What year is your bird frame?
other than the brake pads and passably the frame and wheels the bike sounds pretty mint to me, would you be able to get us some pictures?
http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/search.php?category_id=4
then from that section some of the best pads are:
Rockman greens (for smooth)
Try-All croco (for grind)
Rockman CNC Blues (for grind)
TNN LMG (for grind)
TNN Belaey (for grind)