Bike broke... so sad.

My bicycle literally fell apart as I was riding it today. It was just under a year old and I didn't ride it all that much except during the summer, but it still fell apart. Basically what happened, but as I rode it across a relatively busy intersection, the gear which held the chain warped outwards, causing the chain to slip loose and carve itself into the plastic casing of the gear system. The chain irretrievably wedged itself in the casing and got stuck, causing my foot halt in place and rest of my body to lurch forward in a most uncomfortable manner. I had to call for ride home.

Fortunately, I have the car for the next week. Don't know what I'll do after that.