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That was my plan, give it a good clean and run it till october or till it feels a bit more gone then head to Skinny Erics (who are nice guys) and get them to do whatever needs doing... i just got a damn puncture too, but my front tyre was balding anyway so i'll replace that.
I thought the flyer didn't really have enough clearance for mudguards... will ask them about it.
and when you say dura-ace... like what dura ace back brake, dura ace BB? dura ace chain ring? sorry, as you can tell, i'm pretty terrible with this.
JaredCE
@Howard
Gonna throw my hat in to the ring:
Clean it. Keep running it. It's obviously tired, but it's not going to kill you yet. Put another 1000 miles on it then reassess it. Make sure the chain is tensioned properly.
When you do decide to replace, get a new chainring, chain and freewheel.
Unless there's obvious play in the bottom bracket or it's grindy don't touch it.
The brake needs to see a parts washer then get re-greased. It's very unlikely that it's dead, but then, maybe it is. Does it still work? It's not dead. Just needs a clean. Doesn't work? Chance of cleaning it and some quality time with it bringing it back to life. That shouldn't be too expensive.
If you want to spend some money with Skinny Erics Might be worth getting them to fit some proper mudguards that don't kill your rear brake caliper? I've heard they are nice guys.
And get Dura-Ace, obvs.