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So... I had a pretty nasty crash a couple of weeks ago, surprisingly the bike seemed relatively unscathed compared to myself. However, it now handles a little oddly.
The problem is that every so often the front wheel seems to "wobble" and turn off a bit in one direction. It's not every revolution, it's normally to the left but not always. Nothing feels physically loose, it just feels wobbly in terms of handling.
At first I was convinced it was the front wheel being out of true, however I trued it today and the problem persists. I also found a small dent in the rim when I trued it, but the deflection is only one mm or so - I don't reckon it's that?
So after truing the wheel and eyeballing the frame a lot I'm running out of ideas. The frame seems OK, headset seems fine, front wheel is true now... Any suggestions on what I'm missing?
I know it didn't do this before I crashed it, equally I know it's not a consistent pull to one direction or anything, just an intermittent wobble. It's worse at slow speeds. Help?!