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How old is she?? And is she from east LA???

Get them from here http://www.heatsinkbikes.com/. They're pricey as when you buy them the first time you get some CNC machined backings which hold the pads square unlike normal plastic ones which will bend if your brakes aren't setup perfectly straight. But when the pads wear out you just buy the material, remove the old worn out ones and just glue the new stuff in the backings! Have a look on the site as they explain it a lot better than me!! I've got the yellows on both my bikes on the rear and I wouldn't use any other magura pads to be honest!

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My first bit of advice would be to ditch them as standard magura black pads are terrible! I'd highly recommend some heatsink yellow pads although they are a little pricey the first time you buy them but cheap every time after!!

I'd give the headset a try first, and it is like you said loosen stem, tighten topcap then tighten stem. The brake pads may move slightly but I wouldn't think it'd be enough for you to notice it really, what pads and clamps have you got?? Is it a brand new bike as it may be a bit of play in the bearings or something.

http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?product_id=10508&category_id=7 Job done!

Long, should look good next to my python as well as thats almost identical spec but red! And like a big wheeled version of my sons balance bike!!

Oh yeah, forks on both!!

Stock - front hub, both rims, rear brake clamps, freewheel, grips, frame Mod - both rims, rear clamps, grips, bars, bashring, frame

Thatss not the pads mate, sounds like your headset wants tightening up a bit to me!

Finished putting together what I can of my lovely Echo Control that I've picked up off Onzatrip. Just waiting for my rear silver Echo TR rim to be built onto the Viz anodized blue hub that came with the frame and she'll be ready to go! Be getting a bit of a haul over at christmas though if I can blag some tarty vouchers (missus goin nuts over how much I spend on my bike) so will hopefully get a rear TR hub and blue rim to match the front, blue urban bashring and maybe a new headset but will see how this First one holds up er, first! Will get better pic when my wheel arrives and goes on with full geo!

I can safely say that doesn't want to go on whatsoever! Just stuck with about 3mm left to go, what bizarre part of my mind thought this would be a straightforward job?! EDIT: Problem solved, solution=remove crown race from FSA headset, use instead, job done! Only a temp job anyway till I can blag some vouchers at christmas to get a decent one, unless this does a good job!

Now I know why I used to stick with FSA's and their luvverly split races!!

Yup thats the problem had them the wrong way round, problem now is how to I get it down onto the steerer as it wont go onto where it thickens at the bottom!

I've prob got it all back to front then! Will have a double check and see whats what, this is what happens when I do it at work!

Right I've just got a First headset from tartybikes yesterday and I'm currently fitting it into my echo but struggling a lot! I've got the cups fitted, all the bearings greased and in with the covers but I don't know where to put the plastic bit! I tried sliding it to the bottom of the steerer so it went in the bottom like in headsets of old but it stuck out a mile so I've swapped it over and slid it onto the top of the headset but it still doesn't look right, HELP!!!

Ring the filth and report her, but dont warn her about it or theres a chance she might do it first and say you've been assaulting her or summat. Bloody women!!

And a travel cluedo!

If you can do then I'd find a temp replacement and buy one of the new HS33's when they're released as they're due out anytime soon I think and have been redesigned for a stronger lever!

I'm only saying this as there was a 16yr old irish lad who won the prodrift euro championship a few years ago and had no probs, even went on to compete in the worlds. And at the moment I'm sure there's no one that young competing, could be wrong though as not been keeping up with the drift scene as much as I used to.

I'm intrigued by a 16yr old winning the EDC, not being able to claim the title due to his age and non of it being heard of outside this thread ever before. Can't comment on your vids (as I'm at work and cannot view them on here) but I highest of the highly doubt he won it really, either that or he was bullshitting you and just looked like a schoolboy!

You got a name for this so called EDC champion?

Wheelbase: 1040mm Chainstays: 395mm BB Drop: 15mm Head angle: 74° No need

But if they did a ffw version there's a good chance it would be the last set of cranks you ever buy. Unless you're a numpty obviously!

Just had a look at that and it definately is a shitter!