flat rear tire

[zumacat]

my son went down on spree a couple days ago, he's ok and spree seemed ok, but next evening, rear tire was flat, tried to pump it up with no success, noticed rim was bent in a couple of spots as well, assume i need a new rim and tire, my question...should i go all out and get one new if i can, or are enough used ones out there, i could only find 1 on e-bay and it seemed high, around $60 with shipping, also, been having rear brake issue, is that something i should tackle once the tire is off or is that just a cable thing?

[-aL-]

while the tire is off, it would be good to check your brake pads, i dunno what the min is, im thinking 1/16"? id get a used rim if you could find one in good shape and as for the tire, theyre cheap enough that you can buy them from honda, theyre usually less than 20 dollars where im from