Yea with photography I hammered it in my head enough that what camera I had meant nothing without understanding composition and stuff that I actually think it worked haha.

Cycling seems very similar. I get fixated on the wrong aspects of my hobbies, i think its because its easier to think throwing money at something will fix your inadequacies rather than putting in the actual hard work. Like I could learn eveything about how the camera works and all the lingo, and yet still feel like I dont have that creative eye or truly understand composition.

Easy to have bad results and shoddy work and then blame it on the gear. Its madness, but I recognize it at the very least...want to overcome it