How much should front brake pads cost?

[Dead Eye]

I was looking in to HEL lines this morning, then decided that the measly £6 in my bank account was going to cut it

Cheapest set I found was £52 delivered on eBay Had them before and the completely changed the feel of the brakes. So much more powerful and easy to control. Having said that I never used to have any issues on my old '99 model. Current one has once or twice left me feeling like I wasn't going to stop in time and that wasn't under extreme circumstances either. Felt more like brake fade but I hadn't previously been grabbing at the brakes. In any case, I'll sort it all out once I have the money.

Bleeding the brakes is simple enough;

1. Fill reservoir
2. Open bleed nipple
3. Pull brake lever
4. Close bleed nipple
5. Release brake lever
6. Repeat until no more air comes out

If brakes don't feel hard enough, continue bleeding. One other option is to zip tie the lever and leave it overnight and try again

First time I did this on the bike I didn't have a hose or anything so just used an old rag to catch the fluid coming from the bleed nipple. Second time round was on my car after a brake line failed whilst on a dual carriageway approaching a roundabout a bit fast (that was NOT fun!). Using some clear pipe was definitely easier