Originally Posted by
Flyboy718
Awesome. Thanks for that because I sure would have just taken it all off!
Yeah, you'll pull the tape and lever off the front brake side usually because the rear brake side will have more free cable.
If the bar tape is in good shape you can reuse it. Then loosen and remove the brake lever on one side. You might not need to disconnect any cables, depending on cable slack.
Then loosen the old stem and remove the bars. Thread the new bars into the stem. Take your time and don't force it - - you don't want to scratch up the middle of the bars that will be exposed.
There are tricks to opening the stem like using a coin in the slot and screwing the bolt into it to open things up. Report back if you need details.
Most important is to make sure everything is tight before riding. I almost always underestimate how tight the bars need to be not to slip!