in a sudden stroke of brilliance, i realized i could just manually push the chain onto the middle chainring and resume my biking. this is not ideal as the cage is loose and can rub against the chain, but for a short bike ride, it’s doable. i biked to helen’s to follow up on my broken derailleur, ordered a new one and will have my shifting prowess back in no time. but in the meantime, i took advantage of my new realization and the sunshine: 59.51 mins / 13.0 avg mph / 13.09 miles