[Closed] Shop mechanics/good mechanics - how long would this take you?

Taping the hoses to the old cables can work

See you come to about the right tools? Park Tool have an internal cable routing kit. Makes things a lot easier.

hour for each brake

Really? Again, the right tools make it so much easer. SRAM make a hose cutter and a tool to push the barb/insert in, and the proper Shimano bleed funnel is indespensible but it’s not hard to bleed them from empty. Usually takes two goes. If they arrive fully bled then you shouldn’t have to rebleed after cutting the hoses.

Thanks for the moral support and practical advice on bleeding and front mechs.

No wonder I couldn't get the fd to work quickly... I too didn't bother to read the manual either.