Quote Originally Posted by Melalvai View Post
Neither is brakes.

Changing out your chain, or cassette, or building a wheel is easier than messing with those darn cables.
Brakes are really not bad at all. The key is that with all most all brake jobs, it's much easier if you have four hands (bf is usually willing to supply an extra set). Most of the adjustments are pretty straightforward and not all that fiddly though, once you have an extra set of hand.