Old 09-14-22, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Ev0lutionz
Ran over a really bad bump, next time I knew I was falling on the drive side, handlebars took most of the brunt, RD had some scratches, steering went out of alignment, but I still could continue 150km after the fall.

Checked my bike by turning it upside down today and realized both wheels are slightly out of true, not sure how could this be given the handlebar took most of the brunt when kissing the tarmac..
Completely normal and predictable/ While modern wheels are MUCH less likely to go out of true than wheels were 20+ years ago, crashes and potholes very commonly knock wheels out of true.
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