replacing brakes and shifters

[elk]

We're going to switch out the shimano brifters on my dh's volpe for lever brakes and barcons.

i bought the parts and was thinking we could do it ourselves, learn something, and then have it checked.

the cable adjustments seem the most daunting....

is it a difficult process?

[lph]

Don't know about barcons but I've changed brifters and I've changed brakes+cable+housing on my mtb and it's not difficult as such, just a little twiddly. The cable housing is maybe the most important, don't cut it too short, you want it to run in as straight a line as possible w/o sudden kinks, and when you cut it make neat straight cuts. Park Tools has a good mech site with good photos.