Bend a wheel rim? That should be able to see with the naked eye. Jack the front off the ground, center the wheel, and spin it slowly, you should be able to easily-spot a bent rim. You also could have notched a bearing race in the steering head.
Disassembly of the downtubes from the triple tree isn't hard, then roll across a piece of glass the exposed part of the downtube and you should be able to-see if it 'hops,' indicating it's bent. That usually happens in an accident where the bike front wheel T-bones someone coming from the opposite direction who turns-left in-front of the bike. Hitting a pothole probably would-not bend a downtube.
You could also have broken cord plies in your tire, this is a very-dangerous condition, and it could result in an explosive decompression of the tire. You can imagine what could happen if this occurred while cornering. Look for an unnatural swelling on the tire tread or the sidewall, or some indication of tire trauma, like a cut across the tire.