I think this is fine, but just checking if I should be more worried ...

I hit a sharp edged pretty decent size rock (6" x 3" maybe) which first gashed my tire and then bounced of the bottom of my frame and my shin.

The wheel seems untrued now, is it salvageable?

More of a concern is the the dent I saw in the frame. Is this any cause for concern, or should it be fine?

Thanks for any help!

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like always. take it to a shop. clean your bike first.

You should be fine riding on it for now, but keep your eye on it.

Aluminum does not like to be dented and it will eventually crack and fail. However, it will be a slower process, and the failure is unlikely to be catastrophic.

I dented an aluminum top tube about two months ago and kept riding and racing the frame. It developed a slight crack after a few weeks and the top tube started getting a little wavy looking - that's when I retired it.

If it were a steel frame, the dent would not be an issue.

Thanks for the info, I'll keep my eye on it. Sad, I just got this a month ago and this didn't seem like a big deal when it happened

i've got an alu frame which has a small dent in the top tube. mechanics all said its not structural, so fine. raced/trained/everythinged on it for the past year and a bit, with absolutely no problems