expensive part of the cycle.

Why am I talking about cycling and the anatomy of it? It's because I haven't been cycling in almost 2 weeks and I am on the verge of going insane. Cycling has always been my own way of letting out whatever I've bottled up. If I'm angry, I go cycling. If I'm sad, I go cycling. If I'm happy, I go cycling. It's something I've been doing for 8 years and it means too much for me to let go of.

The entire reason today's blog exists is that the Hanger on my cycle is damaged and no matter how much I try to adjust the gears, It just won't work properly. When it comes to adjusting the rear derailleur, It needs to be precise or else the chain might get stuck between the spokes and shred the entire wheel or can get stuck in between the frame and the last sprocket of the Cassette and mess up the paint.

I'll be dropping my cycle off to service tomorrow and hope that they can fine-tune the rear derailleur.