I was cycling through Clapham Common the other day and felt a big pop as though something had either snapped or someone had thrown something at my rear wheel. I stopped to investigate but couldn’t find anything amiss. A while later I heard a strange noise emanating from the rear wheel. I looked down as I pedalled on and saw an alarming buckle. The noise was coming from the brake pads which were rhythmically pressing against the wheel. So it looks like a spoke has snapped.
I cycled again to Richmond today and it hasn’t got any worse. I will either buy a new wheel or take it into the bike shop. Maybe they can straighten it.