It was a good find!
The other thing I didn't like about the echo 24 was how far apart the wheels felt. Wafty I called it. As in, the distance between the front of the back tyre and the back of the front tyre. Just felt like two halves instead of the one bike.
I just sold my echo 24, so yea, its dead in my eyes but obviously still alive in someone else's!
I much preferred the disc set up to the magura rear. Plus I couldn't get on with the front "comp" tyre.