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Regarding the brakes... You could try and re-align them. Loosen the bolts holding the calliper to the frame, then squeeze the brake lever firm so - the pads will orient themselves and the caliper will true itself in relation to the disc. Keep the lever squeezed and tighten the bolts.
If that doesn't work and your pads are still rubbing, try pushing them back in again, but give it some welly...and use something flat and preferably plastic so as not to damage the pistons (i believe they're made of soft metal).
I just had to push my pistons back today. Somehow the pin had fallen out of the calliper and the brake pads fell out. Pretty scary way to find out your brake wasn't working cycling into traffic.