2012 last training ride... not quite to plan!

Well 2012 didn't quite finish as i had hoped! On one of the last planned training rides this happened! Its not meant to do that!

My SRAM RIVAL rear gear lever snapped off!!!!

After doing a bit of searching i found I'm not alone as quite a few others have had the same thing happen. Grrr, not a happy bunny as a new lever set will cost about the same as the gopro action camera i wanted to get for the trip.  Arh well no point in having a nice camera on a cycle ride if you bike isn't working!